“Togetherness” and “Oneness”
Juried Show with Awards
Sat., May 22 – Sat., June 26, 2021
Opening Reception: Sat. May 22, 4–6pm
Deadline: Saturday, April 25, 2021
Acceptance Notice: May 2, midnight
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Out of the darkest period of our life, first with the deadly coronavirus pandemic followed by another horrifying social pandemic both of which have spread all over the USA and beyond as fast as the coronavirus has itself traveled worldwide, nothing seemed to lift our spirits in hope for humanity. Yuko Nii
We have experienced one of the worst “life threatening” lockdown period in our recent human history. We have to recover from the badly damaged life. When society is fragmented and separated we need to think seriously
about the causes and work hard to bring us back to a “Unified Oneness.”
We have to learn how to make positive changes in life. I believe
this will happen only when all of the world citizens work together in order to enjoy a better and more peaceful world.
In working together for a common goal with common values, we also must
accomodate our differences, id est, different cultures and different ideas.
The question is “How do we improve a fragmented society?”
To achieve the ideal world of “Togetherness” and “Oneness” might be
impossible, but trying to achieve the “Ideal” is possible. Think of the word of “Togetherness” and “Oneness.” We have numerous words used to
express the concept such as “getting together,” “gathering together,” “working together,” “uniting together,” “melting together,” “welding together,” “binding together,” “bonding together,” “coming together,” “forging ahead together,” etc. Those words express ways to strengthen one’s own “independent” position or situation to gain support for the things we wish to realize, to realize the possible from the seeming, “impossible.”
We must listen to the inner voices of others as we see them expressed
In art, and welcome and consider these different ideas and expressions,
just as art works are expressed in many different forms, colors, and mediums. Yet this visual rainbow should work together to create a symphony that uplifts and inspires. In the same way different people with different ideas and different cultural backgrounds should work together to create a “great harmonious diverse society.”
My idea for the show is a quiet appeal to reach a rich and colorful presentation through the visual language. The “Togetherness” and “Oneness” show is a collaboration with and curated by 7 international individuals from art organizations working in different mediums in the following categories all under one umbrella to achieve a great harmony.
Collaborated and Curated by the 7 Individuals:
1) Melting Together (Glasswork by Renee Radenberg, American, BWAC)
2) Gathering Together (Sawing by Yana Schnitzler, German, Yana Schnitzler HUMAN KINETIC)
3) Quilting Together (Quilt work by Kirsten Fisher, Danish, Brooklyn Quilt Group)
4) Weaving Together (Textile & Fiber Art, Debie Morris, American, TSGNY)
5) Wedging Together (Ceramic by Nadeige Lego, French, Choplet Ceramic Studio & Jennifer Waverek, American, Brooklyn Clay)
6) Bonding Together with Mother Nature (2-D, 3-D & Video by Yuko Nii, Japanese, WAH Center): Climate change caused by human activities has been damaging the Mother Nature. We cannot ignore the importance of “Mother Earth.” Our life ends when Mother Nature is totally destroyed.
I hope to achieve the WAH Center’s Mission, “…through the International language of art, we come to understand and respect each other and love each other and live by the meaning of WAH Center’s acronym, that is, WAH means in Japanese to live in “Peace, “Harmony,” and “Unity.”
“When someone knocks, open the door and greet yourself!” A Buddhist Saying
Yuko Nii,
WAH Center’s Founder & Artistic Director and Yuko Nii Foundation’s Founder
