Art + Activism exhibit open at CAMP Rehoboth

Art + Activism, an exhibit showing how artists have used their voices to inspire, is on display at CAMP Rehoboth through Monday, Feb. 28.

The show features the works of Black artists in multiple art forms – paintings, charcoal drawings and fabric art, and a multimedia installation that explores racism.

Art is a method of self-expression that has been used for activism and rebellion throughout history. Artists express their passions, using art to awaken collective social and political consciousness, and spark the Black imagination.

Artist Cacto, also known as Jefiah Bordley, creates reflections of the emotions and thoughts that he could never express otherwise. Chaotic energy is a key element of his art. His vision for the artwork in this exhibition is to provide viewers with messages and imagery that leaves them thinking.

Olaive Jones is an oil painter in the Rehoboth/Lewes area. Through color, she shows relationships and contrast, and hopes to stretch the mind and the eye of the perceiver. The two pieces she exhibits are quite different, yet they share the same color palette.

Taylor Gordon is a 21-year-old college student from New York. Art is something that has been a part of her life ever since she can remember. The Delaware State University Student Series captures subjects’ expressions within each painting, shedding light on the students' emotions, giving viewers a better perspective of the journey of Historically Black College and University students. 

Ann Martin is a member of the A Stitch in Time Quilt Guild. The art of quilting lives on as she uses both machine and hand stitching along with glued and incorporated items. “Mending a Broken Heart” depicts in fabrics the qualities of loyalty, trust, and faith that bind people and move them from hate, greed and lies to forgiveness, patience and respect.

Lori Crawford, an artist and art educator at Delaware State University, advised CAMP Rehoboth in the creation of Art + Activism. Her socially conscious works take on issues of race and injustices from the past to the present. Crawford’s multimedia installation, Racism Past and Present: Africa to America, is a highlight of the exhibition. 
 
The CAMP Rehoboth Community Center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at 37 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach.

The art is also available for viewing and purchase on the CAMP Rehoboth website gallery at camprehoboth.com under the Shop tab.