ON VIEW | Beverly McIver at the Puffin Cultural Forum
September 13, 2024
Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition, “Democracy, 2024”! This show explores and critiques the various issues and complexities of our current political landscape.
Featured artists include: Beverly Mclver, Andrea Arroyo, Leenda Bonilla, Dafna Steinberg, Sylvia Hernandez, Theresa Gooby, Airco Caravan, Amy Chaiklin, Pauline Galiana, Olga Alexander, Felipe Galindo Feggo, Sabrina Staires, Kahori Kamiya, Virginia Mallon, Aileen Bassis, Ellen Singer, Cinnamon Willis, Danielle Scott, Elisabeth Frischauf, Michael D’Antuono, Juliana Naufel, and Kenia Akridge.
Artists will be in attendance to share about their work and to answer questions from the audience. Light refreshments will be served.
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The Puffin Cultural Forum presents “Democracy, 2024”, an art exhibition featuring works that explore, express dissent, and engage with the myriad issues and complexities of the political landscape surrounding the 2024 Presidential Election. The exhibition aims to provide an open platform for artists to express their perspectives and narratives in a safe, inclusive environment. Through this exhibition, we invite artists to our forum where we celebrate not just their creativity but also delve deeper into the diverse perspectives that contribute to the fabric of our democracy.
We deeply believe in the crucial role that art plays in shaping our consciousness and see artists as agents of social change. Through “Democracy 2024”, we seek to provoke thought, evoke emotions, reflection, conversation, and perhaps even transformation of perspectives by finding commonalities amidst differences, fostering a greater sense of understanding and dialogue fundamental to a healthy democratic society.
“Democracy, 2024” is a forum of expression by artist, while recognizing the diversity and significance of all the views represented on the ballot in this Presidential Election. We aim to highlight the right to vote, and to dissent in an effort to affect change for ourselves, our families, and our communities. We hope that art will inspire you to take action.
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