'Adapted/Adopted: Journey of Asianx Women Artists' Exhibit Reception

Curator Karlota Contreras-Koterbay, director of Slocumb Galleries and Midsouth Sculpture Alliance Board member, will speak about the complex and often understudied struggles of Asian women as they adapt to mainstream American culture. The exhibition features six Asian-American female artists who employ art as an adaptation strategy in their plight to reinvestigate their hybrid identities as they seek belonging and visibility in their new home country in the United States. Some of the artists also address the adoption phenomenon of children of Asian descent being transnationally relocated and raised in American families, visualizing memories and opportunities as vital issues. The exhibit features artists Cindy Leung, Eun-Kyung Suh, Haley Takahashi, Hong Zhang, Nichole Schiller, and Nina Ghanbarzadeh. Kansas-based artists Leung and Zhang will join Contreras-Koterbay for a gallery talk at 5 p.m.

The reception will also include a semi-classical dance that portrays the mythological depiction of Lord Krishna as a prankster by the students from Chilanka Dance Academy as well as a South Indian classical Bharatnatyam dance piece by students of the Nartan Academy of Dance. This will be followed by an Indian heritage music concert which includes the Sitar, Bansuri/Indian Flute and Tabla/Percussion.

The exhibit and celebration are in partnership with the American Association of University Women Student Chapter, Center for Equity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Engagement, Fringe Benefits of Education and the India Association of Kansas City. For more information on the event, contact Shai Perry, coordinator of the KCKCC Art Gallery, at sperry@kckcc.edu.

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