Join the Biennial of the Americas for a Coffee Chat, part of the “Americas COVID-19 Memorial” project. The discussion will focus on how artist-driven memorial projects can create a platform for conversation and community healing and explore how the artistic imagination conceives of a memorial dedicated to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will begin with a performance by Aisha Fukushima, performance lecturer, justice strategist, singer/songwriter, and founder of RAPtivism. Speakers include the following:
Arielle Julia Brown, performance curator and cultural producer, Monument Lab
Maria Paz Gaviria, director, ARTBO
Jen Delos Reyes, director and founder, Open Engagement
Derrick Velasquez, artist & curator
