Art + Race is a creative convergence of provocation, strategy and beauty where designers, visual artists, writers,
musicians, dancers, and filmmakers who are also community organizers, academics, politicians, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others, come together to reimagine the role and impact that race plays in every aspect of our creative lives. As part of the ongoing social practice at Impact Hub Oakland, participants of this conference investigate the complicated and difficult realities of society and institutions such as education, transportation, housing, media and beyond to imagine and construct realities that are rooted in intersectional equity. Art + Race is a project of Omi Gallery curated and produced by Ashara Ekundayo.
musicians, dancers, and filmmakers who are also community organizers, academics, politicians, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others, come together to reimagine the role and impact that race plays in every aspect of our creative lives. As part of the ongoing social practice at Impact Hub Oakland, participants of this conference investigate the complicated and difficult realities of society and institutions such as education, transportation, housing, media and beyond to imagine and construct realities that are rooted in intersectional equity. Art + Race is a project of Omi Gallery curated and produced by Ashara Ekundayo.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017 // 9AM to 8:30PM
OPENING BLESSING CEREMONY
with Elder Lea Tupili Arellano
WELCOME
by Ashara Ekundayo and Holley Murchison
OPENING PLENARY: FOR COLORED BOYS WHEN BEING TALENTED & CAPABLE ARTISTS IS NOT ENOUGH
with George McCalman
PANEL: "CULTIVATING EMERGENT STRATEGIES FOR COURAGEOUS PHILANTHROPY"
with Anyka Barber, Roberto Bedoya, and Kim Cook; Deborah Cullinan, moderator
KEYNOTE: "THE REVOLUTION OF BEING AND SEEING"
by Jeff Chang
WHOLLY HOLY: A THEOPOETICS ON DECOLONIZATION, INTERSECTIONALITY, FAITH, ART, BEAUTY, EQUITY, JOY, & LOVE
with Marvin K. White
LUNCHTIME TEACH-INS
"USDAC: Platforms For Organizing" with Katherin Canton
"People of Color-Led Cultural Strategies to Fight Displacement" with Eri Oura + Devi Peacock
"Creating across Age & Identity: The Ethics of Intergenerational Development" with Mary Claire Amable, Izza Anwar, Myah Overstreet, and Jason Wyman
PANEL: "ART, RACE + VIRTUAL REALITIES: CAN EMMERSIVE STORYTELLING SOLVE INEQUALITY"
with Wendy Levy and Kamal Sinclair
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
BREAKOUT ONE: "What Happened to the Marching Band?: The Impact of Desegregation on Black Cultural Production" with Angela Wellman
BREAKOUT TWO: Umber Magazine : "Vulnerability and Race: The Very Act of Making & Publishing" with Davina Stewart, Jewels Smith, Ndubuisi Madu, Naima Shalhoub, and Angela N. Carroll; Mike Nicholls, moderator
BREAKOUT THREE: "Intersectional Artivists / Fractured Atlas" with Lauren Ruffin & Lisa Niedermeyer -
FRONT PORCH TALK: "CHOREOGRAPHING FREEDOM: CASE STUDIES IN SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE"
with Amara Tabor Smith and Regina Evans; Ashara Ekundayo, moderator
20X20 TALKS
with Sian Morson, Micah Bazant, Shalini Agrawal
WRAP PANEL: "WATER & FIRE: RACE POLITICS FROM STANDING ROCK TO GHOSTSHIP TO SAN PABLO"
with Dorothy Santos, Favianna Rodriguez, Christian Frock, and Jonathan Axtell; Davey D, moderator
RELEASING THE ANCESTORS
by Zoe Samudzi
MINDBLOWN: IMPACT M/R SALON
hosted by AECreative, Variable Labs, Impact Hub Spirit Society IHO, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Fractured Atlas, and The Alliance for Media Arts & Culture
(Wine down reception Meets VR headset technology)
UMBER MAGAZINE LAUNCH PARTY
offsite
with Elder Lea Tupili Arellano
WELCOME
by Ashara Ekundayo and Holley Murchison
