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"We Will Not Be Silent" Exhibition Now Showing at Stamp Gallery

November 03, 2025 American Studies

A promotional image for the "We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture" exhibition reception. The image features a colorful collage-style design with overlapping shapes in red, orange, pink, and purple tones. Text details include: "Opening Reception November 5, 2025, 5-7:30 p.m." and "Performances begin at 6:30 p.m." The Stamp Gallery logo appears at the bottom along with "Exhibition and All Programs are Free and Open to the Public."

PhD student Hannah Brancato curates an art exhibition on sexual violence that promotes "the ingenuity of resistance."

Hannah Brancato, a PhD student in American Studies at the University of Maryland, has curated a powerful exhibition addressing sexual violence through art. We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture runs from October 30 through December 15, 2025, at the Stamp Gallery in College Park.

The exhibition features four artists—Gloria Garrett, Nickole Keith, Eva Salazar, and Jadelynn St Dre—whose work uses materials like makeup, salt, clay, wood, fabric, and their own bodies to explore experiences of survival and resistance.Each artist's work appears alongside their contributions to the Monument Quilt, a collaborative project Brancato co-founded through FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, featuring 3,000 stories from survivors.

Opening Reception: November 5, 2025, 5-7:30 p.m. (performances begin at 6:30 p.m.)

Related Workshops: "Creating Beautiful Trouble: A Workshop for Activists" facilitated by Mora Fernández and Hannah Brancato on November 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Studio A, B0107 Stamp Union.  Learn more here

All programs are free and open to the public. The exhibition prioritizes accessibility with content warnings, sensory objects, tactile artworks, braille labels, and quiet spaces. Visitors are encouraged to read content warnings and review the full accessibility statement before attending.

 

Alt text: A collage of images showing close-up views of artworks from the exhibition. The image features textured materials and fabric elements in warm tones, representing one of the sensorial works created by the featured artists using materials such as makeup, salt, clay, wood, or fabric to address themes of sexual violence and survival.
Collage of artworks from featured artists from left to right: Nickole Keith, Gloria Garrett, and Eva Salazar

 

The exhibition is supported by the Do Good Institute Campus Fund Grant, Arts For All, and the Maryland State Arts Council.

Learn more about the exhibit including full bios for curator, artists, curatorial assistants and community partners here  

See related news story: Students, staff gather to make banners protesting rape culture

 

Past Event: Weaving New Worlds: Banner Making Workshop

Facilitated by Jadelynn St Dre and Hannah Brancato

At the LGBTQ+ Equity Center

Monday, September 29, 4-7 p.m.

This workshop invited students to discuss dreams and visions for a world without sexual violence, rooted in queer histories, wisdom, and brilliance. Participants created collaborative banners that are now included in the exhibition.