The inaugural art exhibition - VIRAL INTEGRATION - in the new Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Building, on UCI's campus (856 Health Sciences Road) - is on view now until December, 2024. There will be an opening reception February 1, 6-8pm, in the 3rd floor lobby. elin o’Hara slavick curated this show of over 40 artists from across the U.S. and Canada. The show addresses a wide variety of health - from AIDS, COVID, mental health and surgery to cancer, birth, midwifery and medicine.

Kinship member Frances Bukovsky is included in this exhibition.

Common Ground is an annual publication by Borderline Press dedicated to featuring female and non-binary artists in all career stages. Issue 02 was co-curated by Melissa Grace Kreider. Kinship members Morgain Bailey and Frances Bukovsky were selected as a part of this issue. Orders are available through Borderline Press’ website.

Join for a community photo walk this Sunday, 2:30-4:30ish, at Riverside Cemetery in Asheville. We will gather to take photos of each other and our surroundings. A photo walk is a great way to build community, make new friends, and create together, and the cemetery is a beautiful place to take a stroll and make photos. Feel free to wear something fun that you want to be photographed in. Folks of all skill levels welcome!

April McNiff’s solo exhibition, “Capturing Nature’s Essence: A Tribute to Native Flora in Western NC,” will have an opening on November 16th, 5-6pm, at the Macon County Public Library.

On Tuesday, October 24th at 7pm EDT, join Juno Rosenhaus for the launch of the Sinister Wisdom 2024 Calendar "Radical Creativity". Juno has contributed one of her images from the NYC Dyke March to the calendar and will be talking about her work at this event.

Launching our new Call for Celebration! Read news from Jackie Neale and Chel Delaney, a show at Duke University recommended by Morgain Bailey, and a project from Glenn DeRosa.