Unfolding: How Artists Shape Diaspora
2022-03-13 05:30 - 06:30 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Engage with our Panel of Artists, Curators, Writers and Creators in a 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 immersive discourse on zoom. Listen to the first-hand narratives from the diasporic creators of contemporary Indian art.
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022
Time: 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 – 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐓
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
For enquiries: info@niam.org
𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 is from Benaras (India) and works with a range of mediums including photography, video, drawing and language. Nandita is a graduate of the Bard College-International Center of Photography’s MFA program and teaches photography at SUNY Purchase.
𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐰𝐚 lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Originally from New Delhi, India, she received an MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA in the same from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India.
𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 is a visual artist and choreographer based in NYC. He is the recipient of the Skowhegan, Yaddo, Residency Unlimited, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts residencies. Along with the competitive New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, the panel moderator, is an American of Bengali and Maharashtrian heritage, she currently lives in and works from Portland, OR. Namita centers her work on principles of inclusion and anti-racism in her writing, teaching, curatorial work and art making.
This is part of our series of programs for E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora.
Due to limited availability please register early!

Cosmo's Cosmos: 100 Years of Birth, Death, and Rebirth
2022-03-14 03:00 - 12:00 | Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St., Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
A celebration of the life and work of artist Cosmo Campoli (1922-1997), through images, films, lectures, and storytelling.

About this event

The event will be emceed by Paul Durica, Director of Exhibitions at the Newberry Library. He has a PhD in English from the University of Chicago, where he developed a series of free and interactive walks, talks, and reenactments dealing with Chicago’s past. These public history experiences have received local and national media attention and led to collaborations with cultural institutions from across the city. Find out more at https://pocketguidetohell.com/
Presentations will include:

A riff on the Jean Debuffet’s seminal 1951 lecture “Anticultural Positions” by Northwestern University Professor Rebecca Zorach;
Personal and artistic remembrances from renowned sculptor Virginio Ferarri, whose sculptures Dialogo (1971), Interlocking (1993), and Caring (2015) are visible on the University of Chicago campus;
A screening of Cosmo’s Cosmos, a 1981 documentary short by Annette Barbier and Terry Moyement;
Newly unearthed 1991 footage of Campoli performing his unique take on beat poetry, shot by filmmaker Joe Winston, director of the soon-to-be-released documentary Punch 9 for Harold Washington;
A screening of a cooking demonstration of the recipe for Cosmo’s Special Spaghetti, a truly unique dish that reflected Campoli’s whimsical attitude. Won Kim, chef at Bridgeport’s Kimski restaurant, who is also a graffiti artist and DJ, recreated Cosmo’s famous dish that he used to serve at the Blue Gargoyle.

Advance RSVP’s are encouraged. Masks and proof of vaccination are required.

This event is part of a day-long series of events, Cosmo’s Cosmos: 100 Years of Birth, Death, and Rebirth.
March 21, 2022 will be the centenary of the birth of sculptor and Hyde Park resident Cosmo Campoli. Campoli (1922-1997) was part of the “Monster Roster” group associated with the Chicago Imagists in the 1950s, including Leon Golub and H.C. Westermann. His work, which frequently centered on themes of birth and death, was exhibited as part of the Chicago Imagists at the Hyde Park Art Center. His sculpture, “Bird of Peace,” known colloquially as “The Egg,” is a well-known piece of public art in Nichols Park.

FOUNDATION Exhibition
2022-03-14 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-15 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-16 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-17 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-18 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-19 05:00 - 10:00, 2022-03-21 04:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-22 04:00 - 12:00 and 1 more date | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago is pleased to present FOUNDATION, a group exhibition curated by Dabin Ahn, bringing together a group of emerging artists, FOUNDATION hopes to offer experience of identifying how each artist structures their practice by employing [Culture] [Longing] [Color] [Identity] [Process] [Memory] [Site-Specificity] as its foundation.
Opening Reception Friday, March 12, 2pm

