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What does the future of Public Gallery look like? Spocka and Casandra conclude with what they imagine the gallery to become Public:
“We want people in the neighborhood to have access to art, and we don't want anyone to feel like their area is neglected of art… and having versatility, where it's not just, visual art, or music or anything, but also park cleanups. Just helping- whether it's a food drive, or whatever it is, we feel like there's a lot more that a space can do that has a platform and we're going to explore as many possibilities as possible.”
Thank you Spocka and Casandra for this amazing interview! If you haven’t already head to their website, publicshopandgallery.com to donate to their “This Ain’t Free” fundraiser and help support the relocation of the gallery.
Casandra and Spocka discuss the founding of their gallery PPublic
“We thought … what's the word that we can just use so that people automatically know this is what it is. And when we chose Public and we went to go register our business, people started to ask about it, they're just like, just Public? But that's really what we wanted to convey that... this belongs to you too, that you are welcomed here, and this is your space.”
Checkout Public’s instagram and also head to their website, publicshopandgallery.com to donate to their “This Ain’t Free” fundraiser.
Due to pandemic and lack of resources offered to smaller businesses, Public has had to vacate their current location, hoping to open in a new location in 2021. Donating will help them cover overdue bills, fund future projects and secure a new place- please support if you can!
In the tenth interview of Revolutionary Roots, we talk with not one but TWO artists, Spocka Summa and Casandra Inez, owners of Public Shop and Gallery based in Providence (PPublic. As natives and artists of Providence, Spocka and Casandra wanted to create a local space for creators, particularly artists of color to create, connect and experience art.
In terms of their own artmaking, while Spocka curates events and showcases for artists, he also is a musician and visual artist, currently working on the second part of a graphic novel, The Live Wire. Cassandra is a published poet and storyteller who has also dabbled in visual art.
Tune in today to learn about the inspirations behind Spocka and Casandra’s artwork and the founding and purpose of the Public- to uplift and support local communities.
“I wanted to create a series that displays the emotions behind understanding your masculinity and unraveling that.”
In this clip, Eric talks about one of his photography series Unravel and the new movement of uplifting Black men’s fragility and vulnerability.
Huge shoutout to Eric Hart J. for sharing his work and insights with WBRU! Please support his website: https://www.officiallovehart.com.
“As a black photographer, it’s almost a duty... that power that you feel to be the one on the frontlines telling your stories- to capture your narratives, because if you don't, other photographers will.”
In the ninth installment of Revolutionary Roots, we talk with photographer and NYU Tisch School of Arts student Eric Hart Jr., the creator of LoveHart, a creative visual brand.
In today’s featured clips, Eric discusses the inspirations for his art series, the importance of Black photographers, and Black masculinity. Stay tuned!
Feel free to check out LoveHart: https://www.officiallovehart.com
In this final clip, Jordan reflects on the erasure of Black history and the role art can play in this disparity:
“For me when something has been erased history and myth become the same or at least become intertwined. We can't build what we can't imagine. We can't build what we can't see. I think imagination is the bedrock of social change.”
Huge thanks to Jordan Seaberry for sharing his incredible artwork and insights! If you haven’t already checkout his website: http://www.jordanseaberry.com and the work of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture: usdac.us.
In this clip, Jordan discusses “sampling” in painting, reimagining pre-existing pieces into his own artwork:
“Knowing that it's been weaponized to reinforce narratives of colonialism, modalities of patriarchy, and hierarchy, painting becomes a really interesting position to attack those notions in a way that doesn't just tell stories about it, but actually builds power.”
If you are interested in art advocacy, go to usadac.us to find and download resources to support your community through art!
In our eighth interview of Revolutionary Roots, we meet Jordan Seaberry a PVD based artist from Chicago whose “painting work lives alongside his political work.” Jordan is also a grassroots organizer who helped to pass criminal justice reforms such as the Unshackling Pregnant Prisoners Bill and the “Ban the Box” movement in Rhode Island.
Jordan’s art reimagines and seeks truth in Black histories and legacies, inspired by his own grandfather’s story within the Great Migration, fleeing racial terror in the South.
Stay tuned today for clips from Jordan’s interview, highlighting the intricacies of activism in art, the erasure of Black history and what inspires his paintings and projects.
Checkout Jordan’s main website: http://www.jordanseaberry.com
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