Welcome Back: The Show Will Never End - Closing Reception

Welcome Back : 
The Show Will Never End

For over a year, we have all struggled as a world, country, community, artists and individuals. We all saw this time in different ways and we all shared an experience that will forever change who we are. This year has been challenging, upsetting, hard and at times also cruel, sad and demoralizing. We, as artists, find ourselves on a path of self expression while using our lens based art as a non verbal tool to communicate even in these days. 

As things start to re-open, the vaccine is well on its way and we see a glimpse of some hope to return to “normal”, we face the aftermath of this year and its toll on our art, minds and creativity.

In this group show I wanted to bring together artists and friends that I find comfort in their work. I wanted to celebrate what a community can be at challenging times such as these. To create something beautiful together, positive, to remind us what we do and why we do it and that we do it all together. 

I want to thank the artists in this show that accepted the invitation to participate, and I hope you as the viewer will enjoy what their one-of-a-kind talent has to bring to these walls. 

Welcome back, may the show never end again.  

Curated by : Dana Stirling in partnership with Float Photo. 

Featured Artists :  Al J Thompson, Jade Rodgers, Jiatong Zoe Lu, Jonathan David Smyth, Julianne Nash, Kelsey Sucena, Lanna Apisukh , Maureen Drennan, Roslyn Julia, Tim Hodge

Closing Reception: June 21st, 7-9pm

Exhibition Dates: May 7th - June 30th
Location: The Local NYC, 13-02 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Times: Sunday-Thursday 9am-12pm and 4pm-8pm /
Friday-Saturday 9am-1pm and 3pm-8pm