03/18/2026
Information is back again this Spring with Shoulder to Shoulder, Skin to Skin! This timely group exhibition is centered around one of the most consequential American cultural exports; Baseball.
The opening reception of this show will be on March 28th from 6-9pm (just in time for the opening weekend of the MLB season)! The show will feature work from Mary Champagne, Graig Kreindler, Jamison Mead, Bucky Miller, and Alexandria Nazar. Come join us!
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation, we aim to examine the grand contradictions of our national pastime and one of our most notable cultural exports in our exhibition: Shoulder to Shoulder, Skin to Skin. This body of work notes the complex contradictions & realities of our national pastime in a complete and confrontational manner.
Those who discount sports-baseball in particular—as frivolous do so at their own peril. Baseball is indeed a fun, recreational game; the sport is also a direct reflection, influence, and projection of our culture at large. Entire regions of the United States (and the world) base a large amount of their economies, logistics, and senses of pride into these matches. It’s a game of dichotomies.
Through baseball, people who were once persecuted may gain respect and acceptance in a society that holds little regard for them. Despite this public embrace for some, not every background is reflected in the players on the field. A glaring example is the dearth of openly out, LGBTQIA+ professional baseball players. Even though baseball is one of the few times in society that men are socially allowed to touch each other in sorrow, joy, comfort, & camaraderie.
The sport generated the richest athletes who have ever lived. Yet those at the very bottom of this hierarchy can make minimum wage or less, often with very little hope of ever changing their fortunes while represented by the strongest collective bargaining unit in the United States.
This work gives a glimpse into the thrilling, emotional and sometimes shameful ride that baseball can take her viewers through. Despite all of this, we believe in the power of the sport and want to share the love of it with everyone.
