Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) is debuting a new exhibition, Healers and Dreamers, on November 1, 2024. This exhibition about healing, hope and the power of the human spirit will run through February 15, 2025.
The artists in Healers and Dreamers have a shared interest in community care and healing practices. They combine their role as artists with that of therapists, healers, shamans, activists and oracles. Philosophically and practically their work emphasizes the importance of care, rest, dreamtime, meditation, connection, grieving and repairing as critical components to healing and liberation.
Artists showing in the exhibition include Airco Caravan, Noelle Garcia, Tanya Gill, Rita Grendze, Alayna Pernell, Red Line Service, Savneet Talwar, Scheherazade Tillet/A Long Walk Home, Rhonda Wheatley, and Alisha Wormsley and Suzanne Kite.
Healers and Dreamers provides us with strategies for honoring and caring for ourselves and each other. The artists offer techniques for grieving and healing the past, creating connection and safety in the present and encouraging dreaming, creative thinking for the future.
"Looking at the works in Healers and Dreamers deepened my awareness and appreciation for the many in our culture who need a break from the constant pressures of society—me included! Sometimes it's 
just time for a hug and a nap," said LCA’s executive director, Janet Bloch.
Free, public events taking place during the run of Healers and Dreamers include:
- Gallery Talk on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. (Central)
- Tarot Readings for the Collective Workshop on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- You Be the Oracle Workshop on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
- Family Day on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 1 to 3 p.m.
- Opening Reception on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 5 to 8 p.m.
- The Black Girlhood Altar-Making Workshop on Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 1 to 3 p.m.
This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from Indiana Arts Commission.
Free gallery tours are available for small groups and organizations. To schedule a docent-led tour, contact Janet Bloch at jbloch@lubeznikcenter.org. To schedule a children's tour, contact Nelsy Marcano at nmarcano@lubeznikcenter.org.
Healers and Dreamers is sponsored by Lynn and Allen Turner.
About Lubeznik Center for the Arts
Lubeznik Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides access to compelling exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary ideas. The organization is located at 101 W. 2nd Street at the lakefront in Michigan City, Ind. Admission is free year-round. For more information about LCA, please visit LubeznikCenter.org.
Image Credits:
- Alayna Pernell, With Care to Ms. Maudelle, 2020, Archival inkjet print
- Airco Caravan, Healing USA 2024, 2024, 700 skin tone bandaids and 23 ft/7m kinesiology tape
- Rita Grendze, Collective Comfort Expanded, 2020, Yarn and cotton cord sourced from her mother’s sewing basket
- Noelle Garcia, Medicine Bottles, 2017-2019, Woven beads
About Lubeznik Center for the Arts
Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides access to compelling exhibitions and programs that explore contemporary ideas. The organization is located at 101 W. 2nd Street at the lakefront in Michigan City, Indiana. Admission is free year-round. For more information, please visit LubeznikCenter.org or call 219.874.4900.
LCA HOURS (All hours are Central)
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday: Closed
- Saturday & Sunday: 11 AM – 4 PM