Rooted Resistance: Art, Care, and Environmental Activism
image: Nina Wood
Rooted Resistance: Art, Care and Environmental Activism
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: October 16, 2025 - January 11, 2026
Location: Old Stone House & Washington Park, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Gallery Hours: Friday-Sunday, 12-4 PM or by appointment
Curated by Allison Belolan, Katherine Gressel, Caroline McAuliffe, and Jocelyn Russell of the Mother Creatrix Collective
About the Exhibition:
Rooted Resistance examines the intersection of creative work, caregiving, and ecological advocacy, exploring how these responsibilities both compete for and amplify each other's urgency. The exhibiting artists demonstrate how parenting and familial concerns catalyze environmental action while artistic practice offers vital tools for imagining more just ecological futures.
Drawing from ecologist Suzanne Simard's concept of "Mother Trees" and maternal ecopsychologist Allie Davis's notion of "kin-keeping," the featured works reimagine environmental care as an interconnected system of mutual support. The exhibition critiques over-reliance on individualistic environmental action while celebrating innovative approaches to sustainability, repurposing, and communal care. Several outdoor and site-responsive installations extend into Washington Park, engaging directly with the landscape and creating connections between art, environment, and community.
Participating Artists:
Beca Acosta, Allison Belolan*, Shweta Bist*, Becky Brown, Janine Brown, Sari Carel, Climate Families NYC, Bel Falleiros, Ghost of a Dream, Jacq Groves, Jessica Kitzman, Rainy Lehrman, Caroline McAuliffe*, Jasmine Murrell, Bakula Nayak, Jocelyn Russell*, Hanae Utamura, Nina Wood*
*Mother Creatrix Collective Member
Public Program:
Parenting in the Age of Climate Change
Artist talk and panel discussion with Climate Families NYC
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 11 AM - 1 PM
Learn More:
Visit oldstonehouse.org/exhibitions
Follow @oldstonehousebklyn and @mothercreatrixcollective
This exhibition is made possible, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.