The Joan Dare Gallery

September 7 – September 30, 2018

Joan, a Senators wife, recently and enthusiastically arrived in Washington D.C. from her homestead in rural Kansas. As the privileged, albeit sheltered, and latest alter ego of Jenna North, Joan spends her days on self-expression through her passion for Broadway musicals, tap dancing, and her love of cultural arts. She’s building a network of socialites to attend her tea parties intended to elevate the importance of small talk, with an emphasis on the weather. She is in the process of working through her business plan to open “The Joan Dare Gallery”, which will represent regional emerging artists. Although she is interested in cultural activities and artistic expression, she prefers to ignore the darker side of humanity, and avoids the news. However, the plight of the immigrant children being separated from their families at the U.S. border has touched home with her since she’s developed a recent obsession with the idea of having a child of her own. Might she adopt a poor immigrant child, engulf on the technological advances in fertility treatments, or will she be impregnated by Immaculate Conception?