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November 9, 2015

Chalk Talk

Last Friday sixty strangers, friends, colleagues, and neighbors packed themselves into the Sheperd Room at WAM for a workshop with internationally acclaimed photographer, Wing Young Huie. Wing presented powerful dialogue about culture, race, and identity through his own work and life experiences. Afterwards, he asked audience members a series of questions to be answered in small groups. Participants wrote down a few of their own words from their discussions and photographed each other. Here are a few photos from the afternoon:

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WAM Collective is hosting another free workshop for UMN students with local printmaker, Witt Siasoco,  this Friday, November 13th from 1-5pm. The workshop will be influenced by one of WAM’s current exhibitions, Black and White, and will explore the use of printmaking as activism. Participants will respond to current social issues, create their own screen print, and contribute to a collaborative banner. You may register here.

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Printmaking as Activism

Last Friday, WAM Collective hosted a workshop with local artist, designer, and arts educator Witt Siasoco. Typically his work is inspired by problems within his immediate community, so we asked him to discuss the role of printmaking in activism and communication. His work has appeared in protests, on the lawns of local condemned houses, in rundown suburbs on…

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More Than a Photo

Where do you come from? What does your background look like? Think about it for just one moment. Can somebody understand your background just by looking at you or seeing a photo of you? In his workshops, Wing Young Huie helps participants look past the common stereotypes that so often arise when first glancing at a…

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