Betray the Dark - Opening Reception

As the lights of the holidays slowly dim we are left in the stillness and quiet of the darkest time of the year. Betray the Dark is an invitation for artists to meet the darkness honestly, what does it feel like to sit inside difficult seasons of the mind and about the moments where the light is found and made.

We're not looking for work that only performs pain, and we're not looking for work that rushes to resolve it. We want to see the in-between — searching, surviving, breaking through, holding on. Work that betrays the dark by refusing to let it have the final word.

Throughout the month, the gallery will also host community workshops and healing sessions led by mental health professionals and practitioners across a range of modalities, so this show lives alongside real support, not just imagery of struggle.

What We're Looking For

• Original work in any visual medium (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media, fiber, printmaking, etc.)

• Work that engages authentically with mental health — grief, anxiety, depression, resilience, recovery, identity, isolation, connection, or hope

• Artists at any stage of their career; lived experience matters as much as formal training