# Event Details

- **Event Name**: September Gallery Night: Who We Have Become + Mid-Day Dance BreakArtists
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Erie Arts & Culture for September Gallery Night, featuring Who We Have Become, an exhibition from the permanent art collection of Let’s Get Free, alongside a special culminating exhibition from Kinetic Creativity: Enabling Dance For All’s Mid-Day Dance Break.

Who We Have Become

Who We Have Become features artwork created by people in prison alongside artists on the outside who stand in solidarity with ending mass incarceration. Through drawings, paintings, prints, cross-stitch, banners, poetry, and more, the works share personal stories, reflect on conditions of confinement, offer social critique, and imagine possibilities for the future.

The collection has been built through more than a decade of collaboration between Pittsburgh-based Let’s Get Free and artists in prison, including work from its annual art exhibitions and a significant collection from the 2020 End Death By Incarceration exhibition.

Who We Have Become invites us to look closely, listen to voices and experiences too often unseen, and consider the people, systems, experiences, and choices that shape who we are—and who we have the possibility to become.

Mid-Day Dance Break: Empowerment in Motion

Also featured during Gallery Night is the culmination of Mid-Day Dance Break, an interactive summer art and dance series presented through a partnership between Kinetic Creativity: Enabling Dance For All and the Crime Victim Center of Erie County, hosted by Dafmark Dance Theater and sponsored by the City of Erie.

Throughout its 13th season, Mid-Day Dance Break brought movement, creativity, and plenty of fun to downtown Erie with one central theme: empowerment. Each week, dancers shared their unique styles through live performances and interactive workshops while a visual artist created work inspired by the movement unfolding around them.

Gallery Night brings those works together for a special exhibition featuring visual artists Anthony Carson, Nicholas Gore, Rugile Morelli, Mathew Skelly, and Nhu Tran. Artwork will be available for purchase, with 50% of each sale benefiting the Crime Victim Center and 50% going directly to the artist.

Mid-Day Dance Break featured performances from Jennifer Dennehy & friends with hoop dance, Sophia Kopasi & Carrie Snow with Soul Flow, Kennedy & Preach with West African dancing and drumming, and Shreelina Ghosh with classical Indian dance.

Experience an evening filled with powerful stories, movement, creativity, and art that connects us to one another.

Free and open to the public. No registration required.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/erie/september-gallery-night-who-we-have-become-mid-day-dance-breakartists/200030606332514
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, workshops, fine-arts, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 56

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Erie
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 419 State Street, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16501
- **lat**: 42.13099
- **long**: -80.08588
- **full address**: 419 State Street, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16501

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is September Gallery Night: Who We Have Become + Mid-Day Dance BreakArtists being held?
  - **A:** September Gallery Night: Who We Have Become + Mid-Day Dance BreakArtists takes place on Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 419 State Street, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16501.
- **Q**: Who is organizing September Gallery Night: Who We Have Become + Mid-Day Dance BreakArtists?
  - **A:** September Gallery Night: Who We Have Become + Mid-Day Dance BreakArtists is organized by Erie Arts and Culture.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** September Gallery Night: Who We Have Become + Mid-Day Dance BreakArtists is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Erie, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 50+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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