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Artist Talk: Roksana Pirouzmand & Candice Lin in Conversation

Join us for an intimate in-gallery conversation between Roksana Pirouzmand and Candice Lin.

Both Pirouzmand and Lin have been Wanlass Artists in Residence at OXY ARTS, and this dialogue will reflect on their shared commitment to deep, reflective, materially driven work. The conversation will consider their shared approaches and influences, inherited histories, and reflections on pedagogy and mentorship.

Fruiting Bodies: A Multisensory Worldbuilding Workship with Umi Hsu

What if we could compost the multiple lives within our single lifetime to grow a world? Join sound artist Umi Hsu for an evening of artist talk and concept-based activities that explore mushrooms, mycelium, and trans temporality. Umi Hsu will give a performance lecture introducing their practice that combines oral history, biomaterials, and worldmaking, while playing sounds on a living fungi synthesizer that they built.

Book Talk with Author Tareq Baconi

From the renowned Palestinian scholar, a memoir of political and queer awakening, of impossible love amidst generations of displacement, and what it means to return home.

Both a love story and a coming-of-age tale that spans countries and continents, Fire in Every Direction balances humor and loss, nostalgia and hope, as it takes us from the Middle East to London, and from 1948 to the present. Tareq Baconi crafts a deeply intimate, unforgettable portrait of how a political consciousness—desire and resistance—is passed down through generations.

A Happening in Flesh of the Forest: A Performance by 7NMS

7NMS|Marjani Forte-Saunders +  Everett Saunders, the collaborative vision of sound artist and Emcee Everett Saunders and choreographer Marjani Fortè-Saunders, inhabits the curated world of Flesh of the Forest. With a distinct shaping of sound and movement, 7NMS will engage the installed artworks—allowing them to reverberate through their bodies and emerge in real-time energetic exchange.

Making Space Workshop Series

In this fall's Making Space series – free, all-ages community art workshops – participants will create projects inspired by the current exhibition Flesh of the Forest.

Stay tuned for the themes of all three workshops:
Saturday, September 20 | 1-4pm
Saturday, October 11 | 1-4pm
Saturday, November 15 | 1-4pm

This iteration of Making Space is facilitated by Blue Reinhard.

NOTE: All artists under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Waning Crescent Opening Reception

Celebrate the opening of Waning Crescent: a meztli projects group show with food, music and community. Waning Crescent celebrates the journey of meztli projects in supporting Native and Indigenous artists. The exhibition features works created between 2024 and today by artists involved in their collaborative ecosystem. These pieces signify a new phase for the artists, showcasing their growth into new creative areas.