Artwork in Response to the Pandemic

The artworks and poems selected for this exhibit are ekphrastic, that is, they were inspired by one or more words selected from a list included in the call for submissions, and all relate generally to the theme of pandemic.

The word choices, serving as both prompt and inspiration, are:

Beauty, Children, Comfort, Community, Compassion, Connect/Connection, Endurance, Faith, Family, Fear, First Responders, Food, Generosity, Give, Grief, Hands, Healing, Hero(es), Hope, Isolation, Inspiration, Lockdown, Loss, Love, Masks (Face Masks), Need, Personal Protection Equipment, Quarantine, Remembrance, Renewal, Resilience, Social Distancing (Physical Distancing), Sheltering (Sheltering-in-Place), Solace, Spirit, Spiritual, Strength, Technology, Touch.

Participating Artists

Carolyn M. Abrams, Salma Arastu, Billie Bond, Manal Deeb, Greg Dunn, Stacy Ericson, Lisa Goesling, Margitta Hanff, Laurie Klein, Pauline Kusiak, Marcus Parsons, Linda Plaisted, Amy Pleasant, Elise Ritter, Tighe O’Donoghue/Ross, Patrick Seruwu, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Kathleen Stark, Jeanie Tomanek, Sue Turayhi, Angela White, Joyce Wycoff.

Listen to this specifically curated playlist while viewing the artwork.