“Generational Voices,” 2024, by Carly Treece (Mvskoke/Cherokee), a homage to Joan Hill (Mvskoke/Cherokee, 1930–2020. Photo: Shelley Patrick (Mvskoke).
Tulsa, OK – Presented by Four Mothers Collective, Positive Space Tulsa is hosting Ripple in Traditions from November 7 through 23, 2024. Carly Treece (Mvskoke/Cherokee), Rae Riggs (Cherokee Nation), and Brittany Bendabout (Cherokee Nation/Otoe) curated the exhibition. Ripple in Traditions explores how stories and cultural practices are interconnected across generations. Storytelling imparts a lasting impact rippling through generations over time.
Featuring 20 artists from a diverse array of genres, artworks range from the short documentary “ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (MEET ME AT THE CREEK)” by Lauren K. Waters (Cherokee Nation/Kiowa Tribe) to the hand beaded painting by Andrea Day (Mvskoke), A Spider’s Gift.
Centered in the gallery’s main space, It Takes Three Generations by Jessi Sands (Mvskoke/Choctaw/Cherokee/Taino) appears to have grown from the pedestals it rests upon. The stoneware and hand-dyed cotton sculpture implies the growth of the generations. At the end of a hall just off the main gallery, Generational Voices by co-curator Carly Treece, an oil painting paying homage to Joan Hill’s Women’s Voices at the Council, completes the visual and thematic connections from the front to the back of the gallery.
“It Takes Three Generations” by Jessi Sands (Mvskoke/Choctaw/ Cherokee/Taino), stoneware, cotton. Photo: Shelley Patrick (Mvskoke)
Positive Space Tulsa is located at 1324 E. Third Street in Tulsa. The gallery is open on Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Fridays from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Saturdays from 12:00 to 5:00 pm, and by appointment.
Links
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- Positive Space Tulsa, Instagram | Facebook
- Four Mothers Collective, website | Instagram
- Tvlse Studios, art by Carly Treece (Mvskoke/Cherokee), tvlsestudios.com
- “ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (MEET ME AT THE CREEK)”, documentary by Lauren K. Waters (Cherokee Nation/Kiowa Tribe)
- Joan Hill (Mvskoke/Cherokee, 1930–2020), memorial
