Art, Race & Dialogue
Thu, Oct 13
|HowlRound Livestream
The second in the online series, "Animating Democracy: Reflecting Forward," this session examines the role of art to disrupt narratives, reveal complicity, deepen dialogue, and make progress toward truth and reconciliation. Featuring James Scruggs, Katrina Browne, and Kim Pevia.
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Oct 13, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
HowlRound Livestream
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Art, Race, & Dialogue
October 13, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
In the context of countless murders of Black people, racially-motivated assaults on Asian and Arab Americans, and continuing systemic and structural racism against Black, Indigenous/First Nations, and people of color communities, art and artists can advance meaningful, transformative dialogue and racial reckoning. What should our expectations be for art as a change agent, and what is the role of dialogue in the pursuit? How can art be most potent and effective in disrupting entrenched patterns of thinking and feeling? What are the fulcrum points on the path to change? The artists and leaders in this session explore this path, from deepening understanding, to shifting minds and hearts, to healing historical…