Honoring the Nikkei Farmers of Bellevue
Not Yo’ Butterfly – Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto is an activist, music and dance artist, who found her political and artistic voice in the Asian American movement. As a child, she and her parents were incarcerated in the internment camps. Later, she performed on Broadway and has since produced many creative works. Over the past few decades, Miyamoto has been facilitating workshops to encourage her community to tell their personal stories. Listen to Miyamoto’s reflection of the past year and the importance of expressing your story. (more…)
Yes! Magazine: Native Photographer Reflects on His Time at Standing Rock
Yes! Magazine’s Bailey Williams speaks with Josue Rivas, an award winning photographer and film director, who specializes in challenging the main stream narrative of indigenous people. In Yes! Magazine’s Spring 2018 “decolonize” issue, he published a photo essay about his time at Standing Rock. In this interview, Rivas reflects on his time at Standing Rock and discusses his larger project, titled “Standing Strong”.
Kehinde Wiley
African American artist, Kehinde Wiley, captivates audiences with his work. He’s a seasoned artist but many are meeting him for the first time through his exhibit, A New Republic, on display at the Seattle Art Museum. The Seattle Art Museum was intentional in choosing to open Wiley’s exhibit during Black History Month. They were also intentional about choosing partners to create relevant programming for the exhibit. Sonya Green spoke with SAM’s Kayla Skinner Deputy Director for Education + Public Programs, Regan Pro and with Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, Arts Education Manager Lara Davis. Lara works with Creative Advantage, one of SAM’s community partners.
Art for Social Change
Some people might think of art as being easy-on-the-eye and created by professional artists to show off at fancy places. Beverly Naidus, a professional in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma, wants to make art accessible to anyone. She doesn’t stop there though – she wants art to spur and encourage social change.
Guests:
Professor Beverly Naidus the author of “Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame”.
Rachel Ervin is a writer and just graduated from UW Tacoma in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, with an emphasis in Arts, Media and Culture.
Jenn Soikowski is a current student at UW Tacoma with a double emphasis. One in Ethnic, Gender and Labor Studies and the other in Arts, Media and Culture, with an emphasis in Visual Art.
Listen to the interview: KBCS_M+I_20130620_Art for Social Change
