Virtual Artist Talk: Sarah G. Sharp on "And the thorns were cleared from the path..."
Friday, February 13th starting at 12 p.m. CT at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art
Zoom link: Zoom link: https://usi.zoom.us/j/99825146984
Join artist Sarah G. Sharp and the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art virtually on Friday, February 13th, 2026 starting at 12 p.m. CT for remarks and explanation of the exhibit based on research by the artist.
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Sarah G. Sharp is an artist and curator whose interests include alternative social histories, language, place, technology and craft. She is the recipient of MacDowell Fellowship, Getty Library Research Grant, Brooklyn Arts Council Grant, BRIC Arts Media Fellowship, Bronx Museum AIM Fellowship and residency awards at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, SoHo20 Gallery Residency Lab, Brooklyn, Textile Art Center, NY and The Vermont Studio Center. Exhibitions include The Aldrich Museum and Real Art Ways in CT, Hampden Gallery at UMass Amherst, LMAK Gallery and Field Projects Gallery in NYC. Sarah’s Oral History Interview with artist Elaine Reichek was published by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institute.
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2-in-1 Exhibit Opening Reception: “Exhibit Columbus: 10 Years of the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Price” and BG Project's “Locality: An Exhibit about Culture and Place in Evansville and New Harmony”
Saturday, February 28th from 3-5 p.m. CT at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art
Join us for the opening reception celebrating the main gallery exhibit "'Exhibit Columbus: 10 Years of the J.Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize" and the BG, or Back Gallery, Projects Space exhibit "Locality: An Exhibit about Culture and Place in Evansville and New Harmony" The reception is from 3-5 pm on the exhibits' opening day (February 28, 2026.) Members of the Columbus Landmarks team behind Exhibit Columbus will be present to discuss this milestone anniversary for the prize. Locality exhibiting artists will also be present. Refreshments to be provided; the opening is free and open to all. Access for those needing ramp upon request.
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Art, Preservation, and Placemaking : NHGCA Gallery staff, USI Archivist Jennifer Greene, and artist Emily Gartner in a conversation on the 'Locality' art exhibit at BG Projects/NHGCA.
Thursday, March 12th from 10-11 a.m. CT at Black Lodge Coffee Roasters
610 Church Street, New Harmony, IN 47631
In partnership with Black Lodge Coffee Roasters and the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art-BG Projects' exhibit, 'Locality', join this casual roundtable discussion about art's role in placemaking. Artist Emily Gartner and University of Southern Indiana Archivist Jennifer Greene will present on art included in the exhibit; all are invited to come grab a coffee and get a more in-depth look at the exhibit, which is on view at NHGCA's BG Project space from 2/28-4/11/2026.
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Artist Talk with Tory Schendel-Vyvoda, 'Locality' : Come and learn from local artist and arts leader, Tory Schendel-Vyvoda, about her work on view in 'Locality' at the NHGCA's BG Project space.
Saturday, March 21st from 3-4 p.m. CT at at the BG Projects Space of the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art
Learn from artist and Evansville arts leader, Tory Schendel-Vyvoda, about her new body of work on view in New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art-BG Projects' exhibit, 'Locality.' Gain insight from Tory about the intersection of contemporary art and placemaking in her artwork while getting a more in-depth look at the exhibit, which is on view at NHGCA's BG Project space from 2/28-4/11/2026.
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