For Dolly, With Love

For Art All Night at Dupont Underground, Heidi Phelps is bringing back a small piece of Wild Flowers: Rock’s Iconic Women — her illustrated portrait series celebrating iconic women in music through flowers, symbols, and storytelling — in a completely different form. This one-night installation focuses entirely on Dolly Parton, with a large animated projection, one framed portrait, a handmade rhinestone microphone, and an invitation for visitors to leave Dolly a love letter.

Over the course of the evening, handwritten pink cards will accumulate across the black stage and physically transform the piece. Afterward, Phelps will digitally archive the letters and hopes to share the collection with The Dollywood Foundation / Dolly’s team.