The Manitou Art Center will be featuring a new show in the Hagnauer by Jeresneyka Rose, 'Worthy' and a new show in the First Amendment Gallery by local and regional artists.

We will also have a Courtyard Concert by The Mitguards!

Artist Statement:

From whimsical references of popular children television shows to powerful portraits, 'Worthy' is a visual collection of stories. To be worthy is to be seen as something of value. Throughout history, melanated peoples across the world have had their value dismissed due to the color of their skin. In this visual collection, the vivid use of color in combination with direct and indirect story telling is intended to shift the perspective of value and highlight the beauty in the experience of being Black while deconstructing white supremacist ideologies. Some stories with very direct meaning describe acts of love, solidarity and radical joy while others describe the feelings associated with the lack of humanity that exists within American society, government, corporations, and the world at large.

Dynamic visuals presented in the series of stories with indirect meaning exhibit themes that challenge societal norms such as gender, sexuality, and the overall perception of Black people. By exhibiting drastically different works of various mediums, Rose reinforces the notion that Black people are not monolithic, and that the idea of worth is not tied to white supremacist history, norms and values. The exhibit highlights Black faces and Black bodies in hopes of expressing that Black people are of great value simply because they exist, and that value is not directly tied to a specific aesthetic, labor, education, or materialism. 'Worthy' is an eclectic body of works that tells stories of trials, tragedies and triumphs of the Black existence across the diaspora.