November 8 – Opening Reception: The Armor We Wear and SPIRIT HOUSE

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | Public: 6 pm | Free | Member Preview: 5 pm | RSVP Required

Join us for the opening of two powerful new exhibitions—The Armor We Wear and SPIRIT HOUSE—that explore resilience, identity, and creative defiance through the lens of contemporary art. The evening will include music by Burque Sol and a cash bar by Little Bear, setting the tone for a night of art, connection, and celebration.

A Member Preview will be held from 5 – 6pm, featuring short talks by Curator Olivia Amaya Ortiz and artists Elizabeth Denneau, Eric Garcia, and Chaz John. RSVP recommended.

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The Armor We Wear features eleven local and regional artists, including Alejandro Macias, Angela Ellsworth, Anthony Hurd, Camryn Growingthunder (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux), Carrie Wood (Diné), Elizabeth Denneau, Eric J. Garcia in collaboration with Loose Threads Colectivo , Papay Solomon, ruben ulisses rodriguez montoya, Shaunté Glover, and Vicente Telles. In an era of state-endorsed censorship and conformity, dress endures as metaphor: a woven act of protest, a celebration of pride, and a resilient form of becoming.

SPIRIT HOUSE features new work by artist Chaz John (Mississippi Band Choctaw). The exhibition reflects upon Chaz’s personal experiences and upbringing in the midwest by juxtaposing the culture of dirt track racing alongside Cahokian hierarchical social systems. In both cases, he remarks humorously upon the notion of “spectacle” and draws parallels to the rise and fall of modern and historical societies alike.

Image credit: Shaunté Glover, Deliver Us From Eva, 2023. Basketball, hoop earrings.