Kitchen Table Stories Exhibition – Opening Reception

Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Kitchen Table Stories exhibition at the Evanston Art Center July 15th 6-9pm!  With special guest performance by Rahul Sharma of Funkadesi.

The Kitchen Table Stories exhibition is a celebration of stories shared by local artists who identify as Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander. Artists were asked to share the stories that have been passed down to them from ancestors through family and friends, and create work that reflects their own lived experiences.  The result is an exploration of the intersections of immigration, citizenship, race, culture, social identity, multigenerational relationships, and family history.  In the spirit of stories that are shared at the “kitchen table,” the guest is invited to participate by engaging in discourse that considers the importance of telling our own stories and the power of the arts in that process.  The audience is asked to reflect on universal themes such as language, food, home, family, heroes and belonging through the lens of their Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander neighbors in a space that centers hospitality as an art form that draws on cultural wisdom, lineal healing, and collective care.