Hope Has Me: Hope Has Me: A Collaborative Exhibition Inspired by the Words and Works of Corita Kent.
HOPE HAS ME: A Collaborative Exhibition Inspired by the Words and Works of Corita Kent
De Pree Gallery, Hope College
January 9 - March 7, 2015
Hope Has Me marks the culmination of a three-month experiment in socially-engaged art making. This past fall, Hope Senior Studio Art and Art Education majors teamed up to create original works of art with after-school students at CultureWorks—a local nonprofit dedicated to providing transformative art and design experiences to youth of all backgrounds. Corita Kent, world-renowned printmaker and social activist, served as the source of inspiration for this collaboration, with her 10 Rules for Students, Teachers, and Life providing the conceptual framework for artistic production. Juxtaposed with eight original serigraphs on loan from the Corita Center in Los Angeles, this exhibition pays tribute to Corita’s earnest and collaborative approach to creating art—one that combined faith, politics, and teaching with an overarching message of hope, justice and self-determination. Like Corita’s work, these projects are an act of rebellion—against the boundaries of age, class or race that often dictate who can make art, who can learn, and ultimately whose voice prevails.
Co-curated with Associate Professor, Dr. Heidi Kraus. In coordination with students, I proposed the projects as well as worked along students in the creation of the artwork.
