21st Century Arts presents an 11-day, robust program of screenings, visual art, performances, and discussions with activists and artists.
Rachel DeGuzman
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ART TALK | ‘Centering Black Women: A Conversation About Art and Organizing’
Thursday’s live-streamed talk will address the importance of fore-fronting Black women’s voices in both art and political organizing.
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BlackOut Summer Series focuses on the fight for full freedom
Kicking off on Juneteenth, a trilogy of community conversations presented by At The Crossroads tackles enduring, systemic racism.
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Being Asian American in the time of COVID-19
A group of Korean adoptees will shed light on the current anti-Asian bigotry in the context of ongoing anti-Asian experiences.
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$30K raised for artists of color, grant application period opens
WOC Art’s ambitious COVID-19 fundraiser received more than $30,000 in donations, which will be distributed as grants for artists of color.
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Grassroots grants: WOC Art Collaborative hosts 24-hour live fundraiser for BIPOC creatives
A multi-generational group of performers will present ‘COVID-19 LIVE ROC,’ a 24-hour streaming event to fund emergency grants for creatives of color.
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Catching up with At The Crossroads
Since October of 2017, nine events have blended collaborative art performances, installations, and conversations that forefront the voices of women of color and queer people of color. Rachel DeGuzman shares programming planned through the fall.
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Intersectionality-focused series continues with Jahmal B. Golden
At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice continued on March 23, featuring artwork and a poetry reading by trans femme artist of color Jahmal B. Golden, screenings, and a Long Table Conversation.
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‘Black Magic Slays Magical Negro’ events celebrate creativity of WOC
Oprah recently gave an inspiring speech, and suddenly people began calling for her to make a 2020 bid and fix this nation’s ills. With this in mind, Rachel DeGuzman of 21st Century Arts has continued her crucial “At the Crossroads: Art + Justice” programming this month with a four-part series, “Black Magic Slays Magical Negro,” […]
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The Rochester 10
A look at Rochesterians doing great things for the city’s future
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‘And, Ain’t I a Woman’ conversation focuses on intersectionality
While there are a limited (but important) amount of concrete things we can do to challenge racist and sexist national policies, our ability to creatively tackle inequity on local levels is just about boundless. Arts community organizer Rachel DeGuzman is continuing her series of creative forums, “At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and […]
