Arts Collaborative Medford invites you to an opening reception for its new art exhibition, “Room to Breathe.” This is not just an exhibition — it is a collective exhale, a testament to the power of art to heal, protest, and imagine new possibilities. Driven by the charged and bright abstract paintings of Elaina Bates-Egan and featuring 12 artists working in collage and printmaking, these artists transform emotion into action, offering space for reflection, resilience, and renewal. In addition to Bates-Egan’s painting, the exhibition features collages and prints by Stephanie Todhunter, Jacob Leidolf, Uma Edulbehram, Grace Drugge, Gina Yu, Carlos Villamil, Joseph Luongo, Mitch Poulin, Dominique Butori, Abaigeal Wright, and Dominique Litif-Nelson.