Transmissions is the thematic provocation for the 2024 ecoartspace annual exhibition to be presented in person as a day-long pop-up event in Austin, Texas, and as an online gallery + printed Zines. With the upcoming eclipse happening across the United States on Monday, April 8, we will focus on artistic expressions illuminating conceptual and physical manifestations inspired by this powerful natural phenomenon—including current dialogue around upfitting the energy grid and energy equity—a somatic point of departure not to occur again in the Northern Hemisphere until 2044. The pop-up will include interactive guided meditations, eclipse tarot readings, art films featured in the Cosmos Cinema, a Solarities play and book signing, panel discussion, unique eclipse posters for sale, and moon/sun libations.
Online gallery, April 1 through 2024
Zines will be published Summer 2024
F E A T U R E D A R T I S T S
Erika Blumenfeld, Elizabeth Chiles, Mary Ciani, Margaux Crump
Jake Eshelman, Carol Flueckiger, Jamal Hussain, Bethany Johnson
Faith Johnson, Heather L Johnson, Laura J Lawson, Heidi Lowell
Samantha Melvin, Abinadi Meza,Virginia L Montgomery
Rebecca Pugh, Ellen H Ray, Caroline Roberts, Alyce Santoro
Amy Scofield, Margaret Smithers-Crump, Krista Leigh Steinke
Linda Stillman, Andrew Weathers, Tammy West
Juliet Whitsett, Lisa Woods, DM Witman, Yasmin Youssef
Check out the interview with Krista Leigh Steinke and Erika Blumenfeld on our blog posted 3/1 HERE
P R O G R A M S C H E D U L E:
11am - Open to the Public
11:45am - Bicycle Path of Totality, solar printmaking demonstration and interactive with Carol Flueckiger, atrium breezeway (1 hour)
Noon - Arc of Infinity: a meditation on darkness, mystery, the unknown, and infinite potential with Faith Johnson (30 minutes)
1pm - Solarities, short play, readings and book signing with Cymene Howe, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University, Houston, Texas (45 minutes)
2pm - Arc of Infinity: a meditation on darkness, mystery, the unknown, and infinite potential with Faith Johnson (30 minutes)
3pm - 5pm - Moon Milk and Sun Tea, bourbon drinks (bartender)
3pm - Eclipse Tarot Readings with Margaux Crump (10 min intervals, till 5pm)
4pm - Arc of Infinity: a meditation on light, calling in the future, and shaping hope with Faith Johnson (30 minutes)
4:30 - Cosmos Cinema panel discussion with Krista Leigh Steinke, Erika Blumenfeld, Jamal Hussain, Abinadi Meza, and Virginia L Montgomery discussing their video works presented in the backroom, moderated by Jake Eshelman. (1.5 hours)
6pm - Arc of Infinity: a meditation on light, calling in the future, and shaping hope with Faith Johnson (30 minutes)