My work in VIOLENCE TRANSFORMED 2010 Violence Transformed is an annual series of visual and performing arts events that celebrates the power of art, artists and art-making to confront, challenge and mediate violence in contemporary society. Based in the center and surrounding neighborhoods of Greater Boston and drawing upon the creative energies of artists throughout New England, Violence Transformed documents the ways in which our diverse communities harness art’s potential to effect social change and materially transform our environments.

Violence Transformed 2010: Celebrating the Transformative Power of Art Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House, Boston Monday April 26 – Friday May 7, 2010 Opening Reception: 3:30-5:30 PM, Thursday April 29, 2010

The signature event of Violence Transformed is an exhibition of works in varied media held at the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston and scheduled in concert with the annual Victims Rights Conference of the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance. The exhibition draws the attention of government officials and the general public to art and artists as crucial sources of societal and community transformation. In 2010, this now two-week long event will serve as the centerpiece of a series of exhibitions of visual and performing art located at other venues from mid March through the end of June.