Exhibition Opening Reception

Be among the first to experience Bemis’s two newest thought-provoking exhibitions, Carmen Winant: The last safe abortion and Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction.

This Opening Reception includes complimentary libations, light hors d’oeuvres, music mix by DJ Brent Crampton, and a 7 PM performance by exhibiting artist Liz McCarthy titled Imperfect Players. Other exhibiting artists in attendance include Carmen Winant, Amy Pleasant, Leia Genis, and Heather Rasmussen.

Admission is free; RSVPs are encouraged.

Want to see more? Join us for our opening weekend panel discussion on Saturday, January 18, The Art of Access: Archives as a Creative Catalyst.

About the Exhibitions
Carmen Winant: The last safe abortion is the latest iteration of the artist’s acclaimed exhibition organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Drawing on thousands of historical photographs from various archives and recent images captured by the artist, the exhibition focuses on the everyday, behind-the-scenes work of abortion providers and healthcare staff, with a particular focus on the Midwest.

Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction is a dynamic group exhibition featuring artists Leia Genis, Sheree Hovsepian, Liz McCarthy, Laura Hart Newlon, Sondra Perry, Amy Pleasant, Christina Quarles, Heather Rasmussen, and Carolyn Salas. Through diverse media—ranging from sculpture and photography to painting and digital works—Synchronicities underlines how abstraction and figuration are not oppositional concepts, but instead serve as complementary modes of expression that can enrich and expand our understanding of the vast human experience.

This event was rescheduled from its original January 18 date.