Later this month, the Kennedy Heights Arts Center will debut a new exhibition titled Entre “Lo Que Fue y Lo Que Es (Between What Was and What Is)” from the artist collective Batres Gilvin.
Drawing from Karla Batres’ Mexican-American heritage and Bradly Gilvin’s Southern-American roots, the artists explore how cultural traditions, family expectations, and inherited beliefs shape individual identity.
glue, and artificial flowers, 2026, 3′ x 3′. Photo provided | Kennedy Heights Arts Center
“Rather than presenting transition as a fixed destination, this show embraces uncertainty,” the artists said in a statement. “It honors the spaces between endings and beginnings – the moments when we are no longer who we once were but have not yet become who we will be. In these in-between states, we find both fragility and resilience, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences of change, loss, belonging, and renewal.”
Each work is made from repurposed styrofoam, and examines pivotal moments from the artists’ shared lives, like the arrival of a new child followed only weeks later by the loss of a beloved grandmother.
The KHAC will hold an opening reception for Lo Que Fue y Lo Que Es (Between What Was and What Is)” on Saturday, July 25 from 6 – 8 p.m., and will also host a community engagement workshop with Batres Gilvin on Saturday, September 5 starting at 1 p.m. The exhibition will run through Oct. 3. For more information, visit the official website of the KHAC.
The Kennedy Heights Arts Center is located at 6546 Montgomery Road.
