The Downriver Council for the Arts (DCA), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Opioids Task Force and Vital Strategies, a global public health organization, presents: COLLECTIVE HEALING THROUGH ART: 2021 Overdose Awareness Day Exhibit.

Hover over the image to read the description. Click to the left or right to scroll through the entire show. This exhibit is on display in our main gallery. You MUST see it in person! If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please contact the DCA at 734-720-0671 or dc4arts@downriverarts.org

Thank you to all the artists who submitted art into this exhibit!

Neurogenic Fractals (Copy) — Neurogenic Fractals

Matthew Kowalski
Neurogenic Fractals
Acrylic and oil based paint, offset printing ink on paper
$300

The Hand of my Heroine (Copy) — The Hand of my Heroine

Matthew Kowalski
The Hand of my Heroine
Acrylic and oil based paint, offset printing ink on paper
To purchase, contact DCA.

Sink or Swim (Copy) — Sink or Swim

Tabatha Chaney
Sink or Swim
Watercolor
$2000

Prescription (Copy) — Prescription

Tabatha Chaney
Prescription
Watercolor
$400

Papaver Somniferum (Copy) — Papaver Somniferum

Nicole Gillies
Papaver Somniferum
Felted Sculpture
$500

Standardized Testing (Copy) — Standardized Testing

Adrienne Trupiano
Standardized Testing
Acrylic and Ink
$250

Neon Roses (Copy) — Neon Roses

Adrienne Trupiano
Neon Roses
Mixed Media on
hand-stretched fabric
$5000

Letting In (Copy) — Letting In

Erin Davis
Letting In
Digital Illustration
$80

Desolate (Copy) — Desolate

Erin Davis
Desolate
Graphite, Ink, Oil Pastel,
Book Pages
$200

Memories: Matches (Copy) — Memories: Matches

Sabrina Kilza
Memories: Matches
Acrylic
$100

Memories: Zen Garden (Copy) — Memories: Zen Garden

Sabrina Kilza
Memories: Zen Garden
Acrylic
$100

A Cry for Help (Copy) — A Cry for Help

Elizabeth Bruman
A Cry for Help
Resin
$4550

Teddy West - Grouping (Copy) — Teddy West - Grouping

Fangs of Addiction (Copy) — Fangs of Addiction

Teddy West
Fangs of Addiction
Acrylic and Marker
$500

Flight of New Found Hope (Copy) — Flight of New Found Hope

Teddy West
Flight of New Found Hope
Acrylic and Watercolor
$250

Isolation (Copy) — Isolation

Lindsey McCullough
Isolation
Watercolor, gouache, alcohol marker, graphite
$70

Leopard Skin Pillbox (Copy) — Leopard Skin Pillbox

Timothy Porter
Leopard Skin Pillbox
Acrylic on Canvas
$4000

Anyone’s Son, Anyone’s Daughter (Copy) — Anyone’s Son, Anyone’s Daughter

Karianne Spens-Hanna
Anyone’s Son, Anyone’s Daughter
Mixed Media
$250

Out of the Darkness (Copy) — Out of the Darkness

Becca Newman
Out of the Darkness
Mixed Media Collage
$1000

Inspired by Monet (Copy) — Inspired by Monet

James Rodriguez
Inspired by Monet
Painting
$300

Remembering Michael (Copy) — Remembering Michael

James Rodriguez
Remembering Michael
Painting
$300

ICEd Out (Copy) — ICEd Out

Sierra Clark
ICEd Out
Digital
$2300

Anything (Copy) — Anything

Sierra Clark
Anything
Digital
$2300

Burnt Out (Copy) — Burnt Out

Sierra Clark
Burnt Out
Digital
$2300

Untitled II (Copy) — Untitled II

BAKA FZK
Untitled II
Live Creating at Opening
Spray Paint - 8 ft x 4 ft
Inquire for price

Untitled I (Copy) — Untitled I

BAKA FZK
Untitled I
Spray Paint
2 panels - each panel is 2.5 ft x 4 ft
$500

Jumpers - Resilience (Copy) — Jumpers - Resilience

Carina Burgher
Jumpers - Resilience
Collage, Original Poem
$99

Jumpers - Burden (Copy) — Jumpers - Burden

Carina Burgher
Jumpers - Burden
Collage, Original Poem
$99

Jumpers - Intuition (Copy) — Jumpers - Intuition

Carina Burgher
Jumpers - Intuition
Collage, Original Poem
$99

Can’t Get Up (Copy) — Can’t Get Up

Andrew(Andy) Thibodeau 1975-2019
Can’t Get Up
Drawing - NFS
Submitted on behalf by Amber Horwitz

Community (Copy) — Community

Andrew(Andy) Thibodeau 1975-2019
Community
Drawing - NFS
Submitted on behalf by Amber Horwitz

Sapiens Noctuam (Copy) — Sapiens Noctuam

Andrew(Andy) Thibodeau 1975-2019
Sapiens Noctuam
Drawing - NFS
Submitted on behalf by Amber Horwitz

