The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University has debuted "The Future is Handmade," a large-scale exhibition featuring eight female artists with regional ties. Curated by Linda Colletta and organized by the Center for Arts & Minds, the showcase transforms the center's lobby into a vibrant gallery of mixed-media, textiles, and sculpture. The exhibition opened alongside a performance by the dance company BODYTRAFFIC, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to community engagement.
This exhibition matters because it highlights the resurgence of tactile, manual processes in an increasingly digital age, specifically through the lens of women's labor and regional artistic hubs like Bridgeport’s American Fabric Arts Building. By positioning contemporary art in a high-traffic transitional space, the university reinforces its role as a cultural beacon and explores themes of national identity and unity ahead of the United States' 250th anniversary.