New Art Exhibit: “Garden Party” through April 15 SP/N Gallery, 3020 Stewart Dr. Admission: Free Through April 15 Thursdays-Fridays 1-6 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Reception Friday, March 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Artist Talk April 5 at 7 p.m.) “Garden Party” explores the ways in which we use plants as forms of communication and resistance, serving as stand-ins for unspoken acknowledgements, natural remedies for societal ills, and living monuments that bridge the past, present, and future. The exhibit features works by Gina Dawson, Alicia Eggert, Doug Land, Zak Lloyd, Nic Mathis, Cynthia Mulcahy, Juan Alberto Negroni and Marcy Palmer. More information: Garden Party – Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)
“Captured Innocence” Photography Exhibit Now on Display SP/N Gallery, 3020 Stewart Dr. Admission: Free Through April 15 Thursdays-Fridays 1-6 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Reception Friday, March 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Gallery Talk with curator April 4 at 2 p.m.) Curated by Tara Lyon, “Captured Innocence—The Child as Subject in Photography” is a selection of pieces from UT Dallas’ Comer Collection that examines the photographer’s impulse to choose children as subjects. More information: Captured Innocence – The Child as Subject in Photography Selections from the Comer Collection – Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)