Andréa Keys Connell, Plaaaaaaaid, 2023, clay and underglaze. 32 in. x 20 in. x 18 in. Courtesy of the artist

BRAHM invites performers to respond to our exhibitions in a new program series we’re naming Called to Response. Join The Mountain Whistles as they respond to the ceramic works of Andréa Keys Connell and her exhibition, Andréa Keys Connell: Pattern Mapping.

At the heart of Andréa Keys Connell’s work is a question: how can the things we make help us hold time, memory, and care? Her ceramic sculptures—often fragmented, patterned, and emotionally charged—explore what it means to endure, to remember, and to repair.

In this exhibition, Connell draws from personal and family history to explore pattern as a way of holding memory. Floral motifs and layered surfaces reference textiles, heirlooms, and rituals of making. For her, patterns are more than decoration—they are markers of time, traces of care passed from one person to another.

About the Performer

Photograph by Sam Brown

The Mountain Whistles are a vocal harmony forward folk duo inspired by the Blue Ridge. Their music explores themes of place, belonging, motherhood, and nurturing.