Plan B Art Project reception set at Heidi Lowe Gallery Oct. 8

Heidi Lowe Gallery will host Plan B Art Project, a traveling exhibition of contemporary jewelry, from Saturday, Oct. 8 to Tuesday, Nov. 8, at her space in Lewes.

An opening reception is set for 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 8. Exhibition curator Shauna Blythe Burke said, “Plan B is an art statement to raise money and awareness for Planned Parenthood and to issues surrounding a person’s right to make choices about one’s own body.”

The show title, Plan B, refers to a type of emergency birth control medication (aka the morning-after pill) that can be taken to prevent pregnancy. Throughout history, there have been various forms of a “plan B,” and many cultures used medicinal herbs to end pregnancies, sometimes with poisonous or deadly results. The amphora bottle which dates back to ancient Greece was used as artistic inspiration for this show because it was often used to contain herbs and medicines.

For this project, Burke invited artists to either transform a cast silver amphora bottle or use their own interpretation of Plan B as a starting point to create a unique wearable or sculptural object.

Burke said, “Art has always been a symbolic tool to bring societal injustices to light.”  Representing over 40 artists’ voices, Plan B Art Project serves as a poignant example of this notion. The art objects in this exhibition are symbols of protest against abolishment of the right to access safe and legal abortion and reproductive healthcare, and associated threats against supporters of those rights in the United States.

Since June, Plan B Art Project has already been exhibited in three different cities. After the Heidi Lowe Gallery showing, Burke will bring the exhibition to Pratt University in Brooklyn, N.Y., during New York City Jewelry Week, Monday to Sunday, Nov. 14 to 20.

Heidi Lowe Gallery is open for shopping by appointment, curbside pickup, and for private and group classes at 17522 Ward Ave., Lewes. 

To learn more, go to heidilowegallery.com.