Students and employees of Ivy Tech were invited to present their interpretations of the phrase “Bridging the Gap” in the most recent gallery exhibition. At the center of it all stood a collaborative mural (‘August 15: A Mural for Afghanistan’) by IvyTech faculty and artist Tiffany Black, Zainab Ahmadi, Fawzia Abdaly, Camp Atterbury Staff, and 59 other Afghani evacuees from the 2021 exodus out of Afghanistan. Alongside a diverse panel discussion with artists and members of the
international community, the exhibition promoted open dialogue of global issues and offered news perspectives into the lives of our native and non-native Indianapolis residents.
ABOVE, LEFT: Are You From Arabic? by Staff Leena Dobouni (calligraphy ink on silk, digital) ABOVE, RIGHT: Retrogression: Men or Tools by Adjunct Faculty Nathan Smith BELOW: Our five panelists. From left to right, Asli Narin (Artist, IU Herron Faculty, Istanbul), Jean Claude Lofenia (Artist, DRC), Yaqoub Saadeh (Psych Major, Activist, Palestine), Amina Boudaia
(RN, Algeria). ABOVE, LEFT: As Oil Takes to Water by Rebekah Pies ABOVE, RIGHT: Decaying Personalities / Blooming Personalities by Aiden Himebaugh RIGHT: The Alley by Alyson McHale Atwell (Charcoal, photography)
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