Carl Heyward, founder of The Global Art Project (GAP), an international collaborative social art practice, will curate two exhibitions. One exhibition will be in New York City and the other in Charlotte, North Carolina beginning on October 25, 2024 and running through January 4, 2025. The shows, “CrossingBorders: (We Are All Immigrants)” feature the work of 90 artists from 19 countries including Senegal; Eritrea; Nigeria; and Trinidad and Tobago.
The artists address a range of concerns from the obvious red button topic implied in the title to
personal, gender-based, and psychological barriers. In our conversation Heyward asserted, “Institutions, be they social, political, governmental, or familial, have monopolized clout till individuals stand for their own truths and insist upon their individuality and authenticity be acknowledged and respected.”