Opening Reception: The Wishing Tree

The Wish Tree transforms discarded Pringle cans—symbols of consumption and waste—into a sculptural vessel for collective imagination and care. Each heart-shaped tag hanging from its branches holds a handwritten wish gathered from Baltimore residents—expressions of hope, longing, and shared vision for the city’s future. The work emerges from Camphor's ongoing project Sister Stream Catcher, an environmental justice and healing arts initiative focused on restoring Baltimore’s natural spaces through community stewardship and creative ritual. Like the waterways it honors, The Wish Tree collects what the community offers—its dreams, its grief, and its resolve—and transforms them into a living archive of collective care which is why it will be accompanied by blue braided yarn and paper mache water tears of grief.

At the opening reception, attendees will have the chance to add their own wishes. The artist will also lead a writing exercise with the audience.

Rejjia Camphor is a transdisciplinary artist, educator and organizer from Baltimore, Maryland and is the founder of the Sister Stream Catcher project. She create at the intersections of visual art, writing, performance, craft, film, and community practice. Her work explores themes of Black girlhood, ecology, memory, spirituality, and collective care—bridging disciplines to create both intimate and public experiences that provoke reflection, dialogue, and imagination but also heal the status quo.