Andrew Allen  ©2026

Planet Behavior 

Dimensions: 20” (H) X 26” (W) X 3.5” (D) 

Planet Behavior, displays an evening sky along with our neighboring planets. 

Test-tubes hold artifacts of struggle, following open-heart surgery and complications.

A religious representation of tefillin symbolizing a daily prayer ritual is in the bottom left of the box. 

A 1939 World’s Fair Exhibition memento embodies several things; 

my difficulty with eating, during my lengthy stay in the hospital, 

the Expo’s Queens, NY location, and the larger expansive world beyond.

Assemblage, wooden construction, spray paint, air brush, glass, metal & found objects.

The 2026 exhibition runs concurrent with the Piccolo Spoleto Festival from

May 22 through June 7, 2026

Invited artists include: Anne Abueva, Elizabeth Agresta, Andrew Allen, Jacqueline Anderson, Mary Archambault, Robert Ariail, Sarah Bauer, Sean Berube, Debanjan Bhattacharjee, Carlos Bilal, Taylor Black, Harold Blackwood, Tyler Blanton, Christine Blyth, Eileen Blyth, Melissa Borland, Jack Bowden, Diane Bowers, Louise Britton, Alfred Casciato, Stephen Cefalo, JD Clark, Vito Cubelo, Michelle Davis, Nancy DeMore, Greta Dobe, John Duckworth, Morgan East, Meyriel Edge, Benjamin Egelson, Mahmood Fazal, Cara Fischer, Jennifer Foley, Ayanna Gadsden, Sean Gallegher, Lee Garrard, Rosemary Giusti Dillon, Sheila Grabarsky, Chris Harmon, CoCo Harris, Dolores Hayes-Lott, Karyn Healey, Casey Hebel, Jan Herda, Tina Hirsig, Kirsten Hoving, ClaudiaInterrante, Carla Johannesmeyer, James Johnson, Dan Jones, Danielle Jones, Mary Judge, Michelle Kaye, KELA, Ben Kelly, Kim LeDee, Tamala Leighfield, Jean Lomasto, Flavia Lovatelli, Elizabeth Macias, Robert Maniscalco, Hirona Matsuda, Ervin McDaniel, Marsha McDonald, Gina Moore, Jo-Ann Morgan, Anna Poliakoff, Becky Rickenbaker, Nicholas Rypkema, Rick Sargent, Michelle Seay, Sue Selvey, Pascale Sexton, Alvin Staley, Janet Swigler, Kim Thomas, Linda Thorndike Williams, Kenny Vaden, Christine Vargha, Norman Veit, Nathalie Watson, Carrie Wooden, Charles Wright, Jennifer York, Tatiana Zalapskaia, and Karl Zurflüh.

THE JUROR: Director and chief curator, Michael Dickins of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts.