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Making America - Closing Drop-InJoin us for the final day to see 40+ handmade American flags before they come down.
Sunday, February 8, 2026 2-4pm
Shoebox Projects
660 South Avenue 21 #3
LA CA 90031
Curated by Kristine Schomaker
In a moment when the American flag feels contested—claimed by some, rejected by others, weaponized by many—this exhibition asks a different question. Not "who does the flag belong to?" but "what happens when we all make it?"
Over 40 artists from across the United States have physically remade the American flag through paint, fabric, metal, assemblage, collage, sculpture, and text. Some flags look like they've been through something. Some are pristine and deliberate. Some use words where we expect stripes. Some replace stars with questions.
Each one is handmade. Each one asks: what can this symbol mean when I make it with my own hands? What America am I building?
This isn't about one definition of America. It's about the act of making. The process of deciding. The conversation that happens when forty different artists choose different materials, different colors, different ways to represent the same contested symbol.
Drop in anytime between 2-4pm. No appointment needed.
Participating Artists:
Beth Abaravich • Caroline Allen • Shula Singer Arbel • A.S. Ashley and Natalie Rios • Yumiko Awae • Teresa Bernadette • Tricia Buchanan-Benson • Jovino Bunny • Aleka Corwin • Martin Cox • Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja • Pascaline Doucin-Dahlke • Pam Douglas and Raya Yarbrough • Cathy Engel-Marder • Dellis Frank • Kelly Hartigan Goldstein • Jason Hearst • Camilla Herod • Peter Hess • Ron Hust • Michele Jaquis • David Lee • Gina M. • Monica Marks • Lauri Mraz • Kathryn Pitt • William Ransom • Joy Ray • Scott Rolfe • Conchi Sanford • Sandra Tamkin • Francisca Vergara • Christine White • Victor Wilde • Cindy Zimmerman
Can't make it to the closing?
The show is still viewable by appointment throughout January.
Artwork for Sale:
Shop online: www.shoeboxarts.com/category/all-products
50% to artist • 40% to Shoebox Arts • 10% to Indivisible.org
Part of Fall of Freedom, a nationwide grassroots movement of artists defending artistic freedom and resisting authoritarianism through creative action.
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