OPENING PLENARY: FOR COLORED BOYS WHEN BEING TALENTED & CAPABLE ARTISTS IS NOT ENOUGH
with George McCalman
PANEL: "CULTIVATING EMERGENT STRATEGIES FOR COURAGEOUS PHILANTHROPY"
with Anyka Barber, Roberto Bedoya, and Kim Cook; Deborah Cullinan, moderator
KEYNOTE: "THE REVOLUTION OF BEING AND SEEING"
by Jeff Chang
WHOLLY HOLY: A THEOPOETICS ON DECOLONIZATION, INTERSECTIONALITY, FAITH, ART, BEAUTY, EQUITY, JOY, & LOVE
with Marvin K. White
LUNCHTIME TEACH-INS
"USDAC: Platforms For Organizing" with Katherin Canton
"People of Color-Led Cultural Strategies to Fight Displacement" with Eri Oura + Devi Peacock
"Creating across Age & Identity: The Ethics of Intergenerational Development" with Mary Claire Amable, Izza Anwar, Myah Overstreet, and Jason Wyman
PANEL: "ART, RACE + VIRTUAL REALITIES: CAN EMMERSIVE STORYTELLING SOLVE INEQUALITY"
with Wendy Levy and Kamal Sinclair
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
BREAKOUT ONE: "What Happened to the Marching Band?: The Impact of Desegregation on Black Cultural Production" with Angela Wellman
BREAKOUT TWO: Umber Magazine : "Vulnerability and Race: The Very Act of Making & Publishing" with Davina Stewart, Jewels Smith, Ndubuisi Madu, Naima Shalhoub, and Angela N. Carroll; Mike Nicholls, moderator
BREAKOUT THREE: "Intersectional Artivists / Fractured Atlas" with Lauren Ruffin & Lisa Niedermeyer -
FRONT PORCH TALK: "CHOREOGRAPHING FREEDOM: CASE STUDIES IN SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE"
with Amara Tabor Smith and Regina Evans; Ashara Ekundayo, moderator
20X20 TALKS
with Sian Morson, Micah Bazant, Shalini Agrawal
WRAP PANEL: "WATER & FIRE: RACE POLITICS FROM STANDING ROCK TO GHOSTSHIP TO SAN PABLO"
with Dorothy Santos, Favianna Rodriguez, Christian Frock, and Jonathan Axtell; Davey D, moderator
RELEASING THE ANCESTORS
by Zoe Samudzi
MINDBLOWN: IMPACT M/R SALON
hosted by AECreative, Variable Labs, Impact Hub Spirit Society IHO, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Fractured Atlas, and The Alliance for Media Arts & Culture
(Wine down reception Meets VR headset technology)
UMBER MAGAZINE LAUNCH PARTY
offsite
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017 // 11AM to 1:30PM
REMEMBERING OUR GARDENS: HEALING HIKE
with Outdoor Afro
Art + Race joins Outdoor Afro Founder and California Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Rue Mapp for a nature immersion aimed at helping community heal, breathe, and connect amidst the beautiful flora and fauna of the Botanical Gardens and Lake Merritt. Together, we’ll have a chance to positively release the complex feelings and emotions we all share about the state of our world’s affairs, and find connectivity and healing needed now more than ever. Expect positive heartfelt fellowship, stunning beauty, and the reminder of the resiliency we can learn from nature. Meet-up at 11:00am on the Patio at Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway. Bring a Water Bottle & Snacks
Every Body Welcome.
(Limited Registration - Required)
with Outdoor Afro
Art + Race joins Outdoor Afro Founder and California Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Rue Mapp for a nature immersion aimed at helping community heal, breathe, and connect amidst the beautiful flora and fauna of the Botanical Gardens and Lake Merritt. Together, we’ll have a chance to positively release the complex feelings and emotions we all share about the state of our world’s affairs, and find connectivity and healing needed now more than ever. Expect positive heartfelt fellowship, stunning beauty, and the reminder of the resiliency we can learn from nature. Meet-up at 11:00am on the Patio at Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway. Bring a Water Bottle & Snacks
Every Body Welcome.
(Limited Registration - Required)
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