Scratch Space: Foraging for our Future
Thursday, Oct 08, 2020 12:00PM
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Scratch Space
Virtual Conversations on the Role of the Radical Imaginary
Virtual Conversations on the Role of the Radical Imaginary
In this series of virtual conversations, we bring together visual artists, scholars, composers, activists, writers, and others to explore what kinds of radical imaginaries can unfold in this moment of pandemic, racial reckoning, economic uncertainty, civil unrest, and environmental crisis. How do we think about what is possible? How can we use our imaginations to build a better present/future? How can we attend to the past in service of the future? And how can we retool and build better more equitable models for living and working together?
Item details
Date
Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00PM
Name
Episode 20: Foraging for a Future
Description
How do we reclaim our natural place in the world? Join chef and journalist Andrea Blum and artist Kija Lucas for a conversation about their work on a new cookbook project about foraging and sustainable food practices. Blum and Lucas first met in 2015 at the Lucas Artists Program when working on solo projects—Lucas on Smolder, a body of work documenting the charred aftermath of California wildfires, and Blum on Biofabric, a series of decorative textiles grown from yeast and bacteria and colored with natural dyes. We’ll talk about their individual practices, artistic collaboration, culinary creativity, and how foraging can help us cultivate a more intimate relationship with our environment and an interconnectedness with other living things.
CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning will be available for the full duration of this event. If you have questions about accessibility for this event, please email us at info@montalvoarts.org.
Hosted by: Donna Conwell, Curator, Lucas Artists Residency Program and Kelly Sicat, Director, Lucas Artists Residency Program.