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Follow Your Art to Host Artist Panel on Black Representation
"The Artist as Witness" celebrates Black expression with six New England artists on March 14th.
On Sunday, March 14, Follow Your Art Community Studios will host an online conversation called, “The Artist as Witness” with six New England artists devoted to celebrating Black expression and redefining representation.
The event will be broadcast as an online webinar from 3:00-4:30 p.m.
To attend, register online at: www.fyamelrose.org/artist-as-w...
“The terrains these artists explore are brutal and beautiful, joyful and unjust,” says Jennifer Mancuso, author and moderator of the webinar. “By weaving old traditions with new technology, they are adding their fingerprint to those who have come before them.”
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The group, made up of Jess Brown, Sharif Muhammad, Ashley Page, and Juniper Creative’s Jennifer Herrera Condry and Will Kasso Condry, will discuss celebrating Black joy, exposing police violence, and reclaiming lost art forms, as well as the approach and process behind their work.
The artists’ work represents a variety of media, including digital portraiture, basketry and sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, and multimedia and will be shown online during the event.
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The webinar is free of charge with a $10 suggested donation, thanks to a generous gift from the Foundation Trust. Additional donations ($50-$100) will be used to fund scholarships for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) individuals to access FYACS programs and services.
“The pandemic has dealt a particularly difficult blow to creatives, whose traditional ways of showing their art to the public are no longer available,” said Kris Rodolico, executive director of FYACS. “We’re thrilled to be able to partner with The Foundation Trust to amplify artistic voices during these unprecedented times.”
The Foundation Trust partners with small to medium-sized New England nonprofits to support artistic and cultural initiatives that advance inclusivity, diversity, and the expression and unification of distinct voices and perspectives.
Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) is a non-profit arts center located in Melrose, MA, dedicated to supporting creative community. Find out more at www.fyamelrose.org.