Opening Reception: Arcane Alchemy

CREATE’s second floor gallery will debut “Arcane Alchemy”, a special collection of works showcasing “the arts” of Kate Laity and Stephanie Johnson. This exhibit “is an exploration of art as magic and magic as art,” explains Laity. “Magic, witchcraft and alchemy infuse our work and in turn our work presents, inspires and embodies our magical practices. Magic has often been the province of those denied power: women and non-binary peoples, the enslaved, the exploited. The ritual of magic offers a sense of control often denied. True magic is not hocus-pocus; it is art. It is creation.”

An Opening Reception for both “Arcane Alchemy” and CREATE’s “Member 20×20 Art Show 2024” exhibits will be held on Friday, Nov. 15th from 5-7pm.