Join us for the felting workshop, led by artist Bilge Aktas, which will be an introduction to repairing and altering knitted garments and clothing using needle felting and wet felting techniques. Participants are welcome to bring their own pieces, such as clothing, to mend or alter. All needed materials including wool, needles and foam back […]
Join ASUAM Curator Brittany Corrales to hear about the process of bringing hundreds of memorial offerings from George Floyd Square to Tempe for a unique, community-organized exhibition. RSVP Today!
Inspired by Sarah Zapata’s site-specific installation, join interdisciplinary artist and ASU School of Art Associate Professor Erika Hanson to learn basic textile techniques such as punch needle. Hanson will discuss textile methods and how they relate to her practice while offering an opportunity to make art. Participants of all ages/abilities are invited, and all materials […]
Arizona State University’s Center for Work and Democracy is hosting Deva Woodly, Brown University Political Theorist of Black Liberation for a discussion on the Politics of Care. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions about the politics of care have proliferated within and beyond the academy. This welcome attention to care as an ethic […]
Join Black River Life at ASU Art Museum as they facilitate a listening circle inspired by the exhibit Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix. This event features local artists and activists in conversation with each other to process and tap into thoughts, emotions, and memories brought up by this exhibit, as […]
Join Professor Rashad Shabazz and ASUAM Curator Brittany Corrales for a conversation about the history of protest in art and music. Throughout history, musicians and visual artists have played a pivotal role in challenging the status quo, shifting perspectives and inspiring political change. This event will recognize important figures in art history and popular culture […]
ASU Center of Work and Democracy is hosting H. L. T. Quan, along with discussant Curtis Austin, to discuss her latest book, “Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living” (Pluto Press). “Become Ungovernable” is a provocative new work of political thought setting out to reclaim 'freedom,' 'justice' and 'democracy,' revolutionary ideas that are […]
Join us as we explore key works in the history of Black poetry while engaging the exhibition "Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix." Together we will consider a poetics of witness, grieving, and hope, and in response, compose our own communal poem. No previous writing experience is necessary. To reserve your […]
In conclusion of the SHPRS x ASUAM distinguished artist-in-residency, join artist Sama Alshaibi and curator Brittany Corrales for a Walk & Talk through Crafting Resistance which features two works by Alshaibi. RSVP for the 12-12:45pm or the 1-1:45pm time slots. Space is limited per tour, so RSVP Today!
You’re invited! In celebration of the opening of “Sarah Zapata: Beneath the breath of the sun”, you are invited to a reception with the artist and ASU Art Museum Senior Curator + CALA Alliance Curator of Latinx Art Alana Hernandez. “Beneath the breath of the sun” features newly created works completed during the artist’s residency […]
Sarah Zapata (b. 1988, Corpus Christi, TX) employs weaving, tufting and traditional craft techniques to create loud, architecturally responsive installations that traverse themes of gender, colonialism and fantasy. Zapata’s site-specific works reflect her intersecting identities as a queer woman of Peruvian heritage raised in Evangelical South Texas and now based in New York. “Beneath the […]
In partnership with ASU’s Center for Work and Democracy and the George Floyd Global Memorial, ASU Art Museum presents “Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix.” Presented for the first time outside of Minnesota and on view from February 3 through July 28, 2024 at the ASU Art Museum, “Twin Flames” asks […]
