Transforming Our World: Art & Self-Care
Channel: South Texas College Library
Date: 09/03/2021

Marcelina Gonzales - B.A. Visual Art, University of Texas at Brownsville 
Artist

Aimaloghi Eromosele - B.S. Psychology & Biology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 
Community Organizer

Esther Garcia - M.L.S., Texas Woman's University
Librarian at St. Augustine for Health Sciences, TLA Topaz Non-Fiction Booklist Chair

Moderated by: Gina Otvos - M.A. Museum Studies, Southern University at New Orleans
Coordinator of Library Art Galleries at South Texas College

For more information, email gotvos@southtexascollege.edu or visit https://library.southtexascollege.edu​.

The South Texas College Library Art Gallery presents “Transforming Our World” a series that examines the ways in which physical and social changes to our environment have influenced the work that some artists create. Each first Thursday of the month at 3 p.m., the library will produce a lecture that discusses the many facets of our surroundings that impact each of us: our natural environment, the upcoming election, social movements, and personal health. Each conversation will connect a visual artist whose work has been influenced by these changes with other professionals and will include both local and non-local perspectives.

On December 3, 2020, at 3:00​ p.m., Aimaloghi Eromosele, Community Organizer, Esther Garcia, Librarian, Marcelina Gonzales, Visual Artist, and Gina Otvos discuss self-care and personal health in a virtual panel. In today’s climate regarding Covid-19 and social distancing, a lot has been said about the term “social” and “distancing” and how inadequate that term is to describe where we’re at. Not only are we physically distant, we are also socially unable to connect easily considering the hoops it takes to set up a digital hangout. What does the work of connecting mean today? Are there processes we are losing? Can we rebuild those social connections? Can we do it through art or creative expression? Does community play a role in self-care? Join us to explore these topics.