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who are digging deep to do what they want in response to life — some of them right now and others, like Alice Andrews, who has been digging deep for many years," says Killian. "Ballet Folklorico Herencia de Mexico shares many significant cultures in this exhibit, and I hope individuals will come through to see themselves in these beautiful works from regions with which they may be familiar. Everyone in the show gives a piece of themselves. Pepoglyphs by Pepo Toledo are in the house, and we all get to read what we want. Juliana Duque and Lourdes Valverde offer a treatise about where they rest emotionally and intellectually in the studio. In thinking about how we are all experiencing a certain amount of uncertainty, discord, pain and loss based upon the framework of the pandemic, and the killing of innocents, all of the differences in creative expression would be the 'glue' or the connecting factor for the show." The organization's goal of inclusion and promotion of the Northwest Arkansas area's diverse population is reflected in the show's notes, which, Killian says, have been translated into English, Spanish and Marshallese so that "anyone with these primary languages would feel immediately at home." The exhibit offers a wide variety of artistic expression for viewers to take in — for example, Araceli Lopez, founder and director of Ballet Folklorico Henrencia de Mexico, provided traditional costumes from six regions in Mexico and artist Suzannah Schreckhise created an artistic tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Killian's own work exhibited at the event is intimate and personal. "I thought my pieces, 'Blazing Sunset,' 'The Gathering' and 'You're Killing Me,' say so much about the frameworks I, and Black people generally, live in all of our lives and how that never changes," Killian says. "How the same me that is in awe of sunsets is also livid about being vulnerable all of the time because of our beautiful skin." One reason Art Ventures' members have not let the pandemic slow them down is that they are attuned to the difference art can make in a community, especially in the most trying of times, says Killian. "I have been doing work for Art Ventures for art and artists because I believe they are essential to making a good life for everyone. I have been working on another mural and find myself doing a lot of the drawing and designing. It is the thing, besides the support of my husband and a few good people, that has remediated the stress from an overly hectic schedule." Go to: facebook.com/BestBranson Like The Best of Branson on Facebook for a chance to win some Really Great Prizes! This week's prize: New contest each week! facebook.com/BestBranson LIKE our Facebook page before 11:59 pm this Tuesday, Oct. 20, to be entered to win 2 Tickets to Branson Beyond The Lens! 40 WHAT'S UP! OCTOBER 18-24, 2020 SPRINGDALE Synchrony Continued From Page 6