Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune; and people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. The new exhibit at Arts Center East, Coping: Responding through Art, showcases how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.