On view in the Great Hall are the works from the folio “Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarianism”, which was created as a result of Kolaj Institute’s virtual residency, Collage in Politics: The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide, which took place in January and February 2025. I have several works in this show. Artists in the residency worked together to illustrate and elucidate The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide, a text written by Martin Mycielski, the Vice-President and Executive Director of the Brussels-based Open Dialogue Foundation. Based on the Polish experience, The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide offers its readers information and tools for recognizing and resisting authoritarianism. In a clear series of lists, the Guide lays out what to expect in a society being led by an authoritarian regime, rules for surviving such a regime, and strategies for engaging with authoritarian supporters. The folio consists of twenty-six, 15”x11”, collage prints on 100lb Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper in an edition of 5, plus one A/P.

Participating artists include Heather Wright (Elgin, Minnesota, USA), Heather Wishik (Woodstock, Vermont, USA), Lori Petchers (Fairfield, Connecticut, USA), Suzanne Gore (Boise, Idaho, USA), Andrea J. Lee (Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada), Jennifer Myhre (Sedona, Arizona, USA), and Olivia Baldacci (New York, New York, USA).

You can buy the The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide here.