Opening Night - Traces of Change: Mark Making, Text, and (Social) Progress?

Traces of Change: Mark Making, Text, and (Social) Progress? brings together the work of Elizabeth Sher, Eszter Sziksz, and Jill Hoffman-Kowal in a dynamic mixed media exhibition that explores how visual language can reflect and challenge the complexities of contemporary life. Through painting, printmaking, installation, and film, each artist uses text and gesture to engage with themes of environmental fragility, cultural memory, political commentary, and personal narrative.

The exhibition opening will feature a live spoken word performance by People Trippin, an original collaboration between Tihda Vongkoth of Modern Marimba and Spoken Word artist Melanie Lavender. Blending rhythm, melody, and lyrical storytelling, People Trippin offers a genre-defying “sonopoetic” experience—a powerful journey through identity, resilience, and spirit.