The Future Belongs to the Loving
Opening Day!
May 3rd, 2025, 11am-7pm
Collaborative Events + Exhibition Reception
Opening Celebration
11am - 11:30am Coffee and Intros
11:30am - 12:30pm
Sound Bath Workshop
with artist Serena Buschi
1pm - 5pm Collaborative Creating
Presentations and Activities
with Natalya Khorover, Michael Sylvan Robinson, and Theda Sandiford
Performance by Ms. Muscle
Exhibition Reception 5pm - 7pm
Living Sculpture with Amy Keefer
Scroll down for presenter info.
top image: Michael Sylvan Robinson
May 3 Projects+Presenters:
Workshops
Serena Buschi: Energy and Sound
The Energy and Sound Workshop creates a space for collective stillness, harmony, and renewal. Serena Buschi will share energy techniques through intentional breathwork, chakra clearing, and sound bath. These practices will replenish the body's energy centers, and the resonant vibrations of gong, singing bowls, and chimes will allow the opportunity to deepen into the vast internal space within.
Michael Sylvan Robinson: Queer Pride and Protection Fiber Art Workshop
Come join queer activist and fiber artist, Michael Sylvan Robinson, as we transform fear into action and service, and strengthen our collective and individual commitment to loving action. We’ll name personal and community histories of queer pride, acknowledge our fears in facing current societal challenges, and transmute those fears creating artful protection charms. Participants in this community-art making activity will create creative “protection patches.” Sylvan invites participants into their process of textile collage with hand-stenciling and embroidery, creating the fabric for a new sculptural garment. All levels of experience are welcome.
Natalaya Khorover: Butterfly Effect: Small Actions, Big Impacts.
Butterflies symbolize transformation, freedom, and hope. Their life cycle - from caterpillar to butterfly - reflects growth and change, inspiring us to embrace life’s fleeting moments. Across cultures, butterflies are seen as messengers of joy and symbols of the soul’s eternal nature, with deep spiritual and emotional connections.
The butterfly also represents the idea that small actions can lead to significant outcomes, as seen in the "butterfly effect" in chaos theory. This reminds us of the interconnectedness of all things and the power of minor changes to create a broader impact.
Join us in creating a butterfly collage from single-use plastic to highlight the urgent issue of plastic pollution and express hope for the future transformation of our country. Pin your butterfly onto a map of the U.S. to symbolize collective action and progress. Materials will be provided on-site, but you’re welcome to bring soft plastic film packaging to share. Use the provided templates or invent your own design to contribute to this shared vision of change.
Theda Sandiford: Free Your Mind
Theda Sandiford is a St. Croix-based interdisciplinary artist transforming fiber and found materials into powerful works exploring racial trauma, memory, and community. Her socially engaged practice fosters dialogue on equity and healing. Her work is held in major collections, including the Guggenheim and Pittsburgh Children’s Museum.
Performances
Ms. Muscle: Love is a Muscle
Ms. Muscle appreciates you and cheers you on to be your “breast!” She will lead a fanciful exercise routine to help you get fit and in touch with cosmic loving force energy. Her whimsical workout includes the important laugh muscle.
Ms. Muscle encourages people of all genders to be their "biggest and breast self." Venues include the Après Avant Garde Festival on the SI Ferry, Art in Odd Places: Invisible, HOME ROOM IG Live, Linda Mary Montano’s 80th Birthdayarama, Every Woman Biennial, and the Ms. Muscle Monument Tour.