Please join us for the introvert’s viewing hour from 5pm to 6pm to quietly enjoy the immersive experiences offered by Brocha Silvestre’s room of jaguar images in Jaguar Moon and by the miniature and intricate worlds of Lea Barcus’s My Tiny Castles. Linger afterwards and share observations with fellow art lovers during the exhibit’s closing reception.

Please join us for a talk with Brocha Silvestre as he shares what he learned about our bio-diverse world during his time living in Bolivia and how this influenced his artistic practices and inspired his current works in Jaguar Moon. Brocha Silvestre is a muralist, illustrator, and artivist, who gravitates towards street art as a form of communication about the importance of wildlife and environmental conservation. After partnering with many conservationist organizations and projects, he has adopted the Jaguar (Panthera onca) as his muse.

During this discussion, Brocha Silvestre will demonstrate some of his painting practices. Linger afterwards to meet fellow art lovers and to explore the exhibit.

View more of Brocha Silvestre’s work on Instagram @Brochasilvestre and at www.Brochaone.com

Please join us for an afternoon with Lea Barcus, who will share how she transforms found objects into intricate sculptural collages. As part of a visual tour she will give of the various materials and techniques she uses in creating My Tiny Castles, Lea will demonstrate the versatile technique of needle felting.

Opening Reception of Jaguar Moon and My Tiny Castles

In this exhibit, explore the works of two D.C. artists who, though drawing inspiration from different sources and working in different media, both celebrate the magic and splendor of our worlds. In his paintings and prints in Jaguar Moon, “Brocha Silvestre” Mariano Arrien-Gomez shares some of the wonder he experienced while living in Bolivia, one of the most bio-diverse places on earth. And in her miniature sculptural collages in My Tiny Castles, Lea Barcus invites viewers to delight in imaginative play and to find beauty and meaning in the overlooked and discarded.