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REVIEW: ‘REFRESHING AMERICA’ at the CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER

REVIEW: ‘REFRESHING AMERICA’ at the CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER

Terrence Sanders-Smith
Contemporary Art

As you enter the third floor of the Contemporary Arts Center, a large banner reading: “American Dream Or Your Money Back” greets you. Across from it, the Statue of Liberty boldly stands with the exhibition title, Refreshing America. There is an ironic timeliness of this show as the sociopolitical state of affairs continues to crumble. In a time when immigrants and foreigners are feared, ostracized through the media, treated inhumanely, and taken from the homes they built, being with this artwork is powerful, a formal reminder of the passions, humanity, and likeness between us all, as Americans and human beings.

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Street Date: Tuesday December 9th, 2025

Mary Triestine Scinto

Mary Triestine Scinto is a multi-disciplinary artist with a focus on painting and writing. A graduate of Boston College, Tulane University, and Florence Academy of Art, she’s based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scinto’s art making is rooted in questions of existence, happiness and human potential; it’s collected and published globally.

REVIEW: 'FOCUS LOOKING BACK HURRICANE KATRINA AT 20' at the OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART

REVIEW: 'FOCUS LOOKING BACK HURRICANE KATRINA AT 20' at the OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART
REVIEW: 'OVERTONES and EXTRACTIONS: ART IN THE WAKE OF CHANGE' at the FRONT

REVIEW: 'OVERTONES and EXTRACTIONS: ART IN THE WAKE OF CHANGE' at the FRONT

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