Reciprocal: Art, Mentorship and Mutual Influence

Join us for Opening Night on Aug 29

School is in session and we are honoring the special relationship between teaching artists and their students. More than a transference of knowledge and skill, these partnerships grow deep through time, reciprocity, dynamic exchange, care, and mutual respect.

15 pairs of artists and poets will fill the spaces at Yellow House with individual works of art and the stories of their connections to one another. This exhibition amplifies just a few of the special bonds—born in the classroom and beyond—between mentors and mentees that have shaped our city’s cultural universe.

Reciprocal also serves as an invitation for all who visit to reflect on the impact of teachers on their lives and the foundational importance of arts education in our personal journeys and in the forming of a more vibrant, beautiful, and just world.

It is with deep intention that we open this exhibition on the 9th Anniversary of Yellow House. We have evolved an idea into a place, where art, reciprocity, and free expression play a central role. In the words of the great bell hooks, a foundational writer in the mission of Yellow House and the relationship between the co-curators for this exhibition, “education is about the practice of freedom.” We are grateful to the artists represented in Reciprocal and the community that has supported us for the past nine years.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & POETS

Keith Doles & Ramses Allen & The Bridge
Jasmine Dukes & Cerulean Studio Community
Deja Gee & Jasmine Walker
Sheila Goloborotko & Rachel Brown
Jenny Hager & Emily Bailey
Hillary Hogue & Jarret Walker
Jason Johns & Cole Collier
Mai Keisling & Chelbi Robinson
Larry Knight & Maria Fernandez
Andy Kozlowski & Mikah Groenendyk
Patrick Miko & Kendall Miko
Ebony Payne & Reign Supreme
Jacob Wan & Keegan Freeman
Barry Wilson & Dimelza Broche

Co-curated by Hope McMath & Rion O. & Elai Rodney