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  • Mar 2
    Flow: Artists, Activists and Educators working with Water

    Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, 700 N 12th St, Wausau, WI 54403

    Laura Anderson Barbata will curate a presentation by local and regional artists, activists, and knowledge keepers about their work. Guest Speakers: Laura Anderson Barbata Carol Amour – Author, social/environmental activist Tinker Schumann – Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, tribal elder, artist and poet Mary Burns – Fiber artist, Jaquard Weaver Nate Zurawski – Wisconsin Institute for …

  • Feb 6
    Lecture: “Arts for Everyone, Everywhere. Laura Anderson Barbata, Interdisciplinary Arts Outreach Collaborator” (VIRTUAL, co-sponsored by LACIS)

    Laura Anderson Barbata

    Virtual, on Zoom Event website

    Anderson Barbata will discuss her development as a socially engaged artist and her work with multiple performers and artisan communities across the Americas to present collaborative ¨interventions¨ that combine performance, procession, dance, music, textile arts, masking, spoken word, wearable sculptures and protest. Virtual, on Zoom. Register here

  • Dec 5
    Whose Art is it Anyway?

    Arts + Literature Laboratory map to Art Lit Lab

    'Whose Art is it Anyway?' emerges as the culmination of a thought-provoking 3-credit course, bearing the same title. This course delves into the multifaceted dimensions of art, encompassing social, personal, political, and spiritual elements within the context of South Asian cultural and performance traditions. The exhibit showcases the creativity of the students in the course. They explore new ideas and challenge traditional views of art, giving us fresh perspectives. Through their work, they expand our understanding of what art can. 10 am: Open Gallery, 4 pm: Main Event

  • Oct 21
    “Come Eat With Me” Performance at the 51st Annual Conference on South Asia

    Sultan (1054 Williamson Street) Tickets

    Come Eat With Me is a 110-minute performance piece by Sri Vamsi Matta which explores the relationship between caste and food, and culminates in sharing a meal together. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the performance begins at 6:15 p.m. Tickets: $20

  • Oct 7
    Just Bust! Artistic Workshop

    MYArts (1055 E. Mifflin Street) Register

    The Just Bust! Artistic Workshop is a free public artistic workshop that happens every first Saturday of the month. This October, Sri Vamsi Matta is the featured artist.

  • Oct 6
    Just Bust! Open Mic Series

    Wisconsin Historical Society (816 State Street) Register

    Join the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives for Madison’s longest running all-ages open mic, Just Bust! every first Friday at the Wisconsin Historical Society. This October, Sri Vamsi Matta is the featured artist.

  • Oct 5
    “The Blue Line” Workshop at YWCA Racial Justice Summit

    Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center (1 John Nolen Drive) Register

    Participants in this session will join facilitator Sri Vamsi Matta in drama/theatre methods, movement practices, art therapy, and dialogue surrounding mental health, equity, and social justice. What are the things that make you feel like you don’t and do belong? Who are the people who make you feel like you don’t and do belong? How do we create bridges between these spaces to lead to belonging? The takeaway, Vamsi hopes, is to create dialogues around the intersection of social identity and mental health.

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