Impacting Our Children: Opioid Crisis (Copy) — Impacting Our Children: Opioid Crisis

Tara Moreno-Wallen
Impacting Our Children:
Opioid Crisis
Photograph
$100

Mutual Arrangement Group I (Copy) — Mutual Arrangement Group I

Max Plona
Mutual Arrangement Group I
Oil Painting
$400

Mutual Arrangement Group II (Copy) — Mutual Arrangement Group II

Max Plona
Mutual Arrangement Group II
Oil Painting
$400

Redemption (Copy) — Redemption

Samantha Lewis
Redemption
Sculpture
NFS

I Dislike Myself (Copy) — I Dislike Myself

Christopher Newman
I Dislike Myself
More than I Like You
Collage
$300

Divine Hope (Copy) — Divine Hope

Alesia Gillen
Divine Hope
Photography
NFS

Inner Light (Copy) — Inner Light

Alesia Gillen
Inner Light
Photography
NFS

Phoenix (Copy) — Phoenix

Alesia Gillen
Phoenix
Photography
NFS

From Future to Past (Copy) — From Future to Past

Natalie Rose
From Future to Past
Mixed Media
NFS

Lost and Found (Copy) — Lost and Found

Natalie Rose
Lost and Found
Mixed Media
NFS

Brian Lowe exhibit grouping (Copy) — Brian Lowe exhibit grouping

Anxiety is All in Your Head (Copy) — Anxiety is All in Your Head

Brian Lowe
Anxiety is All in Your Head
$200

Venomous (Copy) — Venomous

Brian Lowe
Venomous
$800

Dare to Face Your Inner Demons (Copy) — Dare to Face Your Inner Demons

Brian Lowe
Dare to Face Your Inner Demons
NFS

Honoring our Posthumous Graduates I (Copy) — Honoring our Posthumous Graduates I

Alexandra Kay
Honoring our Posthumous Graduates I
Acrylic Painting
$100

Honoring our Posthumous Graduates II (Copy) — Honoring our Posthumous Graduates II

Alexandra Kay
Honoring our Posthumous Graduates II
Acrylic Painting
$100

Prana by Frank Pahl 2021

Frank Pahl
Prana
Sound Art
$3300

Beyond Reach (Copy) — Beyond Reach

Jen Hnizdor
Beyond Reach
Painting
$300 - SOLD

“Naadimoshin (Help Me)” (Copy) — “Naadimoshin (Help Me)”

Shane Morseau
“Naadimoshin (Help Me)”
Colored Pencil
$250

Whooz Eyes (Copy) — Whooz Eyes

Branda Page
Whooz Eyes
Acrylic and Mixed Media
$250 (negotiable)

Broken Pill, Broken Girl (Copy) — Broken Pill, Broken Girl

Branda Page
Broken Pill, Broken Girl
Acrylic
$250 (negotiable)

Book of Life (Copy) — Book of Life

Shirin Abedinirad
Book of Life
Sculpture
$500

People First (Copy) — People First

Justin Newman
People First
Acrylic paint, oil stick, charcoal, and oil pastel on wood
$400

Saturated Sadness (Copy) — Saturated Sadness

Justin Newman
Saturated Sadness
Acrylic paint, oil stick, charcoal, oil pastel and collaged paper on canvas
$950

The End by Asghar Ezazi 2021

Asghar Ezazi Yaraziz
The End
Video Art
$100

Residual (Copy) — Residual

Group installation
Artists: Mary Jo Reedy Caruana, Erin Davis, Elroy Grandy, Elena Marcozzi, Michele Porter, Tim Porter, Adrienne Trupiano, Jean Headman-Pilon
The chance of dying from opioid dependency is the most painful experience a loved one may have to face. It can happen to anyone, regardless of income and/or social status. Each fatal case is a unique story exclusive to the proprietor. Once gone, all that is left are abstract narratives which manifest in idle tokens collected by the now deceased.
The proposed installation will, through commonly owned items, tell multiple stories. The idea of loss or ‘Residual’ will be conducted via chairs, void of a human presence, strewn with keepsakes that in total tells an abstract narrative of their previous owner

Residual - Community Engagement (Copy) — Residual - Community Engagement

Community Engagement
Visitors will be prompted to design a chair, take a Polaroid picture of their ‘Residual’ narrative and place it on a wall or bulletin board to tell their story or that of someone in their life. Again some narratives may be personal memorializing a friend or loved one and others be generalized observations about the opioid crisis.
Our objective is to evoke a visceral response to ‘Residual’ installation. Seeing the mostly disposable items void of human presence will a evoke a response of loss. And a that life is precious, more precious than the everyday disposable items we all collect.

Downriver Council for the Arts, 2021 Overdose Awareness Day, Collective Healing Through Art.

The Downriver Council for the Arts (DCA), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Opioids Task Force and Vital Strategies, commissioned artists that have been impacted by the opioid epidemic to complete artwork reflecting their stories.
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