ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Awakening is the 14th annual exhibition of VAPA Senior Visual Artists at GOCA downtown, Sixteen artists explore with thoughtful vigor installation, digital art, painting and drawing, and textiles: Quinn Birkeness, Brandon Bockstahler, Madalyn Botkin, Shannon Eaton, Paul Horton, Sam Howell, Bec Hurley, Brent James, Brad Koerwitz, Jersey Leigh, Sydney Martinez, Kirsten Merrick, Nathen Moore, Kalyn Spivey, Tran Xuan Thao Vy, and Chloe Yazzie Trujillo

Conceptually these forms connect to each student’s deeply personal experiences of trauma, racial justice, spirituality, and the pandemic. The students are responsible for the curation and installation of the exhibition opening April 16, 2021 and on view through May 15, 2021.

EVENTS |

• A free, public reception will be held from 5-9pm on opening night, with advance registrations required.

• Awakening will part of Downtown Colorado Springs’ First Friday art event on May 7, 2021 from 5-8pm.

Visitors will be required to mask up and complete a UCCS Wellness Check (Building is Downtown Presence) at https://healthcheck.uccs.edu/ or verbally answer questions at the gallery. Covid-19 protocol is rapidly changing, check the website for up to date information.

Please contact Claire Rau, crau@uccs for further information. Follow us on instagram, @vauccs.

IMPORTANT DATES

Exhibition Dates |
April 16 - May 15, 2021

Events |
Opening Event | Friday, April 16, 2021, 5 - 9 pm
First Friday: May 7, 2021, 5 - 8 pm

Gallery Hours | Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5pm | No appointment needed*

*capacity restrictions, health checks and masks required