SHOUT!

"SHOUT"  Opening  Fri.  July 21,  6-9pm

This exhibition brings together a host of voices, culminating in a collaborative SHOUT! for justice, democracy, and equality.As political passions sweep the country, public expression has taken the form of marching, petitioning, donating, writing to congress…. While ARC Gallery encourages all these voices of outrage and resistance, the gallery is particularly committed to supporting creative expression as a vital and essential avenue of engagement as well.EXHIBITING ARTISTS:Sobia AhmadJenny BalisleHeather BeardsleyLisa BjornstadLaurie BorggreveJordan FerrantoNancy FritzFrancesca GaglianoStano GrezdoKaren HankenMichael HubbardLyle KleinhansRyan LewisSong ParkMonica Quist Caison WangMargi WeirYiqing ZhangJUROR:PATRICIA NGUYEN was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is a performance artist, educator, and scholar. She has performed at the NHA SAN collective in Vietnam, the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco, Links Hall, Oberlin College, Northwestern University, University of Massachusetts Boston, Prague Quadrennial, and Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile.Patricia has worked in the United States, Vietnam, Brazil, and the Philippines with over 15 years experience working in arts education, community development, and human rights. She has facilitated training and workshops with The Fulbright Program, American Center at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, Jane Addams Hull House, Christina Noble Foundation, Social Workers Association in Vietnam, Vietnamese American Young Leadership Association in New Orleans, Asian Human Services, and 96 Acres on issues ranging from forced migration, mental health, youth empowerment, and language access. Patricia has published work in the Harvard Kennedy School's Asian American Policy Review and The Methuen Drama Anthology of Modern Asian Plays edited by Siyuan Liu and Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. She is the co-founder and executive director of Axis Lab, a community-centered art, food, and design studio in Chicago.

Exhibition dates:     July 16 - August 12, 2017

Gallery hours:     Wed-Sat 12-6pm    Sunday 12-4pm