Shelter: A Sense of Place Exhibition
Curated by Junanne Peck and Ariel Esquivel
Exhibition dates: June 12 - July 5, 2025
Artist Reception: June 21 (6-9pm)
7-8pm, Spoken Word / Open Mic opportunity centered around the theme of the exhibit.
Exhibition Dates: June 12 - July 5, 2025
Artist Reception: June 21 (6-9pm) - Meet the Artists.
During the reception - from 7-8pm we will have a Spoken Word / Open Mic opportunity centered around the theme of the exhibit.
In its most basic form, the notion of shelter evokes four walls, a roof, and a floor. Sizes vary, as do the materials, location, and durability of the structure. Sometimes the shelter is made from scratch. Sometimes it is found. It may serve as a temporary refuge, or as a permanent residence. A building, house, box, bench, grate, tent, car— examples of places where humans’ shelter.
Shelters are often structures, yet sometimes they are a state of where one is.
The works in this exhibition consider traditional models of shelter but also provide a lens in which the architecture of shelter can be extended beyond conventional perceptions of home, relief, and sanctuary
The works on view explore questions of who seeks shelter, and for what reasons – political, socioeconomic, or environmental.
Shelters are often structures, yet sometimes just a state of where one is.
Join us in this space, created by the participating artists, for reflection on the meaning of home and the structures—both literal and metaphorical—that provide shelter in our lives.
Exhibition Artists:
Aaliyah Frias, Angeles García Aguilar, Anindita Dasgupta, April Galvan, Ariel Esquivel, Beth Stockdell, Bethany Dilley, Betsy Johnson, Brynn Helber, Chase Fleischman, Daniele Jones, Heather Schiappa, Hermila Cuevas, Ivette Ramos- Levy, Jacqueline Claudet Mitterer, Jamie Speck, Jeane Elliott Clayton, Juliana Rincon, Junanne Peck, Karen Vanderpool-Haerle, Karen Weiss, Karla Sparger, Kathryn Jahnke, Kirk Sisco, Leo Frias, Liphus (Mick) Swindall, Lisa Chittenden, Liz King, Lori Whitaker, Lydia Yost, Lynne Buchanan, Mandi Murphy, Mikey Hernandez, Morgan Pierson, Nailah Otunba, Nuran Tever, Pavlina Panova, Rita Barnard, Sadie Harrison-Fincher, Suzi Swaim, Teens at Risk Art Group with Dallas County Juvenile Detention, Teri Liptak, Terri Thoman, Tonya Russell, Tricia Seymour-Barrier, Surtzy, Vanessa Paulin, Vicki Charlotta, Viktoriia Balykina, William Messimer and YiFang Tsai.