"Making Space" Exhibit - Allegheny Art Galleries
GONZALO HERNANDEZ, SHARON NORWOOD, HIROMI MONEYHUN, STEPHON SENEGAL
Making Space brings together four artists who participated in the Erie Arts & Culture and Long Road Projects visiting artist residency program in 2020 and 2021. The diverse practices of Gonzalo Hernandez, Sharon Norwood, Hiromi Moneyhun, and Stephon Senegal conjure folklore into new mythologies and infuse traditional, material techniques—Peruvian weaving, Japanese paper-cutting—with contemporary content.
Hernandez, Norwood, Moneyhun and Senegal return to Northwest Pennsylvania to showcase artworks impacted or inspired by their experiences in the surrounding regional community. They create space for narratives, stories, and images from a global range of cultures—past and present. This exhibition works from the premise that art is a practice of making space, from literal spaces of display to symbolic acts of forging community.
Hours: T: 11:30-5:00, W: 1:00-5:00, Th: 11:30-8:00, F: 11:30-5:00, Sa: 1:00-5:00.
Save the date! Tuesday, March 15, 6:30-7:45 pm. Virtual artist panel discussion, featuring artists Gonzalo Hernandez, Sharon Norwood, Hiromi Moneyhun, and Stephon Senegal in conversation with Patrick Fisher, Executive Director, Erie Arts & Culture. This panel takes place on Zoom; check back soon for a registration link!
