Palmetto Bay residents can meet Miami-based artist Tori S. Scott at a free opening reception for her mixed-media exhibition exploring Gullah Geechee cultural heritage, set for Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Richmond Cottage Garden Room at the Deering Estate.
The Deering Estate announced the reception on Aug. 5. It celebrates "The Vessels of Memory We Carry," which opened Aug. 1 and runs through Oct. 20. Admission is free. Attendees must reserve tickets in advance through Eventbrite.
Scott, a visual artist, educator and curator who graduated from FIU's Art + Art History program, spent two years researching utilitarian art, agricultural traditions, spiritual practices and textile techniques to develop the show. The result is a collection of mixed-media installations and film anchored by indigo-dyed textiles, a bottle tree and a sweetgrass basket.
Indigo serves as a recurring visual thread, connecting the pieces to histories of resilience and cultural preservation among the Gullah Geechee people. Scott's bottle tree, quilt and basket examine how traditions and stories pass between individuals, families and communities.
The exhibition is part of the Deering Estate's Contemporary Currents series, an annual program that places work by current and former artists-in-residence in dialogue with the estate's historic spaces. Artists selected for the series display their work on the second floor of the Richmond Cottage for three to six months. Scott's work has previously been shown at the Frost Art Museum, the Lowe Art Museum and the Deering Estate.
The exhibition is sponsored by Miami-Dade County. It remains on view daily in the Garden Room of the Richmond Cottage at 16701 SW 72nd Ave. in Palmetto Bay through Oct. 20.
Coming up at the Deering Estate:
- Saturday, Aug. 22, 2–4 p.m.: Opening reception for "The Vessels of Memory We Carry," Richmond Cottage Garden Room. Free with Eventbrite RSVP.
- Through Oct. 20: "The Vessels of Memory We Carry" on view daily, Richmond Cottage Garden Roo
