No-Man’s-Land Opening Reception

Inspired by the visionary work of Kentucky coal-miner-turned-evangelist Harrison Mayes after he experienced a life-changing epiphany, No-Man’s-Land explores genres, beings, and geographies that exceed singular definition. Born in Tennessee in 1898, Mayes’ placed concrete beacons across the country, with plans for them to reach outer space, and beyond. He installed these markers in so-called “no-man’s-land”—narrow, ambiguous strips of land between state and private property where no one authority could claim jurisdiction.

This exhibition looks to artists who work in similarly uncharted territory. Bringing together contemporary practices that move through the borderlands between bodies, spiritual traditions, cultures, countries, and planets, No-Man’s-Land considers how art inhabits these thresholds, envisioning new ways of being in the spaces in between.

Thursday, August 13th

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Members Only Hour/Artists Discussion

6:30 – 8:30 pm: Open to the Public

Hors d’oeuvres + Cash Bar + Specialty Beverage