Join the ACLU of Arizona at Winslow Arts Trust Museum for the opening reception of “In This Together: 60 years of daring to create a more perfect Arizona.” Social justice themed artworks that reflect the mission of the ACLU will be an opening reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, with the exhibit to continue through Oct. 20 at the WATM, located at 333 E. Second St., at the La Posada Hotel in Winslow. The evening will include a musical performance by Khent Ananta Kai.
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There are 40 Arizona artists participating in this exhibit, including two familiar names from Northern Arizona. Tina Mion, who is helping put Winslow on the map as an arts destination, lent “Green Book, Orange Balloon,” a piece that depicts innocent motorists trying to find their way in a segregated Arizona. Dr. Chip Thomas is a doctor who serves the Navajo Nation. Thomas, who contributed three pieces to the exhibit, may be best known by his artist name Jetsorama, the creator of The Painted Desert Project.
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Winslow sculptor Daniel Lutzick is the director of WATM. “Part of the mission of the Winslow Arts Trust is to celebrate historic Route 66 and Santa Fe Railroad transportation corridors. Winslow exists as a border town, a place where different cultures and the paths they travel overlap. Winslow’s identity is built on the rich cross pollination that comes from the mixing of all these groups. We are delighted to host ‘In This Together’ as our first official art show at the WATM because it celebrates the diversity and talents of a wide cross section of artists. As it is with Winslow, Arizona is at its best when it celebrates the many cultures that contribute to its identity,” Lutzick said.
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“In This Together: 60 years of daring to create a more perfect Arizona” is touring the state for 14 months in recognition of the ACLU of Arizona’s 60th anniversary. Since 1959, the ACLU of Arizona has worked in the courts, the Legislature, and communities statewide to protect the constitutional rights of all people.
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With the help of nearly 15,000 members and tens of thousands of supporters, the organization is able to take up the toughest civil liberties fights. Their work is not about one person, one party, or one issue. It is about all of us, we the people, coming together and daring to create a more perfect Arizona. We are in this together.
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For more information about the artists and the complete schedule, please visit the on-line gallery at www.inthistogetheraz.org. For more information about the important work of the ACLU, go to http://www.acluaz.org/.
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