The work of Austen Camille will be featured in an exhibit, O-Horizon, at the Kent Cultural Alliance gallery Feb. 7 to March 16, 2025. Kent Cultural Alliance is located at 101 Spring Ave, Chestertown, Maryland.

AgArts is one of the supporters of Austen Camille’s work.

The opening reception is Friday, Feb. 7 from 5-8pm. Thursday, Feb. 13 is the day of the artist talk and panel discussion, from 6-7pm. Guests will be Judy Gifford (St Brigid’s Farm), Liza Goetz (Wildly Native Flower Farm), Trey Hill (Harborview Farms) and Francis Smith (Maryland DNR).

The gallery is open Wednesday–Friday 10am-4pm & Saturday 10am-2pm.

 

Camille’s Exhibition Statement

The uppermost strata of soil is called the O Horizon, a layer that is defined by both vitality and decay. Decomposing organic matter and a vibrancy of insect, microbial, algal, and plant life are simultaneously and continuously occurring within its bounds. The phrase also feels like it could be the beginning of an epic poem.

 The exhibit O-Horizon is an unedited glimpse into the process of writing a book. Austen Camille is currently working on her first manuscript, a series of poems and essays about soil health, regenerative practices and rural culture. The writing is primarily inspired by a series of interviews that Camille has been conducting with land stewards located primarily around the upper Eastern Shore.

 See the tangle of notes, drawings, objects, and experiments that collectively add up to a book. It is a complicated and interconnected process, overwhelmingly full of different life forms: fertile ground for stories to emerge from.

 The events are free and open to the public, and feature refreshments from local producers.

This exhibit has been created with support from the Kent Cultural Alliance, Campbell Foundation, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Joseph Robert Foundation and AgArts.

For more information on Camille’s work, see www.austencamille.com/