Artwork by Michelle Labonte.
The theme draws its name from the groundbreaking 1996 book Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, by renowned psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison. The same driving discomfort leading to substance misuse and desperate behaviors also may yield extraordinary creativity: grand gifts to the rest of us born of incomparable urgency. The exhibition Touched with Fire: Jeffrey & Michelle features art by Jeffrey Kent, who explores his path from crack addiction to art making, and Michelle Labonte, whose autobiographical work delves into her mental illness and healing.
GALLERY CA
November 6, 2015, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Opening reception for Touched with Fire: Jeffrey & Michelle, an exhibition featuring art by Jeffrey Kent, who explores his path from crack addiction to art making, and Michelle Labonte, whose autobiographical work delves into her mental illness…
GALLERY CA
November 9, 2015, 7:00 - 8:30pm
One of a four-part 2015 Book Club Series, Clarence Brown in conversation about his debut novella, Needs, a detective mystery and love story set within Baltimore's drug world and street life. The conversation is hosted by Clarinda Harriss, whose…
GALLERY CA
November 22, 2015, 6:00 - 7:30pm
The second in a three-part 2015 Talking Touched with Fire Series, a conversation with Michelle Labonte, who found her artistic voice after a severe mental breakdown in 2011, creating powerful narrative work about her illness, treatment, and…
GALLERY CA
November 30, 2015, 7:00 - 8:30pm
The third in a three-part 2015 Talking Touched with Fire Series, in which creative people come together to share their reflections on the relationship between mental illness, addiction, and creativity.