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SUMMARY:Everyday Magic: Puppetry and Breaking Boundaries with Josh Rice
DESCRIPTION:Discover the transformative power of puppetry with Jim Henson Foundation Award winner and SHAKE Producing Artistic Director Josh Rice. Along with his talented team\, he will reveal how puppetry illuminates text\, ignites creativity\, and forges new pathways for self-expression beyond societal and linguistic boundaries. \nThis interactive discussion features industry experts\, culminating in a hands-on exploration of how everyday objects can be used as tools for puppetry\, storytelling\, and cross-cultural communication\, perfect for audiences aged 12 and up. \nAMFA Members are invited to enjoy a complimentary drink before the program begins during Member Mingle in the Cultural Living Room. \nAbout Josh Rice\nRice is the co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Shake Productions\, as well as the founder of the New York State Puppet Festival. He is also a recipient of a 2024 Jim Henson Foundation Production Grant. \nHis current production Kayfabe\, a puppet wrestling entertainment spectacular\, explores the crossroads of traditional forms of puppetry and popular culture. \n\nEveryday Magic: Puppetry and Breaking Boundaries with Josh Rice is supported in part by the Alice L. Walton Foundation. \nChildren’s Theatre and Performing Arts programs are supported in part by the Shubert Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/everyday-magic-puppetry-and-breaking-boundaries-with-josh-rice/
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SUMMARY:Night Flowers: Artist Talk with Aurora Robson
DESCRIPTION:Discover how New York-based artist Aurora Robson transforms found and recycled materials into striking sculptures and installations that reflect themes of sustainability and the environment. Learn how she uses this meditative process not only to address personal and social struggles\, but also to search for hope through her practice and materials. \nAs a leading voice in the intersection of contemporary art and ecological awareness\, Robson’s work and story offer an inspiring example of how creativity can drive change\, encourage reflection\, and transform the way we see the world around us. \nHer work is currently featured in The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability: Works from the Bank of America Collection\, on view at AMFA from June 13 to August 31\, 2025. \nAbout Aurora Robson\nAurora Robson is known predominantly for her innovative\, meditative work intercepting the plastic waste stream. Born in Canada\, Robson grew up in Hawaii and then lived in New York City\, where she studied metal welding at Apex Technical School and earned her New York State metal welding certification. Robson then completed a double major in art history and visual art at Columbia University. \nSince then\, Robson has exhibited internationally while developing numerous techniques for sculpting with post-industrial and post-consumer plastic\, including fastening\, weaving\, sewing\, threading\, ultrasonic and injection welding\, and most recently 3-D printing. \nA recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Grant\, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture\, a TED/Lincoln Re-Imagine Prize\, and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant\, Robson is also the founding artist of Project Vortex\, an international collective of artists\, designers and architects innovating with plastic debris. \nShe currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband\, two daughters\, and a very expressive dog. \n\nNight Flowers: Artist Talk with Aurora Robson is supported in part by the Alice L. Walton Foundation. \nThe Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability: Works from the Bank of America Collection is presented by Bank of America. \n \nAdditional support is provided by Anne and Merritt Dyke. \nThis exhibition has been loaned through the Bank of America Art in our Communities® program. \n 
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/night-flowers-artist-talk-with-aurora-robson/
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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SUMMARY:A Legacy of Images: Art Talk with Kwame Brathwaite Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Examine the work and legacy of famed photographer Kwame Brathwaite through the unique\, personal perspective of his son\, Kwame Brathwaite Jr. \nLearn about Brathwaite’s powerful photography\, its lasting impact on Black identity and culture\, and the ongoing discovery of previously unseen works featured in Kwame Brathwaite: The 1970s\, on view at AMFA through October 12\, 2025. \nAbout Kwame Brathwaite Jr.\nKwame Samori Brathwaite\, son of photographer Kwame Brathwaite\, is the Director of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive. He manages the archive as well as collaborative projects that are concordant with the themes in his father’s work\, namely activism\, politics\, fashion and music. \nKwame Samori authored a chapter entitled “Fashion and Consciousness” in the book Mod New York: Fashion takes a Trip and an article entitled “A Look At Life Through My Father’s Lens” for National Geographic. \nHe has lectured at numerous institutions including Harvard Art Museum\, The Courtauld Institute\, USC\, Christie’s and Google among others. He co-curated Celebrity and the Everyday at Philip Martin Gallery (2018)\, curated Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite\, a touring exhibition in partnership with Aperture Foundation (2019-2023)\, The Struggle Continues\, Victory is Certain (2020)\, Changing Times (2021) and My Village | New York (2022). \nKwame Samori\, also a real estate professional\, graduated from Amherst College in 1996 with a B.A. in Law\, Jurisprudence and Social Thought and received his MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business in 2018. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Aperture Foundation in New York and Polytechnic School in Pasadena\, CA. \nHe is originally from New York City and currently lives in San Marino\, CA\, with his wife and three children. \n\n\n\nA Legacy of Images: Art Talk with Kwame Brathwaite Jr. is supported in part by the Alice L. Walton Foundation. \nKwame Brathwaite: The 1970s is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/a-legacy-of-images-art-talk-with-kwame-brathwaite-jr/
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