ONE YEAR DOWN

MISSION

"One Year Down was a pop-up art and performance event held on Juanary 19th and 20th, 2018 at the New Deal Gallery in Little Rock, AR. The “One Year Down” Exhibition sought to follow in the history of art activism, not through propaganda or inflammatory cheap shots, but through a mature visual dialog and critique of the current political state. The call for entries was open to artists on both sides of the political aisle. In a red state like Arkansas, it was important to give a platform to all voices in order to acknowledge a diversity of thought in our state that may not show up in overarching statistics. It was also important to approach this show in a bipartisan manner so that people from all positions were able to participate.

Forty-four works were included in the exhibition which discussed a range of issues including immigration, war and the volatility of our current foreign relations, climate concerns, race in America, the status of women and the #metoo movement, the death penalty, and other pressing trends. In this time of exceptional partisanship, the hope for this exhibition is that it will not cause further tribalism, but through its inclusion of diverse viewpoints and issues, that the exhibition will encourage discussion and reflection. The works in the show are meant to be active participants in contemporary culture, pushing conversations forward, and fostering positive social change.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Ren Adams, Jaquita Ball, H. Kirk Beckham, Don Byram, Ana Sofia Camargo, David Carpenter, Matthew Castellano, Carmen Castorena, Susan Chambers, Coco Cohen, Larry Crane, Norwood Creech, Lisa Crews, Brad Cushman, Stacey Cushner, Chuck Davis, Nancy Dunaway, Hamid Ebrahimifar, Tom Flynn, Louise Halsey, Diane Harper, Karen Hayes, Obed Gonzalez, Vincent Griffen, Lisa Kindrick, Lisa Krannichfeld, Melissa “Mo” Lashbrook, Michael Lindas, Mitchell McClenney, Brianna Peterson, Jerry Phillips, Adrian Quintanar, Laura Raborn, Tom Richard, Suzannah Schreckhise, Dominique Simmons, Jeannie Fowler Rodriguez Stone, S. Joseph Thomason, Dan Thornhill, Prinn Vandegrift, Jo Lynne Varner, Tommy Wallace, Markeith Woods, Carol Young

SCHEDULE OF POETRY PERFORMANCES

JANUARY 19TH, 2018

6:30 pm
Kai Coggin - "Walls in Midair"
Bryan Borland - “IF YOU CAN HEAR THIS”
Seth Pennington - “On My Notebooks Full Of News"
Jeannie Stone (dextajean) - “Missouri Blues”
Zachary Crow - “But, Not Yet”
Karen Hayes - “ MARGINALIZED” + comments

7:30 pm
Kai Coggin - “When Everything is About to Burn”
Bud Kenny - “WHEN THE KING SPEAKS”
Susan Elder - Limericks, part one
Zachary Crow - “I Loved You Once” 
Jessica Hylton - “Censor This”
Karen Hayes - “MARGINALIZED” + comments

8:30 pm
Kai Coggin - “Please Be Advised”
Akau Anyieth - “Born a Criminal” 
Sarah Burns - “Let Freedom Ring”
C.S. Carrier - “Chant Suite in B Major”
Susan Elder - Limericks, part two
Karen Hayes - “MARGINALIZED” + comments 
Bud Kenny - “Rump on the Stump”

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