Sibyls Shrine: Practices of Holding

Sibyls Shrine: Practices of Holding

KST Presents

Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday, February 4 – Sunday, June 14, 2026

Gallery Hours with Performances

Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.

Pay What Moves You: $0 – $20

Holding :

space.

lineage.

contradictions.

each other.

on.

Practices of Holding honors our ancestral and living matriarchs for the many ways they hold us, beyond traditional definitions of gender or familial hierarchy. Here, matriarchy is a practice, and to ‘hold’ is not simply to support but to endure, to witness, to listen, to teach, to carry.

The works by members of Sibyls Shrine form a large-scale, salon-style installation, comprised of portraits, written reflections, memory work, and collective altar-building, that serves as a space for holding our shared grief, joy, and tribute, creating a collective portrait infused with deep reverence for each matriarch.

Participating Sibyls Shrine artists include Elizabeth Burden, Tiara L. Burtin, Lisa Brown, Dail Chambers, Lish Danielle, Cheré D. Gordon, Olivia Guterson, sarah huny young, Miracle Jones, Melike Vivastine Konur, Sasha-Loriene McClain, Zllen McCollum, Victoria Ramlalsingh-Hinton, and Anqwenique. Sibyls Shrine is a national network, residency program, and collective of Black artists who m/other.

Practices of Holding is curated by Jessica Gaynelle Moss, in partnership with Sibyls Shrine, presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater, and in conjunction with Jasmine Hearn’s Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Sasha-Loriene M.