[Exhibition]
The Ripple Effect: Currents of Socially Engaged Art

About This Event

Curated by Raquel de Anda, Independent Curator
Presented in partnership with AMA | Art Museum of the Americas

Participating Artists: Annie Albagli (Gaithersburg, MD), The Aschoy Collective (La Paz, Bolivia), The Floating Lab Collective (Washington, DC), Ghana Think Tank (New York, NY), Olivier Giron (Arlington, VA), Miguel Luciano (Brooklyn, NY), Pedro Reyes (Mexico City, Mexico), Mark Strandquist (Richmond, VA), and Lina Vargas de la Hoz (Silver Spring, MD)

Presented by WPA, in partnership with AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, The Ripple Effect highlights social practice and collaborative works produced within the United States and Latin America. The exhibition reflects the growing interest among artists in engaging with members of diverse communities, prioritizing the creation of dialogue as an integral part of their artistic practice, and effecting change in their communities and the world at large. The Ripple Effect features artists whose work explores such issues as the environmental blight of illegal dumping, the social stratification of Washington, DC, and the ongoing fight against gun violence in Mexico. By bringing together artists based in the DC area and artists from across the Americas, the exhibition provides an opportunity for cultural exchange, reflecting the emphasis within contemporary art on both local and global relationships.