Artists as Connectors: Building Racial Solidarities in the Twin Cities

This webinar is part of the JoyceinMN series, hosted by the Joyce Foundation in partnership with the Jerome Foundation.

In the wake of a brutal and brutalizing year of violence, pandemic, and racial injustice, how can the arts and artists invoke racial solidarities and foster collective acts of joy, grief, and resistance? Moderated by Sarah Bellamy, Artistic Director for Penumbra Theatre Company, this panel convenes four leading Twin Cities-based artists and past recipients of the Joyce Foundation’s annual Joyce Awards: Ananya Chatterjea, Marlina Gonzalez, Seitu Ken Jones, and Bryan Thao Worra, who will discuss how the arts can inspire new and urgent conversations around racial solidarity and cross-community dialogue and healing.

Panelists will share current perspectives and projects, including Activating a Social Justice Corridor, an upcoming Joyce Award alumni collaboration in the Twin Cities between Ananya Dance Theatre, Penumbra Theatre, and Frogtown Farms, on catalyzing connections within and across communities of color.

This event is presented in partnership with The Jerome Foundation. This event is free and open to the public and will be hosted on Zoom. Real-time captioning in English will be available. A link to join will be emailed to those who register prior to the event.