January 23, 2025 – Artist Talk at McColl Center with John O. Calmore Creative Activism Artist in Residence Balam Bartolomé

Mexico City-based Balam Bartolomé is SECLT x McColl Center’s first John O. Calmore Artist in Residence. Balam’s work explores the relation between culture and matter, the study of history and its drift in present time. He links historical, cultural and natural topics and milestones, using art as vehicle to understand certain events and how they have shaped contemporary societies. Balam has exhibited in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. Read about Balam here. On January 23, 2025, Balam and the other residents will have their first artist talk at the McColl.