Editor’s Note: As part of the 2022/23 Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, each of the events in this series follows three posts by each Fellow, the third of which is an email-only exhibition sent to all Hyperallergic newsletter subscribers.
From performance to posters, we’re excited to share what our five curatorial fellows have been working on over the past several months. This February and March, join us for weekly conversations with the Hyperallergic Fellows and learn about the inspiration and process behind their unique projects.
Free and open to the public, these virtual events provide a space for the curators to discuss the exhibitions they created during their fellowships — and answer questions from readers. Registration is required to attend.
The exhibitions will be sent via email directly to our daily newsletter subscribers a week before each event, so be sure to sign up to receive them.
Dakota Noot: “Daughters of Cyclona”
Tuesday February 28, 6pm (EST)
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Grounded in the work of Chicanx drag artist Cyclona, Dakota Noot will explore a lineage of LGBTQIA+ drag and under-recognized queer Chicanx performance.
Dakota Noot is a Los Angeles-based artist and curator and founder of nomadic curatorial project Scream Queen.
Beya Othmani: “North Africans in the First International Black Arts Festivals, Negotiating Blackness in Dakar (1966) and Lagos (1977)”
Tuesday, March 7, 6pm (EST)
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Beya Othmani will discuss the first Black art festivals in Dakar and Lagos, examining what these two landmark events tell us about the relationship between North African artists and movements for Black citizenship.
Beya Othmani is an independent art curator and researcher based in Tunis and a member of the curatorial ensemble Archive Sites.
Kelli Morgan: “Art, Whiteness, and Empire: A History of the Art Museum”
Wednesday, March 15, 6pm (EDT)
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Drawing on the work of Black artists and thinkers like bell hooks, Emma Amos, and more, Dr. Kelli Morgan will present the roots of Black cultural expression and guidance on cultivating care and empowerment as a museum worker or visitor.
Dr. Kelli Morgan is a professor of the practice and the inaugural director of curatorial studies at Tufts University.
Angelina Lippert: “Amos Kennedy & The School of Bad Printing”
Monday, March 20, 6pm (EDT)
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Angelina Lippert will discuss the practice of printmaker Amos Kennedy Jr., whose early letterpress posters commemorate Black rural life and community in Alabama.
Angelina Lippert is the chief curator and director of content of Poster House in New York City.
Sadaf Padder: “Exploring South Asian Futurisms”
Tuesday, March 28, 6pm (EDT)
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Sadaf Padder will delve into the concept of South Asian futurism and the practices of South Asian artists working with themes of technology and science to imagine a decolonial, diasporic framework.
Sadaf Padder is a Brooklyn-based South-Asian-American independent curator, creative coach, and founder of Alpha Arts Alliance.
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