Tales of Contact, Cultures, and Community
Curated by PAC• MoCA L.I. curatorial team & Ma’s House
September 14 – November 16, 2024
Reception September 14 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM
The movement of peoples whether by for social, political or economic reasons has often led them to lands already occupied by others. Patchogue Arts Council in partnership with Ma’s House seeks to strengthen our collective community and histories through a special exhibition and collaboration. This exhibit was curated from a selection of works found through an open call and invitation for artists works that tell the stories of the peoples on either side of human migration, the occupiers and the occupied throughout history.
Artists on view include;
Pyaari Azaadi, Efrat Baler-Moses, Molly Crabapple, Jennifer DeMory, Venessa Diaz,
Margarita Espada, Barry Feuerstein, Miroslava Gonzalez, Sueey Gutierrez,
Gerry Hirschstein, Takafumi Ide, Christie Jones, Roshanak Keyghobadi, Segundo Orellana,
Filiberto Perez, Edel Rodriguez, Alexandrite Spatz
Patchogue Arts Council acknowledges that the land on which our space stands, at 20 Terry Street, Patchogue, NY, is part of the traditional territory of the Unkechaug Nation. We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between Unkechaug people and their ancestral territories. We recognize the deep cultural and artistic contributions of the Indigenous peoples, past and present, who have shaped and continue to influence this land. We honor and respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land on which we gather, create, and celebrate the arts.
PAC is committed to supporting all Long Island artists by advocating for and removing barriers to participation in career advancing opportunities and platforms for sharing work.
Coffee with a Curator
COFFEE WITH A CURATOR | John Cino & Jeremy Dennis
October 19 @ 12:00 PM
In person: 20 Terry Street or On ZOOM
Meeting ID: 873 0499 3359 | Passcode: 962774
Register by emailing Info@patchoguearts.org
About Ma’s House
About Our Partners | Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio Inc. is led by Indigenous artist Jeremy Dennis. The house serves as a communal art space based on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York. The family house, built in the 1960s, features an artist residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), art studio, library, and hosts an array of art and history-based programs for tribe members and the broader local community. A not-for-profit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio Inc. was chartered in 2021 in the State of New York.
Since June 2020, Indigenous visual artist and photographer Jeremy Dennis has endeavored to restore the Silva family home he grew up in to make Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio (hereinafter referred to as “Ma’s House”) a communal and safe space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists to create work, participate in artist residencies, and be offered a place to exhibit their contemporary work on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation.
The idea for the Ma’s House project came to Dennis after many of his anticipated residencies and exhibitions were cut short or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lacking space to create work, Dennis reflected on his circumstances and that of other BIPOC artists in minority communities with compounded health disparities and economic injustices during this crisis who also lost opportunities and felt blows to their livelihoods and artistic practices. Inspired by the rise of social justice activism against police brutality, bigotry, and systemic racism and considering the unprecedented challenges artists who identify as BIPOC now face to follow their passions and have their work supported, Dennis hopes that Ma’s House will be a space for creativity, healing, imagining, and liberation.
