THAWWW
Presented by The Yards Art Collective and Hungwell Art Services
On display March 1st - March 30th, 2025
THAWW is an annual exhibition that celebrates the things we make while we rest.
This is a call for works in any medium that speak to the prompt. The goal of The Yards Art Collective and Hungwell Art Services is to usher in spring again by putting up and putting away the winter.
Prompt:
“Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go;
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.”
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
THAWWW gathers our woes.
It is the exhibition where we stop pretending that it isn’t hard. We collect works that acknowledge we are all doing our best. It is a space to make room for everyone in our community, in order to celebrate our most honest and imperfect form.
This annual exhibition gathers works that explore the more difficult aspects of being an artist. We frame this idea through the shared experience of winter. THAWWW is about the isolation of the cold gray months, The things we make when we turn inward and the works that grow from rest.
In its third year at The Yards Art Collective, THAWWW is a deeply interactive group exhibition where the viewer engages the space through opportunities to affect the space. By sharing ideas, imagery, sound and light the viewer becomes a contributor to the experience. One way we accomplish this is through our four awards, voted on entirely by those who come to view the exhibition.
Featuring Art Works by…
Sarah Vitberg, Ludmila Begley, David F. Burke, Richard B Colón, Keren Bierworth, Aimee Kuiper, Jason C Norris, Jon Gary, Mei Kiengsiri, Stephanie Morillo, Karen Faris, Lindsay A. Infantino, Christine McCullough, Laurie MacFarlane, Suzie Quinn, Michelle L Miller, Mud Zaelit, Karen Strapp, Sam Symonds, Linda Shanti McCabe, Sonny Belliardm, Aaron Steffer, Susan Kelley, Tyler Mueller, Nik Reynolds, Robin Annlot, Dakota Maxwell, Michael D'Avignon, Siouxzee Daniels, Jennifer C. DiGaetano, J Hubbell, Cielo Ornelas MacFarlane, Dina Noto, Darla Ariela, Amanda Dwyer, Neka Zimmerman, Kenna Malone, Eoin Dennis, Adyson McCullough, Haley Indorato, William Rivera-Bloodworth, Elanor James, Nova, Allie Push, Tiwa Topia, Rachel Saper, Logan Turner, Aidan Sofia Earle, Erica Bryant, Dave Towns, Alyssa Reagan, Nova Schmitz, Davida Rogers, Paola Macas Betchart, Katharine Torgersen, Emily Collins, Kristina Kaiser, Lucy Angrisano, Demmie Grace and Devy
The Yards Art Collective
50-52 Public Market Way
Events throughout March
-Fri | 3/7 | Opening 6-9pm
-Thurs | 3/20 | Art Talk: THAWWW Edition
-Thurs | 3/27 | An Evening w/ @rochesterartcollectors
-Sat | 3/29 | Closing and Awards Announcement 10-2pm
THAWWW is Curated by…
Abby Lupi is an interdisciplinary resident artist at Muck Duck Studio. After studying physics at RIT, Abby fell in love with the vibrant art community of Rochester. Data analyst by day, they spend their evenings exploring acrylic painting, poetry, photography, and whatever sparks their interest. A performer in burlesque, drag, and former vocalist for The Patrick Jaouen Band, Abby brings the same energy to community building. They spotlight events by local businesses and creatives on Instagram at @roc_happenings and share their artistic journey at @abbylupi.
Rivkah Simcha (she/they) is a New York City-born artist based in Rochester, New York. She uses ink, collage, and assemblage to explore the themes of death, grief, and transformation. Her art practice has been influenced by her training in expressive arts therapy at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where she studied the facilitation of intermodal community arts experiences. As a performer in the avant-garde theater troupe The Velvet Noose, Rivkah has exhibited artwork throughout the Rochester area.. Rivkah is currently an artist-in-residence in Printmaking and Book Arts at Flower City Arts Center.
Nick Koch is a street photographer and retired zamboni driver who captures life in motion. Nick shoots what and who’s outside. From a background in car photography Nick has developed an investigative eye. He documents events, art movements and gatherings around the Rochester area, posting them under his moniker rocstreetphoto. He has developed a practice of investigative photography, capturing candid shots of street culture and life in our area. He recently developed and presented in its second year, the exhibition Thanks to the Streets with Frank’s Chop Shop.
Matt Vanderlee is an artist, curator and New York State certified educator practicing in Rochester, New York. At this time he creates artwork, facilitates art programming, writes about art, talks about art and curates art shows with a variety of local organizations that include but are not limited to The Yards Art Collective, The Artist Collaborative and Frank’s Chop Shop. He developed the THAWW series in 2023 and is the owner of the semi-satirical company Hungwell Art Services.