Artist Frankie Westbrook has been working in and around Columbus for decades. A street artist in the literal sense, Frankie has lived through periods of homelessness and still found ways to make art. Often explicitly religious in nature, his pieces powerfully evoke spiritual themes expressive with his own deep theological understanding. Frankie’s show will open on August 19th at 7:00 PM and run through early October.
Discord and Discourse is a focused exploration of the incendiary social climate of 2015. Transgender rights, police shootings, racism, income inequality, and attacks on reproductive freedom are just a few of the rallying calls for protests, marches and conflict in recent months. EASE would like to close out 2015 with an exhibition showcasing artists’ responses to these (and more) issues, the divisions they have revealed in our communities, and possible paths to reconciliation.