Petshop invites you to the opening reception for Scared Spurs, curated by The La Quinta Sisters (caitlin little & Stephanie Diaz) during BFF Omaha’s First Friday artwalk on Friday, March 4th from 7-10pm. From The La Quinta Sisters: In an inaugural curation by The La Quinta Sisters (caitlin little & Stephanie Diaz), Sacred Spurs is an exploration of post-modern power structures, identities and connections to and with divine resources. Featuring emerging Chicago based artists Anwar Mahdi (@boi_venus) and Layla El-Odat(@laykaeo) this exhibition, presented in techni-color, draws on celebrity, homo-erotisim, and a subtle country western theme to challenge the modern sacred space. With or without gods how do we connect with creativity, sexuality and meaning in an ephemeral world that bombards us with excessive stimulation. Sacred Spurs blurs the lines between our collective realities through color, sound and disparate aesthetic themes. Where have all the cowboys gone? Who will save us? Do we even need to be saved? Layla El-Odat -Arab-American lesbian artist currently based in chicago. Creates vibrant art focusing on pop culture, cultural work & portraits of queer joy! --IG@laylaeo Anwar Mahdi- In their practice, Anwar strives to rewrite their own story and reimagine a narrative in which power dynamics and oppressive systems are constantly being challenged and destroyed. Their current work focuses on celebrating queer bodies of color by allowing them to hold space and arming them with divine power in order to confront their enemies. Within lush landscapes, Anwar fuses hyper violence and satire to mock ideas of masculinity and threaten the very foundation of patriarchal systems upheld within the pantheons of gods. --IG@boi_venus The La Quinta Sisters- Are a curatorial powerhouse duo- drawing from tales of the road, pop culture and the exploitation of traditional gender roles. Relying on storytelling, charisma and color they overwhelm audiences into a soft acceptance of the inevitable.