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ImMigration Opening Reception

ImMIGRATION Exhibition
On View January 11, 2020 - February 22, 2020
Free | All Ages | Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
and Mondays by appointment.
Opening Reception Saturday, January 11, 2020
Free | All Ages | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM


IImMigration is a collaborative project that asked artists to respond to the complicated and layered themes around migration as part of unique visual exploration.

The word migration has many associations and implications for survival beyond the response of nature to changing seasons. These are especially notable with the effects of extreme weather and the resulting disasters both natural and unnatural, often including the turmoil and repercussion of political upheavals. All are the results of the basic need for survival, whether one is called refugee, immigrant, or endangered. Change, transition and ultimately migration are part of an eternal process that involves all forms of life on our planet. In these challenging times, how do we see ourselves in this process?

Each participating artist created at least one 15” right-angle triangular print responding to their personal reaction to the theme. The triangles are pieced together, regardless of orientation, to create a large mosaic. This collaboration explores creative participation while visually presenting a conceptual migration of interpretations as each individual becomes part of the whole.

The new iteration of ImMigration at SHG presents a 3D installation of Paper Boat, prints that interpret the theme of water. Water has long been an exciting subject for printmakers to interpret and there are many thematic designs depicted in the work. The fragility of the paper boats is significant as well in context to the island identity, one noted for resourcefulness and for the respect of water that defines its edges and boundaries.

ImMigration is curated by Mary Sherwood Brock in collaboration with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. This project has grown and changed with each installation with new works since its first presentation at Union Gallery, University of North Texas, as part of the 2019 Annual Southern Graphics Council International Conference. The installation also traveled to SCgallery at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy in 2018.

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***SHG is a safe space for all! We are mobile and differently abled accessible.***

Gallery Hours: The SHG Gallery is open Monday-Friday, from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and weekends during public programming.

Driving: SHG is located near the 101 (Exit Mission) and 5 (Exit 4th St.) freeways.

Public Transit: We are located directly across the street from the Pico/ Aliso station off of the Metro Goldline. Local Bus Stops 30/ 330 are also located nearby.

Walking: Self Help Graphics is a 10 minute walk from Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights and a 20 minute walk over the 1st Street Bridge from Little Tokyo.

Parking: Limited parking is available on our site, with spaces provided for differently abled. Enter on 1st St. through our gated lot, adjacent to our building or use street parking.

Earlier Event: January 11
ImMigration Exhibition
Later Event: January 18
Relief Printmaking Workshop