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A Benefit for Critical Resistance
Art Auction, Events, and more...
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The Exhibition Catalogue
The Imagine Freedom curatorial committee has produced a stunning exhibition catalogue, featuring new poetry by Fred Moten, letters from CR and the Curator, essays from CR, artwork, bio’s and more. View it here ([link removed]) ! Fill out this form ([link removed]) to order a limited edition print copy of the Catalogue.
The Virtual Opening was a beautiful success...
With the Bayview Opera House and over one hundred artists, Host Committee members, movement partners, donors, staff and members, Critical Resistance and the Imagine Freedom curatorial committee celebrated the opening of the Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition last week! Thank you to all our guests for making this Zoom room a special virtual space.
Special appreciation to our contributing artists and organizers who dazzled us with words, passion and skill: Amy Kisch and Steven Canals, Host Committee members; Dana King, Host Committee member and Featured Artist; Melinda James, Featured Artist and filmmaker; Amanda Joy, vocalist; CR Portland and the Care Not Cops campaign ([link removed]) ; CR Oakland and the No New San Francisco Jail coalition ([link removed]) ; California Coalition for Women Prisoners, TGI Justice Project, Dream Defenders and our Movement Partner supporters (see slideshow + CCWP's Urgent Call to Action here ([link removed]) ) Brandon Kazen-Maddox, ASL interpreter ([link removed]) ; the production team at the Bayview Opera House; Bryant Terry, chef and Host Committee member (see the RSVP cocktail video here ([link removed]) ); and, last but not
least, KQED Arts, Pendarvis Harshaw and Featured Artist Traci Bartlow for the IG Live After Party!
Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition is now LIVE on Artsy.net ([link removed]) .
We invite you to look at the incredible artwork ([link removed]) , place bids, and share this newsletter with your community. Works on artsy.net ([link removed]) range from $100 +, but there are a number of options for you to support at any level. See ways below.
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In addition to bidding on Artsy.net, you can support Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition in a number of ways...
* Check out Nisha K Sethi's new "JOY!" print, made for Imagine Freedom ! Buy a print ([link removed]) ; proceeds go to CR. Nisha is a printmaker and member of Trust Your Struggle collective. (You can also run a DIY art sale and donate proceeds.)
* Shop for Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition special gear at the CR shop ([link removed]) .
* Attend programming (below) and invite your community!
* Become a Sponsor! Check sponsorship options here ([link removed]) .
* Donate. Gifts of all sizes ([link removed]) support CR and Imagine Freedom.
Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition programming, continued...
Artist Talk on CR Facebook Live
Mon, Oct 5 @ 4pm PST – Hank Willis Thomas with Black Joy Parade
Sat, Oct 10 @ 4pm PDT – Sadie Barnett with Essence Harden
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Did you miss an event?
You can enjoy the kickoff Artist Talk video featuring Demetri Broxton (MOAD) and Rodney Ewing ([link removed]) here. Follow CR on Youtube ([link removed]) to see videos from past events, coming soon!
Closing Event and Live Auction
Tue, October 13, 2020
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Dr. Leigh Raiford, Host Committee
Poetry from Fred Moten, Host Committee
"In the Studio" with Meryl Pataky, Featured Artist
Women's Center for Creative Work, Movement Partner sponsor
Live auction of artwork by Lava Thomas, Kenturah Davis, Shawn Theodore, Theaster Gates, Wangari Mathenge, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Hank Willis Thomas.
*Raffles * Guest appearances * and more*
Accessibility: ASL provided. RSVP here ([link removed])
Organizational Sponsors
Artist As First Responder * Bayview Opera House * Black & Pink * California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) * Dream Defenders * Essie Justice Group * EverGold [Projects] * Forward Together * H.O.L.L.A! * Law 4 Black Lives * The Portland African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) * Survived and Punished * TGI Justice Project * The Culture Ref * Women's Center for Creative Work (WCCW)
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Image contribution from Movement Sponsor ([link removed]) TGI Justice Project.
Host Committee
Amy Kisch * Angela Hennessy * Black Joy Parade * Bryant Terry * Calvin Williams * Cara Levine * Dana King * Deanna Van Buren * Elena Gross * Emory Douglas * Erin Christovale * Favianna Rodriguez * For Freedoms* Fred Moten * Indya Moore * Janet Mock * Julia Chinyere Oparah * KQED Arts * Lateefah Simon * Leigh Raiford * Michael Orange * Minnesota Street Project * Patrisse Khan-Cullors * Pt. 2 Gallery * Ruthie Wilson Gilmore * See Black Womxn * She Bends * Soraya Rios * Steven Canals * This is Not a Gun * Vielmetter Los Angeles
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Featured Artists
Adia Millett
Ainsley Burrows
Ali LeRoi
Alyse Emdur
Andrew Wilson
Angela Hennessy
Ariane Vielmetter
Ashley Hunt
Awol Erizku
Bob Williams
Brandon Andrew
Brett Cook
Cara Levine
Carmen Argote
Chanell Stone
Chris Johnson
Christine Wang
Courtney Desiree Morris
Crystal Paris
Dana King
David Antonio Cruz
Demetri Broxton
Domenico Villeda
Ed Ntiri
EJ Hill
Emanuel Tegene
Emory Douglas
Erica Deeman
Favianna Rodriguez
Gavin Benjamin
Githinji Mbire
Glen Wilson
gloria galvez
Hank Willis Thomas
Hermon Futrell
Jean-Marcel St. Jacques
Jesus Barraza
Jimena Sarno
José Figueroa
Joel Daniel Phillips
Joshua Mays
joshua whitaker
Kate Deciccio
Kenturah Davis
Kwame Brathwaite
Kyle Lypka and Tyler Cross
Lava Thomas
Leila Weefur
Lena Gustafson
Leslie Lopez Dime
Lewis Watts
Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Maria Paz
Mario Ayala
Melanie Cervantes
Melinda James
Meryl Pataky
Michele Pred
Paul Mpagi Sepuya
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Mieke Marple
Miguel Arzabe
Ricky Weaver
Rodney Ewing
Ruben Ochoa
Sadie Barnette
Saif Azzuz
Sam Vernon
Shanna Strauss
Shaun Leonardo
Shawn Theodore
Sydney Cain
Traci Bartlow
Shadi Yousefian
Theaster Gates
Travis Somerville
Umar Rashid
Wangari Mathenge
Zahyr Lauren
Curatorial + Planning Committee:
Ashara Ekundayo (Curator) * Hans Kuzmich * Jess Heaney * Maya Futrell * Mieke Marple *Shirley Leslie * T Rasheed * William Ramirez
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