BREATHE! was a success on many levels.
Four artists presented their work in video, installation, sculpture, and painting in an exhibition and community dialogue that asked the question: How do we recover from the past year, find resilience and breathe again?
Wave Pool Gallery 
Paintings by Sharareh Khosravani
The artwork was engaging and compelling and each artist contributed works on a variety of themes, including: memorializing the deaths of those African-Americans who died since George Floyds passing, the struggle to find a home for refugees fleeing from climate disruption and political turmoil, and on finding ways to heal and recover from COVID-19.
Video by Kim Anno 
Community Dialogue
The community dialogue was riveting, and there was a discussion with the audience and artists focused on what it is like to be in a transition period, how to bridge political and racial divides, and strategies for healing a community. After the gallery closed, people continued the discussion at the DRIP cafe across the street.
Curator Andrea Torrice and Artist Stephen Slaughter 
Artist Erika Nj Allen
A recording of the community dialogue can be watched on Wave Pool Gallery’s Facebook page.
The show is up until August 7th, 2021, at Wave Pool Contemporary Art Fulfillment Center. Please share thoughts in the comments below.
Participating artists include: Erika Nj Allen, Kim Anno, Sharareh Khosravani, and Stephen Slaughter.
Filmmaker/media artist Andrea Torrice was the guest curator of this exhibition and event.