Soft Hold — Photo Exhibition

📍 Eve Drewelowe Gallery, University of Iowa Visual Arts Building, 107 River St, Iowa City, IA
🗓 June 1–25, 2025
🎉 Opening Reception: Friday, June 6th, 5–7PM
🕒 Gallery Hours: 8AM–8PM weekdays
🆓 FREE

Soft Hold features Signal by riel Sturchio and before the last lilac blooms by Bianca and riel Sturchio—two photographic series centered on care, connection, and the act of witnessing.

Signal highlights LGBTQ+ and women-identifying spiritual practitioners in moments of ritual and presence. before the last lilac blooms offers photographs shaped by queerness, disability, and siblinghood. Both invite tenderness, transformation, and shared attention.

Free and open to the public.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact the School of Art, Art History, and Design in advance at 319-335-1376.

Support for this event is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.