What is the relationship between art and activism? How should artists engage questions of racial justice? Have events in Ferguson changed those equations?
On Saturday, Oct. 3, four artists — representing film, poetry and the visual arts — will gather at Satori Art Studio, 3003 Locust Street, for “Arts in Struggle: An Afternoon of Creativity, Community and Dialogue on the Struggle for Racial Justice in St. Louis.”
Organized by the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, the event is presented as part of the Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival, an annual, weeklong series of public forums, debates, film screenings, lectures, and other showcases of work in the field of the humanities.
“Arts in Struggle” will feature an exhibit of works by Damon Davis and Washington University alumna De Andrea Nichols (BFA ‘10/MSW ‘14); a poetry performance by Cheeraz Gormon; and a screening of the film “Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory” by documentary filmmaker Katina Parker.
A roundtable discussion with all four artists will immediately follow the screening. Moderator will be Jonathan Fenderson, PhD, assistant professor of African and African-American Studies in Arts & Sciences.
Other events in the Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival will include a discussion of art and public policy, St. Louis immigration stories and a free screening of Spike Lee’s, “Do the Right Thing.”
All events are free and open to the public but RSVPs are requested. For a complete calendar, visit stlhumanities.org.