America, I sing back. Sing back what sung you in.
Sing back the moment you cherished breath.
Sing you home into yourself and back to reason.
Excerpt from “America, I Sing You Back,” by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke
The work in this group exhibition gives voice to hope: confronting the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, addressing historical and contemporary racial injustice, and strengthening the cultural connections that can unite us as a global community. Created or facilitated by MCAD alumni and affiliated faculty, these varied projects engage in physical acts of reclamation and proclamation.
Participating Artists:
- Andrea Carlson '05, MFA, and Amina Harper
- Christopheraaron Deanes '96
- HOTTEA '07
- Cole Redhorse Jacobson '17
- Bill Jeter '97, MFA
- Monica Edwards Larson of Sister Black Press
- Michelle Ott '99
- The People's Library, featuring designers Candice J. Davis '18, Grover '21, C. HAACK '18, Kristina Johnson (KJ) '17, Noah Lawrence-Holder '17, Puck Saint '18, Evan Weselmann, Dawn Yang '20, MFA
- Carla Alexandra Rodriguez '11
- Peng Wu '13, MFA, Aries Yuanzhou Qian '18, MFA, and Chun Yu
- Jo Yeh '15, MFA
View any of these videos to learn more about the work in the exhibition.
Exhibition Walk Through:
Edited by Maura Ojeda '22; Narration and videography by Madison Mead '21
Panel Discussion Part I Video:
Presenters include: collaborators Andrea Carlson '05, MFA and Amina Harper; Christopheraaron Deanes '96; Cole Redhorse Jacobson '17; Jo Yeh '15, and collaborators Peng Wu '13, MFA, Aries Yuanzhou Qian '18, MFA, and Chun Yu. Moderated by Gallery Director Kerry Morgan.
Panel Discussion Part II Video:
Presenters include: Grover Hogan '21 and Nico Sardina '19 from The People's Library; Bill Jeter '97, MFA; Monica Edwards Larson; Michelle Ott '99; and Carla Alexandra Rodriguez '11. Moderated by Gallery Director Kerry Morgan.