Sarah Whyte - Artist

The Adoptea is an all-adoptee artist collective by adoptees for adoptees. This community is working toward changing the sugar-coated narrative of adoption. Focusing on the adoptee diaspora, The Adoptea encourages civically minded work through critical discussion and asks participants to think about and examine questions of belonging and the politics around adoption. The Adoptea works towards educating the public on adoption through public events using sharing as a way of reclaiming stories and working towards social change. So, bring a mop because The Adoptea is spilling all the tea on what adoption truly means.

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Grain of Salt at the exhibition And The Spaces Between held .

In this project, I am encasing my archive of photos and paperwork from my adoption bag within salt crystals and building a house installation in which viewers can walk through. When I was first adopted, I was adopted under the pretext of disabled child with medical information saying I had hepatitis. I don't have hepatitis. So much of this history and paperwork must be taken with a grain of salt. Salt water is seen as something both very healing and corrosive. Paperwork is such a privilege, and yet it is so often copies of copies with name changes to be convenient. It is an exclusive, fragile archive. What does it mean when you can't even trust the paperwork that validated your existence within the system? Who are you? And who am I?

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Behind the scenes. Working on Grain of Salt for the exhibition And The Spaces Between showcasing The Adoptea. Come to our opening this Friday at Chicago Art Department 6-10pm

Grain of Salt. See the work in person Friday November 14th at Chicago Art Department.

I’m excited to announce that I recently received an Individual Artists Program grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for The Adoptea! 😊

I'm so grateful for such amazing friends and community. I didn't take that many pictures so i don't have everyone in the photos but I love all my hotpot hotties ❤️‍🔥

Open studios this Friday see you there 💖.

I had fun at the opening last night put together by . It was so nice seeing people thank you everyone who came out.

Also photo credit to my amazing partner who came and supported me.

I'm excited to be a part of the group show Are We Here Yet? 2nd floor in relation to the and the 3rd Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts. Come stop by this Friday and say hi 😊.