Heidi Lowe Gallery - Plan B

Heidi Lowe Gallery is hosting Plan B Art Project, a traveling Contemporary Jewelry exhibition from October 8th through November 8th, 2022 at her space in Lewes. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, October 8th, 5-7 pm. The curator of the exhibition, Shauna Blythe Burke, states that “Plan B” is an Art Statement to raise money and awareness for Planned Parenthood and to issues surrounding a person’s right to make choices about one’s own body.”

The title of the show, Plan B, refers to a type of emergency birth control medication (aka the Morning After Pill) that can be taken to prevent pregnancy. Throughout history, there have been various forms of a ‘plan B’ and many cultures used medicinal herbs to end pregnancies, sometimes with poisonous or deadly results. The amphora bottle which dates back to ancient Greece was used as artistic inspiration for this show because it was used to contain herbs and medicines.

For this project, Burke invited artists to either transform a cast silver amphora bottle or use their own interpretation of Plan B as a starting point to create a unique wearable or sculptural object. As Burke observes “[a]rt has always been a symbolic tool to bring societal injustices to light.” Plan B Art Project is a poignant example of this notion by representing over 40 artists’ voices. The art objects in this exhibition are symbols of protest against the threats and abolishment of the right to access safe and legal abortion and reproductive healthcare in the United States.

Plan B Art Projects has already been exhibited in three different cities since June 2022. After being exhibited at Heidi Lowe Gallery from October 8- November 8, it will be shown at Pratt University in Brooklyn, NY by Shauna Blythe Burke during NYCJW (New York City Jewelry Week, November 14th-20th, 2022).