Garden reception at Turley Gallery
Saturday, July 22, 3–7 PM

3 PM
Artist discussion with exhibiting artists Martine Kaczynski and Adam Liam Rose led by Joan Grubin.

4 PM
Opera singers Sungyeun Kim and Maria Giovanetti will perform in collaboration with Martine Kaczynski’s exhibition Threshold in the main gallery.

Léo Delibes, Duo des fleurs / Flower Duet (opera Lakmé)
Ferdinand Gumbert, O bitt' euch liebe Vögelein / Oh please, dear little birds

5 PM
Andy Šlemenda, Hymn/Hiss

Performance and installation featuring Reverend Mother Grace Ferris

Hymn/Hiss envisions the transformation of a backwoods vigilante into a genderqueer trickster.

This installation-based performance crosses the bounds of a divided America, blurring class, spiritual traditions, and the freedom of expression. By resurfacing suppressed, gender-nonconforming religious icons, such as the bearded femme: Saint Wilgefortis, Šlemenda refutes the Christian right’s delegitimization of the trans* community. This work continues Šlemenda’s exploration of LGBTQI+ spiritual histories, engaging with contemporary queer practitioners of faith.

The transformation will be set against a stacked hay bale structure. A call and response with the audience in honor of Saint Wilgefortis’ feast day will be led by Reverend Mother Grace Ferris of Saint Wilgefortis Trans Mission, Schenectady, NY, a spiritual home for the trans* community.

6–7 PM
Opening reception for The Garden’s 2023 artists: Francine Hunter McGivern, Martine Kaczynski, Rachel Owens, Courtney Puckett, Andy Šlemenda, and Barbara Westermann.