Curated by Stacee Kalmanovsky

Thirst Trap is our collective deep dive into these questions:

What is the difference between a thirst trap and a visual oasis? Can attention seeking be transformative, ie: attention absorbing?  How can the thirst trap reclaim power/reverse the objectifying gaze? Are we empowered to renegotiate the image of desire? What systems are in place that generate thirst?  To what degree do we reveal our thirst? Can we impose our will on the collective media mind? What do we gain when we gain likes? What makes us thirstiest?   This group of artists employ their artistic prowess to lean into these questions.  In a pluralistic, media saturated, thirsty world we begin to make moves, choices and meaning.

Exhibiting Artists 

Anthony Adcock, Lauren Beck, Alexis Boyle, Phyllis Bramson, Holly Cahill, Mia Capodilupo, Autumn Elizabeth Clark, Rachel Ellison, Hannah Givler, Jacqueline Hendrickson, Maymay Jumsai,  Stacee Kalmanovsky, Millicent Kennedy, Ginny Kreuger, David Nasca, Josue Pellot, Marci Rubin, Susan Sensemann, Paul Gerard Somers, Alina Tenser, Olivia Zubko

Image: Millicent Kennedy, All Haunted Houses are Haunted in Their Own Way, Window bars sewn into natural dyed cotton, 25 x 28 inches, 2024