Midwest Swang Opening Reception

Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 3-6 PM

Join us on Saturday, May 23 from 3–6 PM for the opening of Midwest Swang! This exhibition is a return and a recognition; a gathering of the folk who are all shaped by memory, migration, and the quiet knowing that the regional impact has not left. Bringing together Black contemporary artists connected to the region, the exhibition traces how place shapes identity and how that identity travels. The audience is moving through and between cities like Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Milwaukee, each carrying its own cultural imprint on the artists. The aesthetics of everyday life and the stories carried in-between. 

The opening reception will also feature a DJ set from Pink Plankton @pinkplkton!

Midwest Swang is curated by Mueni Loko Rudd and features the artists Tay Butler, Shaina McCoy, Dontay Lockett, Kathedral Looney, and Alexis Pye.

Learn more by visiting the Midwest Swang exhibition page.

COVER IMAGE

Tay Butler, Image Still from MILien

Midwest Swang will remain on view in the Charlotte Street Gallery through Saturday, July 11, 2026.