BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Spaces We Inhabit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387850824 DTSTART:20250113T150000Z DTEND:20250113T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387853897 DTSTART:20250114T150000Z DTEND:20250114T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387855946 DTSTART:20250115T150000Z DTEND:20250115T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387859019 DTSTART:20250116T150000Z DTEND:20250116T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387862092 DTSTART:20250117T150000Z DTEND:20250117T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387865165 DTSTART:20250120T150000Z DTEND:20250120T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387874384 DTSTART:20250123T150000Z DTEND:20250123T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387877457 DTSTART:20250124T150000Z DTEND:20250124T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387880530 DTSTART:20250127T150000Z DTEND:20250127T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387884627 DTSTART:20250128T150000Z DTEND:20250128T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387888724 DTSTART:20250129T150000Z DTEND:20250129T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387892821 DTSTART:20250130T150000Z DTEND:20250130T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387896918 DTSTART:20250131T150000Z DTEND:20250131T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387901015 DTSTART:20250203T150000Z DTEND:20250203T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387904088 DTSTART:20250204T150000Z DTEND:20250204T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387907161 DTSTART:20250205T150000Z DTEND:20250205T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387910234 DTSTART:20250206T150000Z DTEND:20250206T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387913307 DTSTART:20250207T150000Z DTEND:20250207T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387917404 DTSTART:20250210T150000Z DTEND:20250210T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387920477 DTSTART:20250211T150000Z DTEND:20250211T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T045521Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48489387925598 DTSTART:20250212T150000Z DTEND:20250212T220000Z DESCRIPTION:With winter’s muted tones settled over Michigan\, “Spaces W e Inhabit” will bring warmth and color to Hope College’s De Pree Art G allery when the exhibition opens on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, transforming the s pace into a dialogue between the season’s quiet stillness and the lively interlaced forms of Mexican artist Laura Villarreal. The exhibition will continue through Wednesday\, Feb. 12.\n\nVillarreal’s site-specific ins tallation\, woven from thread\, reimagines the gallery’s architecture\, filling it with layers of movement\, texture and memories. The artworks wi ll stand in stark contrast to the bare\, dormant landscape outside\, invit ing viewers to step into a space where the concept of home is both familia r and newly animated by her vision.\n\nVillarreal will deliver an artist t alk on Thursday\, Jan. 9\, at 6 p.m.\, with an opening reception following from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to the exhibition\, artist t alk and opening reception. Admission to each is free.\n\nIn addition to t he public events\, there will be two workshops for Hope College students. The exhibition’s curator\, Sofia Sánchez Borboa\, will present a curat or’s workshop on Friday\, Jan. 10\, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room 131 o f the De Pree Art Center and Gallery\, and Villarreal will lead a loom-wea ving workshop on Saturday\, Jan. 11\, from noon to 4 p.m. in the sculpture studio of the De Pree Art Center and Gallery. The workshops are free and open to all Hope College students\, and lunch will be provided during bot h events.\n\nDrawing inspiration from the layered textures of some of her family’s houses in Monterrey\, Villarreal’s work is a meditation on ho me and remembrance. She explores their worn walls — a space marked by ti me and shifting fortunes\, as a symbol of endurance to transform the galle ry’s surfaces into an immersive installation that reimagines structure a nd form. Throughout the performance video\, the viewer can see Villarreal enact a quiet ritual\, washing a weathered wall\, turning this simple gest ure into an act of unveiling the layers of memory. Her intervention captur es the ways in which social and temporal imprints mark inhabited spaces\, layering them with memory\, culture and history.\n\nThrough “Spaces We I nhabit\,” Villarreal invites viewers to see the places in which they res ide as more than structures but intimate repositories of memory\, heritage and strength. This exhibition offers a moment to reflect on the warmth th at resonates in the concept of home — especially during wintertime when most of time is spent indoors. It is both a celebration of resilience and an invitation to connect with the quiet strength that binds viewers to the spaces held dear\, transforming the gallery into a contemplative realm.\n \nLaura Villarreal\, who works and lives in Miami\, is an interdisciplinar y artist working at the intersection of fiber\, painting and photography. Through the use of embroidery\, paint\, and textile on paper and canvas\, she creates a transdisciplinary language and poetry inspired by the vivid colors and ancient traditions of her Mexican roots. Born in Mexico in 1971 \, she immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s\, a process that underscored the economic and social disparities between the two countries. Creating tensions among her multimedia works\, Villarreal integrates both environmental geographies comprising her life\, questioning issues of ide ntity\, sense of place\, longing\, and memory.\n\nVillarreal holds a MA in analysis and management of contemporary art from the University of Barcel ona\, Spain. She studied at the University of North Carolina\, the New Yor k School of Visual Arts\, and the Art Students League in New York. Her sel ect individual exhibitions include the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Mia mi\, the Embassy of Chile in Washington\, D.C.\, the Centro Cultural Fatim a in Mexico and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She participated in Parc Lima\, Chaco Chile and Pinta Miami. She has curated for the Mexican C ultural Institute in Miami\, part of the Consulate dedicated to the promot ion of Mexican artists in the U.S.\, and currently directs art education p rograms for young audiences in the city of Key Biscayne\, Florida.\n\nSof ía Sánchez Borboa is a distinguished Mexican curator who has held role s at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City\, the Sullivan Gallerie s and the Field Museum in Chicago. With more than 20 independently curated exhibitions\, her work emphasizes immersive\, interactive art experiences that often center on storytelling\, identity politics and cultural memory . She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Centro de Cultura Ca sa Lamm and an MA in visual and critical studies from the School of the Ar t Institute of Chicago. Recently\, she published “Anyone Who Has Never B een Bored Cannot Be a Storyteller\,” a fragmentary narrative of Coyoac án\, Mexico City.\n\nThe De Pree Gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. t o 5 p.m. Those without a Hope College ID\, which is necessary to gain acc ess through the front door\, should call the Department of Art and Art His tory at 616-395-7500 to gain entry.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or i f you need accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when avail able at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe De Pree Art C enter and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave.\, between 10th and 13th streets GEO:42.787205;-86.100322 LOCATION:De Pree Art Center SUMMARY:Spaces We Inhabit URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/spaces-we-inhabit CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Arts and Humanities Divisions CATEGORIES:Art and Art History CATEGORIES:Public Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR