We are honored to have been asked to exhibit art related to the new commission that Franklin Piland, Julia Keefe, and Delbert Anderson, three incredible Indigenous musicians, have created for the opening weekend of PRAx at OSU.

The Spirit Coalescent was a project that combined original instrumental compositions of The Delbert Anderson Trio, eight giant multi-media visual art pieces by paintere Karen Ellsbury and photographer Patrick Hazen, dynamic choreography from Maura Garcia, and tied together through the poetry of James Pakootas. This multi-sensory experience was curated by innovative indigenous artists, and premiered in Farmington, New Mexico in 2022. The Spirit Coalescent illuminates the bond between the human experience and nature and how we learn our role and heal from the elements around us.

It is a common belief of many Indigenous tribes that the land itself is healing.