Join Creative Alliance Resident Artist, FAITH, and artists HOPE and VILLAGER in conversation about the exhibition HAVE FAITH and their upcoming performance, all the words I haven’t said.
About the exhibition:
HAVE FAITH is an innovative solo exhibition and community programming by Creative Alliance Artist-in-Residence FAITH McCorkle inviting viewers to embark on an immersive journey into the depths of faith to explore its intricate, layered connections to the themes of life, death, and personal power. Through a network of immersive soundscapes and installations, poetry, and symbolic visuals, this exhibition and programming aims to evoke a sense of rebirth and spiritual awakening while reflecting on the past lives we carry within us.
HAVE FAITH Exhibition Dates:
Artist Talk and Tour: Friday, November 22, 2024, 6-8 PM | Marquee Lounge
Performance + Open Mic Closing Celebration: Sunday, December 1, 2024, 6-9 PM | The Theater
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12-6 PM and by appointment with Artist
FAITH McCorkle is an award-winning visionary transdisciplinary artist and cultural producer, channeling resilience and reconstruction through storytelling and collage. FAITH’s work spans papermaking, printmaking, immersive soundscapes, and curatorial projects, serving as vessels for the deep interconnectedness of divine guidance, transformative healing, and powerfull resilience. FAITH is half of the artist collective Hope and Faith ♡, formed with twin sister HOPE. Their collective work uses collage elements and Black ritual as tools to reconstruct the Black narrative, creating stories that honor the Black mother, spirit, soul food, and childlike wonder. FAITH holds a BFA in Studio Art from New York University and has received numerous awards, including a prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship and a 2024 Andy Warhol Foundation’s GritFund Grant, and is currently based in Baltimore, MD an artist-in-residence at Creative Alliance.
HOPE (Tonisha Hope McCorkle) is an award-winning transdisciplinary artist and performer whose canvas is not just a surface but a portal for healing. She creates transformative and emotionally resonant works of art through painting, collage, movement, and sculpture. Weaving together the threads of memories, color, and symbolism, HOPE constructs evocative representations that go beyond visual perception. Her creations provide a space for introspection, inviting viewers to explore the profound processes of transformation, intimacy, and self-discovery. Through her unique blend of storytelling and visual expression, HOPE’s art not only invites observation but encourages a deep, empathetic connection that transcends the canvas.
