MIXT: A Living Gallery

Step into MIXT: A Living Gallery— The Why Collective's annual immersive experience where artist and audience blur into one. 

This dynamic event transforms an empty space into a multi-sensory playground of LIVE music, dance, poetry, sound art, visual installations, and interactive elements, all woven together around a single theme.

For this iteration of MIXT, we’re embarking on a collective exploration of loneliness, isolation, and waiting, drawing inspiration from mythic heroines like Penelope and Persephone, the resilience of refugees and immigrants, the realities of chronic and invisible illness, and the cosmic mystery of the Fermi Paradox.  

As soon as you cross the threshold of the gallery, you become a part of the living, breathing exhibit —with our signature Community Canvas, a poetry Open Mic, and interactive installations, there is something for everyone. And whether you're an artist, a hobbyist, or simply a curious human, we invite you to submit your work and become a lasting part of this one-of-a-kind gallery (info below).

Don’t just observe—experience. Join us at MIXT: A Living Gallery and explore what it means to wait, to connect, and to be alone together. 

April 24th & 25th, 7-10pm (Doors open @ 7:00pm, Gallery Performances begin @ 7:30pm)

*ASL Interpretation provided on Friday, 4/25.

Featured performances:

Interactive Sound Art by Brian Ellis

Choreography by Laura Dearman and Mark Bankin

World premiere chamber music by Derek Weagle (they/them) and Austin Philemon (he/him), composers

Pop-folk music by Adrianna Matteo

Poetry by Norm Mattox, Rocky Duval, Hannah Mae Sturges, Sydney Anderson, and so many more (maybe even you!)

Performance Ritual by Dicky Dutton

Sound Bath by Bloom Sound Collective

and

World premiere of the short film Penelope, which begs the thematic question, “what is it to be waiting?”

TO SUBMIT VISUAL ART for MIXT: A Living Gallery:

 Simply email your submission to thewhycollective@gmail.com (Subject: MIXT SUBMISSION)

What's in it for you: 

- All submissions will be shown in the space, and archived in the 2025 Digital Gallery, to be distributed to all artists involved. 

- Select submissions will be performed LIVE by our collective artists, and paired with other artistic disciplines (with your consent). 

- All will receive photos and/or video of you work in the Gallery space after the event. 

Visual Art submissions due April 11th