Ensartar Cuentas

Stelo Arts

September 3rd - October 10th

Open hours Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-5:00 PM

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 3rd, 5-8 PM

Artists & Curator Lunch Talk:  Friday, September 4th, 12:30 PM

Exhibition Description

Stringing Beads / Ensartar Cuentas brings together the work of Orquidia Violeta, Mariela Finvarb, Beatriz Bellorín, and Marisol Valencia in an exhibition that grew from the relationships formed during and after the 2024 Stelo Summer Invitational Residency. Expanded through a year of virtual gatherings, the exhibition reflects on how artistic dialogue continues to shape creative practice beyond the residency itself. Through photography, video, textiles, ceramics, painting, and installation, the artists explore migration, identity, memory, grief, ecology, ancestral knowledge, and care. Like beads threaded together, each work retains its individuality while contributing to a larger conversation about belonging, transformation, and the enduring connections forged through shared experience.

Special featured artist: amoqiix-araceli

About the Curator

Rosa Ana Orlando is a museum specialist with extensive knowledge of art history. She has more than 15 years of experience in art collection management, as well as a strong background in exhibition planning and design. As an independent art curator and consultant, Rosa Ana has led several curatorial projects and a variety of art education programs. She has taught art appreciation at college level and has been a docent at a variety of museums including art, history, and children’s museums. Rosa Ana has also provided mentoring to a number of emerging artists and museum professionals. Her attention to detail, enthusiasm, and passion about the transformative power of art are reflected in all of her projects. Rosa Ana is an engineer with a Master of Liberal Arts, and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. She was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela and has lived in the United States since 2003.