From darkness comes light, as one cannot exist without the other. Through despairing times there is always a glimmer of hope. If we look to the light we will find our way.
Curated by local artists Bianca Black, this exhibition features 12 local artists through a range of media including photography, painting, drawing, and mixed media.
Exhibiting artists: Amber Balsinger
Anita Prentiss
Ashlee Keeney
Bianca Black
Chase Reed
Donnie O’Brien
Jacob Ames
Joseph Wyman
Maddie Draffan
Mark Barbera
Michael Kelly
Michael Lotenaro
Summer Emory
Opening reception: Thursday, June 4, 2026, 6-8 p.m.
Free and open to the public, refreshments provided
Modern Rituals: artist in residency show by Ali Pirl
THE OLIVER FAMILY LOBBY & GALLERY
June 4 – July 16
Modern Rituals is the culmination of a three-month ceramic residency at Sweetwater Center for the Arts by artist AliPirl.
These pieces present ceramics as memory, as rupture, as ritual. Made in the shadow of ongoing violence in Palestine and drawing from Jewish papercutting traditions, this work wrestles with questions of faith and complicity.
What comes after ash, rubble, the flatline of everything?
When I go, what will you grip in your teeth to forcefully keep and carry?
Opening reception: Thursday, June 4, 2026, 6-8 p.m.
Free and open to the public, refreshments provided
