Arts

Artist Sky Hopinka will discuss his latest documentary project maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore, along with his larger art practice and involvement in the FA 20 In Plain Sight initiative. A secure link to the documentary will be provided to those who RSVP to screen in advance of the event.

Baeza and Davis met and formed a friendship while MFA students in the Yale School of Art program. Now, 4 years later, they come together in conversation to discuss the parallels between their work today and when they first met, the intersections and interpretations of legibility and visibility in their respective practices, and the context of their work as artists in our current uncertain cultural and political climate.

I make revolutionary art to propel history forward. I don’t accept the economic foundation, social relations and governing ideas of America. My work encourages an audience to explore important questions based upon this perspective. - Dread Scott 

Artists Arshia Fatima Haq and Maral will perform Sama: The Divine Listening Room, an experimental pre-recorded sound and visual piece in the form of a call and response, with collaborative video work by Anum Awan and Amy Alexander. 

Imbued with fragrance and flowers, the immersive experience invites the listener to join in sama, the act of hearing the divine through deep listening and meditation common in Sufi dargahs or shrines.  

Join vocalist Dorian Wood and mariachi ensemble La Victoria for an evening of love letters and laments dedicated to community members who are unjustly detained. In this expression of collective grief and community, they will offer songs and words that ring true in our hearts and unify us in these darkest of times.  

This event will be live-streamed from the Occidental College campus.

Link to screen the film will be shared upon registration.

Join us for a virtual screening of the award-winning Narcissister Organ Player, a hybrid performance/documentary film that explores how ancestral data is stored in our bodies, impacting the lives we lead. On the personal level, the film investigates how the artist's complex family history compelled her to create the masked, erotic performance character Narcissister.

In these unprecedented times of personal isolation, political upheaval, and increasing state surveillance, the creative design of immersive digital experiences in contested spaces has generated innovative forms of resistance to injustice, inequity, and oppression.