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Lydia Art Salon presents OVERDRIVE: A Juried Exhibition November 14-December 20, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14th, 6-9 pm
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Artists:Anonymous, Lee Barber, Kristy Battani, Valérie Chaussonnet, Abby Cucco, Lee Edwards, Gary Flemmons, Linda Greene, CP Harrison, Melanie Hickerson, Chalda Maloff, Hollyana Melear, Lisa Nigro, Rachel Noffke, Michelle Ramin, Chad Rea, LK Roberts, Irene Roderick, Darden Smith, Sarah & Terry Snow/aka Chaos Woods, Lana Waldrep, John Weik, Karen Woodward
We are living in a time of moral upheaval. Political conflict, environmental catastrophe, technological change, and the accelerating pace of daily life compete for our attention, often leaving us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted. What happens to individuals & communities when our collective nervous system is plunged into overdrive? Outrage will only get us so far. How do we respond when events challenge our sense of justice, responsibility, moral clarity, & our very survival? What do engagement, resistance, or hope look like in a moment that often feels hopeless?
For this juried exhibition we invited artists to explore the tension between: despair and hopeaction and fatiguealarm & resilience. Artists were encouraged to interpret the theme broadly through personal, political, social, environmental, or cultural lenses. Lydia Art Salon welcomed work that asks difficult questions, sparks conversation, & explores what it means to remain awake & engaged in an increasingly destabilized and disorienting world.
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Lydia Art Salon, 1200 East 11th St #109,Austin, Texas, United States
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