How's the Weather?

I chose this theme in honor of my sister. She loves everything about the weather! Exploring the art I thought about the breadth of the weather. The weather allows everything to exist and flourish. It affects our daily lives (for better or worse.) Weather is a constant state of change. It is a frequent topic of conversation. In the age of climate crisis weather is becoming more extreme and unpredictable.

Weather can inspire, and evoke awe and mystery. Recently many of us experienced the solar eclipse. The moon covered the sun, creating darkness in the middle of the day and instantly dropping temperatures. A recent solar storm brought the Northern Lights to new places.  Thinking about weather as emotions Pema Chodron said, “You are the sky - everything else is the weather.”

The art in this exhibition considers the weather in many ways. Joy in Dorian Reid's “Rainbow Cat Picnic.” Mystery in Jonathan Velazquez's celestial Ouija Board. Creativity in Michael Nuñez's "Ocean Story with Sky and Sun Made of Jellybeans." The diaristic art of Luis Estrada shares the weather and events of the day.  And so much more.

I hope you enjoy this exhibition as much as I enjoyed curating it. (Which is a lot!)

Megan Bent is a lens-based artist interested in the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. She is drawn to processes that reflect and embrace her disabled experience; especially interdependence, impermanence, care, and slowness. Her work has been exhibited domestically and abroad at venues including The U.N. Headquarters, NY, NY; Root Division, San Francisco, CA;form & concept, Santa Fe, NM; F1963, Busan, South Korea; and Fotonostrum, Barcelona, Spain. She was a recent recipient of the 2023 Wynn Newhouse Awards, and was recently named the inaugural Culture Push Disability Arts Curatorial Fellow for 2024-2025. Her work has been featured in Lenscratch, Analog Forever Magazine, Fraction Magazine, Too Tired Project,Rfotofolio, and Float Photography Magazine.