“A Moment to Breathe” creates a bubble for participants to take a moment of mental rest while enjoying the works of local abstract artists.

As we know, art can aid in building space. Art can build a safe space to express and serves as a “room” to hold discussions around difficulties that we face as a collective. A main goal of the Collective Wealth is for artists to share their values and opinions in efforts to create a needed shift in the function of life as we know it. As a society, we are heavily engaged in a connected lifestyle. We stay connected through things such as work, school, social engagements, and social media. This oftentimes does not leave room for one to step back and have a moment of rest and meditation. “A Moment to Breathe” intends to create a bubble for participants to take this moment of mental rest while enjoying the works of four, local abstract artists. After viewing the exhibition, viewers would be asked to think of ways to incorporate pockets of mental rest for themselves and their communities through art-making.