Programming
ConnectArte: Curator & Artist Talk
September 16, 6-7:30 p.m. MT
The Biennial of the Americas and Museo de las Americas invite the public to join us for ConnectArte on September 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. to hear from artists and a curator of the Americas COVID-19 Memorial exhibition on display from Sept. 3-25. We are honored to be joined by commissioned artists Ana María Hernando and Jave Yoshimoto, Curatorial Advisor, Derrick Velasquez and Museo de las Americas Director Claudia Moran to discuss the role of art in communicating and processing grief and their personal contribution to this collective memorial project featuring the works of 21 artists across the Americas.
Coffee Chat: An Americas COVID-19 Memorial
On April 16th we hosted a Coffee Chat conversation on how artist driven projects like the Americas COVID-19 Memorial can create a platform for conversation and community healing and to explore how the artistic imagination conceives of a memorial dedicated to this contemporary tragedy. Panelists included Arielle Julia Brown (Performance Curator and Cultural Producer, Monument Lab), Maria Paz Gaviria (Director, ARTBO) and Derrick Velasquez (Artist & Curator) and Jen Delos Reyes (Director and Founder, Open Engagement).
The event began with a performance by Aisha Fukushima--Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Singer/Songwriter, and RAPtivist (rap activist). Fukushima founded RAPtivism (Rap Activism), a hip hop project spanning 20 countries and four continents, amplifying universal efforts for freedom and justice.
Public Memorials & Social Memory
On March 19th we were joined by artists, curators and memorial scholars to discuss the role of public memorials and art for building social memory and a space for collective healing. The event began with an original poem recited by Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre on the topic of social memory, memorials and processing grief. Panelists include Renée Ater (Public Scholar and Provost Visiting Professor, African Studies, Brown University), Cortney Lane Stell (Executive Director & Chief Curator, Black Cube), Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Artist) and Professor James E. Young (Institute for Holocaust Genocide and Memory Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst).
Thank you to our partners at Reimagine for their collaboration and for creating a platform to host important conversations around grief and community healing.
