Current Exhibitions at SECCA

Kukuli Velarde: CORPUS

Through October 15, 2023

SECCA, Main Gallery

Symbolically referencing the annual Corpus Christi festival in Perú, CORPUS features 15 ceramic sculptures with matching tapestries by Peruvian American artist Kukuli Velarde that encourage reflection on the meaning of survival in the face of colonialism. Organized by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston School of the Arts; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College; and University of Texas at San Antonio’s Southwest Campus

Emilio Rojas: tracing a wound through my body

Through August 20, 2023

SECCA, Potter Gallery

This is the first traveling survey of the work of Emilio Rojas (born 1985, Mexico City), which includes performances and interventions. Reexamining the artist’s oeuvre, the exhibition reckons with legacies of colonial and border traumas. Curated by Laurel V. McLaughlin and organized by Lafayette College Art Galleries, Easton, PA, with travel administered by Artspace New Haven.