Nikki Hendricks, Spring Down to Earth Artist is featured in the February episode of WETA Arts.
Nikki Hendricks, a DC Native created a 12-piece fashion collection during her 13-week residency. Nikki broke up the 12 looks into three social justice issues: Climate Change, African American Rights, and Native American Rights and created three fabric designs for each. Nikki used red rope in each look to symbolize white supremacy. How it affects and hinders each of these issues and ties them all together. The need for overproduction and capitalism affects climate change. The need for conquering and colonization has affected Native Americans and the Euro centricity; systematic racism is what has oppressed African Americans. Selected looks will be on view at the Down to Earth Exhibit this April at the Honfleur Gallery.
Down to Earth. A creative project partnership between the Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Caandor Labs, and Capital Fringe with the purpose of shining a light on the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Ward 7’s past, present, and future with a sharp focus on the climate emergency and its intersectionality with systemic racism. Using the creative process and through a diverse collection of media, we grapple with the preparation, incubation, and illumination that comes along with creative work and community advocacy. We evaluate our learning along with each season artist as they fulfill their creative visions of the community and environment.
Down to Earth takes place on the land of the Piscataway people of the Algonquin-speaking tribes, as well as the lands of the Native American people of the greater Anacostia, Potomac, and Tidewater regions.