This conversation is a recording of the virtual event held on Oct. 14, 2020 and is available as part of WAM On Demand via the Weisman’s YouTube channel.  Hear from artists, designers and community organizers about making a career in the creative economy, the advice they would give to their younger selves, and how to network in the time of COVID. Panelists include shoe designer, artist, and consultant ANTIONE JENKINS, visual artist and Waiting Room director KRISTINA JOHNSON, and social justice poster campaign designers MIKE GAINES and MAGGIE WILLIAMS. About the…

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This conversation is a recording of the virtual event held on Oct. 14, 2020 and is available as part of WAM On Demand via the Weisman’s YouTube channel.  Hear from artists, designers and community organizers about making a career in the creative economy, the advice they would give to their younger selves, and how to network in the time of COVID. Panelists include visual artist LISSA KARPEH, designer and illustrator HELEN SHEWOLFE TSENG, and writer and publisher, DARA BEEVAS. This virtual event, via Zoom, is FREE but…

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  In a globalized world overloaded with experiences, are we aware of the power of sound? Can the presence of live music create intimate and multifaceted conversations? Can it amplify ideas, create new connections and feed our bodies better than words? Cellist Rebecca Merblum would like to invite a new conversation that integrates musical language into speech, expression and ideas. Musicians share this within their community, but does it have to be limited to musicians? And who is to say…

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