Holding Hands with Jupiter

An exhibit by Lex Parent-Gonzalez

September 5-28, 2022

Opening reception: Friday, September 9, 5-8pm, as part of Arts Night Out Northampton

Live Music by Murry Eyeball

Sponsored in part by Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op and River Valley Co-op

The Northampton Center for the Arts is thrilled to host Holding Hands with Jupiter, an immersive, sensory, interactive, multimedia exhibit envisioned and crafted by Lex Parent-Gonzalez. Holding Hands with Jupiter engages with themes such as Dissociative Identity Disorder, self-discovery, rethinking trauma and the neurodivergent brain, healing, and community. The exhibit includes multimedia works, photography, videography, fine art with various mediums, music, dance, theatre and interactive theatre arts. Join us for an opening reception on Friday 9/9 from 5-8pm to experience this incredible exhibit, plus three live performances by Lex with various other artists, and an interactive theater experience with MURRY EYEBALL! The reception is free and open to the public, with refreshments and live music!

Lex Parent-Gonzalez is an artist and educator who resides in Holyoke, Massachusetts with their partner, father, four kids, and an emotional support dog named Lyric. They are the founder and collaborator of De La Luz Collective, a BIPOC arts collective in Holyoke, MA.

Lex Identifies as....

A System

Nonbinary

Black

Queer

Visual Artist

Dancer

Jewelry Artist

Activist

Anarchist

Mother

Find Lex on Instagram @lexparentartmerch