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Art as Feeling, Art as Knowledge: A Conversation

In recognition of RVAM and an introduction to CSJ: Ignite

Location

Fine Arts : 118

Date & Time

October 17, 2018, 6:30 pm8:00 pm

Description

In recognition of Relationship Violence Awareness Month and as a part of Critical Social Justice: Ignite, the Women's Center and is proud to present a choreographed piece by Alexia Petasis (Women's Center Staff).

Join us for a short dance performance and conversation about the role of art in meaning, knowledge-making, and activism with Alexia Petasis and Jen White-Johnson. Alexia is an Interdisciplinary Studies major with a concentration on Choreography for Social Justice who will graduate in spring, 2019. Jen White-Johnson is a UMBC Alumni, Visual Arts '08, and is currently a graphic designer, educator, and photographer.

Fine Arts Recital Hall, FA 118
Doors open at 6:15 pm.

For more about this special event, visit the Critical Social Justice blog for our What You Need to Know series focused on art activism.


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