During the summer, Problem Children artists are challenged to step outside their comfort zones as they explore new mediums, investigate meaningful themes, and achieve new heights of creative sophistication.

By taking this challenge head-on, the artists have created new and unique artworks that expand their capacities and deepen their understandings. Central to each work is an exploration of the (hidden) forces that influence us and how we overcome, or integrate, them.

Whether it’s exploring contradictory human behavior through a multi-media mural, using a “touch pool” to investigate childhood experiences that unmoor us, trying to resolve the tensions of lineage through a hand-made book, or expressing identity through custom made picture frames, each artist’s work represents a quest to understand the world – and how to navigate the currents of life.

These works also shine light on cultural experiences many of us grapple with and which can, at times, become invisible. If we are all fish in the sea, these projects encourage us to stop and ask: what is water?

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We invite you to join us in acknowledging these talented young artists during the public reception from 4pm to 7pm.

There will be refreshments and the artists will be on-site to chat.