Rural Revolution and the OBX ART TRUCK

My research explores Southern identity, meaning, nostalgia, and history. Works erupt in a multitude of forms to best reflect the subject matter at hand. Current events, climate change, legislation, anything is fair game. A few years back, after moving to Roanoke Island, NC, I began adjuncting for two schools in the region. I realized that just making work about these issues wasn’t enough. I needed to create an intersection between communities historically underexposed to contemporary practices in the arts and artists from the Southeastern region tackling contemporary and historical issues within their works. So, I did it. I got a beat-to-hell-and-back 1991 ford f150 for 800 bucks and a six pack of beer, which acts as metaphor for the socio-economic climate of the region. I put a call out, and now have four visiting artists coming for the inaugural exhibition “Scud: One”. (Scud is a word from Ocracoke Brogue, meaning to cruise around by sea or land for pleasure). The artists are all bringing works to be installed in the bed of the truck, have interactive presentations / talks scheduled, and will be staying with my husband and I, two dogs, and a cat. Which was part of the call to artists. That, and that we will make you a big ol’ home cooked meal. This project was also necessary for me to pursue personally, as I seem to be caught in “adjunct purgatory”, something I’m sure I’m not alone in!