September Featured Exhibit
Fluorescent Beige is a collaborative exhibition by Nataly Barajas and Alek Blaze Palacios, featuring sculptural paintings inspired by the places they call home: Fresno and the Central Valley.
The artists draw from their experiences growing up and moving through the 559, from Southeast Fresno to Central Fresno, Calwa and beyond. Their work reflects on what it means to live in communities that are often overlooked and where resources have not always been equally shared. At the same time, the exhibition is a celebration of the people, creativity, and everyday life that continue to thrive in these places.
Fluorescent Beige is ultimately about home- where we come from, what shapes us, and how we continue to make something meaningful from the places we know best.
This exhibit is on view for the month of September: 9/3-9/27
October Featured Exhibit
To See the Beauty of My People
Fresno State’s LGBTQ2+ Student Support invites you to experience a restaging of To See the Beauty of My People, an exhibition honoring the strength, creativity, and history of Fresno’s LGBTQ2+ community.
Presented in partnership with St. Dulce and Casita Feliz, with support from the LGBTQ2+ Allies Faculty and the Arts, this restaging is a tribute to Sylvia Rivera’s dream.
First debuted at Fresno State, the exhibition brings new work by acclaimed artist Jay Lynn Gomez together with pieces created by Fresno State students and community members. Gomez’s new painting featuring Van Ness Village, makes this return especially meaningful, bringing the exhibition back to the community and neighborhood at the heart of this work.
This exhibit will be on view for the month of October: 10/1-10/25