\n\u201cHow does nationalism create a sense of belonging? Of alienation? How does our clothing identify us and isolate us? Are symbols of our cultures liberating or do they imprison us? How can we belong if we are deprived of home? How can we belong if we have been separated from our land? How do Americans, a nation of immigrants, belong to a land\u2014of indigenous peoples\u2014that is occupied and colonized? How do disparate voices join together to build resistance?\u201d
\nThese are the words\u2014or questions, rather\u2014inscribed on a wall placed at the entrance of BorderLands<\/a>, an art exhibition that opened its doors to the public earlier this month. The gallery is located on the top floor of King Street Station, a wide open area with dusty, glass windows letting in blades of light and thick beams traversing the ceiling above solid, hardwood floors\u2014a space that the city of Seattle will transform into a \u201chub for arts and culture.\u201d Through a partnership between the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and the Seattle Department of Transportation, this new space was created to provide people of color with an opportunity to present their work.
\nBorderLands, which presents the myriad works of artists Anida Yoeu Ali, Ryan Feddersen, Satpreet Kahlon, Pedro Lasch, Henry Luke, Ries Niemi, Carina A. del Rosario, Crystal Schenk and Inye Wokoma, is the first to occupy this new space. These installations were presented alongside a separate one\u2014And She Persisted: Voices of Women Artists\u2014which presents a selection of 38 works created by female-identified artists who \u201cchallenge assumptions, take risks and break barriers to create objects of incredible beauty and depth.\u201d
\n\u201cThroughout history, women have been depicted as keepers of hearth and home, creating a sense of family and belonging wherever they are. In most cultures worldwide, women are portrayed as nurturers, quietly conveying life\u2019s lessons to children and loved ones, as conduits for the transfer of generations of cultural language,\u201d Deborah Paine, curator for Seattle\u2019s Office of Arts & Culture, said. \u201cThe work of women as artists, however, often moves well beyond these limited boundaries of identity.\u201d
\nBorderLands will be open until October 29 with varied hours depending on the day of the week. A series of lectures, performances and engaging activities will be held on Saturdays throughout the show.<\/p>\n
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by Nick Turner, The North American Post As tragedy and horror begin to hold a regular place in the daily news, people sometimes forget that those things that set them apart are often the same things that unite them. \u201cHow does nationalism create a sense of belonging? Of alienation? How does our clothing identify us and isolate us? Are symbols of our cultures liberating or do they imprison us? How can we belong if we are deprived of home? How can we belong if we have been separated from our land? How do Americans, a nation of immigrants, belong to a land\u2014of indigenous peoples\u2014that is occupied and colonized? How do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-culture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t