EXHIBITION WALKTHROUGH: "We Are the Sky"

The Galleries of Contemporary Art are pleased to present "We Are the Sky", a group exhibition featuring artworks created by 40+ Pikes Peak region artists! "We Are the Sky" is on-view from July 11 - October 5, 2024, at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery at the Ent Center for the Arts.
Featuring more than 40 artists from throughout the Pikes Peak region, "We Are the Sky" is inspired by the work of late Colorado Springs artist Starr Kempf, whose monumental kinetic sculptures punctuate our local landscape. More than 80 artists responded to a call for entries, challenging them to respond not to Kempf’s forms or subjects, but instead to powerful themes present in the artist’s life and oeuvre. Mental health and wellness, community identity and interpersonal connection, and a spirit of innovation are central to each offering, inclusive of 2D and 3D gallery works to performances and ephemeral experiences.
Over the course of three months, "We Are the Sky" creates space for poignant narratives around our unique and shared human experiences, a testament to the power of art in fostering dialogue, understanding, and healing. Within the gallery exhibition and related events, artists illuminate the interconnectedness of individual struggles and collective resilience, inviting viewers to engage in discourse and introspection. These 19 artworks address complexities of mental health, inclusion, and invention with empathy and solidarity, and all are new creations, born out of creative experimentation and collaboration.
"We Are the Sky" is a transformative embrace of Pikes Peak region creatives at the intersection of artistry and advocacy, a celebration of unconventional convergence, and an illumination of interdisciplinary pathways toward healing and growth, greater sense of belonging, community empowerment, and a more compassionate and resilient future.
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About UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art (GOCA):
GOCA is a regional hub of contemporary art, culture, and conversation. Independently producing exhibitions and programs through a collaborative approach with artists of national, international, and regional significance, GOCA engages UCCS and the greater community in dialogue around contemporary culture. GOCA is a contemporary arts organization with a variety of spaces - the flagship Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery at the Ent Center for the Arts, the GOCA Project Space, and the Art WithOut Limits Public Sculpture Program on the grounds of the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS. For more information, visit: gocadigital.org
About the Ent Center for the Arts:
This first-class arts facility, located on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus serves the community as a hub for the arts and an inspiration in academics. The vision for the facility was and is to foster a creative environment to house arts that will serve the Pikes Peak region, allowing artists to inspire and amplify one another rather than compete against one another. Art brings together diverse peoples and ideas in ways no other discipline can, and the Ent Center will be a pillar of the arts community within Colorado Springs.
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