STOP MOTION PLANT

Creating Space, Cultivating Community

EXHIBITION: July 14 – 27, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION :: July 14 / 7:00 – 9:00 pm

The interactive PROPAGATION LAB workshop offered the opportunity for attendees to view the exhibition and participate in a variety of art-making projects & art pieces.

Curated by Agitator’s 2025 Artists-In-Residence:
STOP MOTION PLANT

The subtitle “Creating Space, Cultivating Community” describes the VARIOUS STRATEGIES OF PLAY, collaboration and artistic engagement utilized by this DIY art-making collective. Stop Motion Plant hosts artist salons and propagation labs on a monthly basis, which leads to theaterical shows, performances and interactive installation opportunities devised and performed by their members and affiliate theater groups.

This exhibition was curated by Perry Hunt, Lindsey Ball & all the members of STOP MOTION PLANT, w/ printing assistance by Alex Wilson, & promotional support by Jason Greenberg, Agitator members.

The exhibition also included this event:

– PROPAGATION LAB :: July 21 / 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Collaborate with the Artists to make performance art and more in this incubator / salon art night.

Image: MEMBER PORTRAITS, all the current members’ profiles >>
Exhibition photos by Jason Greenberg, Agitator member

Scroll through artwork documentation & installation views below.

Above: PROFILES of the STOP MOTION PLANT Members

Stop Motion Plant is a Chicago-based DIY arts collective consisting of a core ensemble and an ever-evolving community of performance artists who they lovingly call "Friends of the Plant." Their primary goal is to foster solidarity in the performance arts community by cultivating an inclusive space to create original, often radical, devised work.

Stop Motion Plant: Creating Space, Cultivating Community follows the evolution of the collective throughout the years as they've dug into the exploration of community building, experimenting with DIY theater in a multitude of audiences, media and venues. Join the exhibit to see their process/history and attend one of their monthly events. Just like their Salon Series, their Propagation Labs* at Agitator are open to participants. Join, meet new people, make art and have fun!

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* PROPAGATION LABS are first Monday of the month / 6:30 - 9:00pm / Free to join in!

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:

Stop Motion Plant @stopmotionplant

Jen Allman - @jen.extra.dry

Mary Kate Ashe - @amarykate.art

Lindsey Ball - @hugh_manatee

Nikki Bauer - @arts_and_graphs

Jackie Berland - @jackie_blnd

Perry Hunt - @p.l.hunt

Kristen Jamerson - @krustensdeepdish

Kevin Michael Wesson - @xmungyx