Intersectionality and Solidarity among communities

On the topic of seeking social justice and challenging racism, SpanicArts would like to open the Desayunarte Platform to the Black Lives Matter movement.  We would also like to commemorate National Indigenous Peoples Day. For this month’s topic, artists of these communities will talk about their experiences in this time of seeking social justice through the lens of creative art practices.

Join us for this conversation on Saturday 27th at 10 am. This session will be streamed through our Facebook platform.

The SpanicArts team, as Latinxs, stands along with our brothers and sisters from the Black and Indigenous communities.

OUR GUESTS

Wisman Tenorio Arboleda

Musician

Wisman Tenorio A. was born in San Andrés Tumaco in Nariño, Colombia.   He currently lives “Tablon Salado”, an Association Council for Black Communities, also in Nariño. His research focuses on traditional Afro-Colombian and Equatorial music of the Pacific coast. He is the founder, composer and director of “Fundación de música del Pacífico Changó”, an organization that supports the development of art, culture and education in communities of Nariño. Tenorio and Fundación Changó, are also the winners of the 2014 “Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival” in Cali. He is also a member of the group “Gestos”, that is part of the UNESCO special plan for the safeguard of marimba music traditions, through the declaration as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Devin Bellerose

Visual artist and Drum maker

Devin Bellerose. worked with the art class talking about Indigenous design and symbolism used in various different Indigenous cultures. Devin is a well-respected knowledge keeper, with a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. He is a dancer, drummer, visual artist, and cultural teacher. Devin is always a pleasure to have, he connects so well with people and is such a positive person, who shares his knowledge of his culture so passionately.