Online Artist Talk: Keren Rosales-Medina
2022-03-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Online Event
Trickster Cultural Center would like to present our upcoming monthly pop-up exhibit the “Art of Keren Rosales-Medina”. In youth, Keren took up art as an outlook on health & self-exploration by creating a more colorful and new outlook on life.
“Art is so obscure yet so introspective, I’m truly fascinated and in love with the idea of filtering human emotions and feelings through creativity”. – Keren Rosales-Medina
In collaboration with Kenneth Young Center, we will have a virtual discussion with the artist on March 15th at 3:30 PM CST (Central Time Zone)
Virtual Zoom link will be available here: https://bit.ly/3rV5Dnd

Haitian Rum and Spirits Tasting
2022-03-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Provisions Uptown, 4812 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Join HAMOC and Provisions Uptown for a Haitian Rum and Spirits Tasting

About this event

Haiti is known for its production of Rum using one of its most famous crops, sugarcane. In a first of its kind event, join us in a tasting of a few of the most famous types of Haitian Rum.
This is a FREE, in-person event hosted by Provision Uptown
All CDC and Chicago Public Health Guidelines will be followed
10% of your purchase from Provisions Uptown the day of the event and the weekend following will be donated to HAMOC.

#BreakTheSilence Justice for Asian Women Event
2022-03-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Space is limited to 40, RSVP here

The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is honored to be a community partner and to provide the space for the #BreakTheSilence Justice for Asian Women event, hosted by Chicago Asian Women Empowerment. March 16 marks the first anniversary of the Atlanta spa shooting. Held in partnership with the Asian Justice Movement and other community partners, this Day of Healing will focus on speaking up and breaking the silence. Sessions include healing meditation led by Elizabeth 방실 Smith, PsyD, CCTP-II, ASDCS; open-mic dialogue; group yoga led by EZ Yogaspace; a self-defense workshop led by 10-year Krav Maga practitioner, Natalie Chan; and a virtual Korean Drums Performance by the youth of KPAC.

Capacity is limited to 40, so RSVP is required. We request you be sure you are able to attend before RSVPing.
Please note the national Asian Justice Movement team plans to live stream parts of each city’s event. Should you be uncomfortable being filmed, please let us know when you arrive, and we will try to accommodate your request.
Please wear comfortable clothes, bring a water bottle, and bring a mat if you would like to participate in the yoga session.

5:15 – 6:00 Self-defense q&a with Natasha Chan, 10 year Krav Maga practitioner
6:00 – 7:00 Meditation session led by Elizabeth 방실 Smith, PsyD (She/Her/Hers)*
7:00 – 7:30 Yoga session led by EZ Yogaspace
7:30 – 7:40 Virtual Korean Drums Performance by KPAC
7:40 – 7:45 Wrap up

Disclaimer*
This is a welcoming community space, it will be conducting in English, and is not designed as a therapeutic session. All in the AAPI community are welcome to attend until the capacity of the venue space is reached. Reservation required, as this is an in-person event.

COMING TO THE TABLE: In Conversation with Skyla Hearn
2022-03-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Archivist Skyla Hearn and SSCAC Public Engagement lead Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas-O’neal kick off 3831/VOICES to engage in an informal conversation that traverses Skyla Hearn’s archiving practice, their intersecting connections to Black women arts workers and SSCAC, and the influences that help sustain them in their work.
Grab a cup of tea – or wine, and join us! All attendees are welcome to join in on this conversation, so come ready to talk, reflect, and ask questions!

3831/VOICES is a new program series of conversations and lectures featuring Black artists, scholars, curators, historians, and arts workers that invite our community into their creative practices, research, and conceptual processes, and more! 3831 takes after SSCAC’s exact numerical address in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. Although we recognize ourselves as an iconic historical site for Black artistic and cultural advancement, we continue to evolve as a contemporary hub for new thought practices, creative practices, and innovative frameworks being developed by a diverse array of amazing folks here in our city, and beyond.

Skyla Hearn (Skylah Sensahrae) is a proud Chicagoan (South Side) by way of Mississippi. As an archivist, liberatory memory and cultural worker Skyla is most concerned with supporting a community’s attempt to understand, document and share its own history, particularly those aspects that have not been well recorded. Skyla’s passion and dedication towards the creation, management, preservation and accessibility of archives, with particular focus on BIPOC LGBTQIA+ collections, ephemeral materials, knowledge development, and social justice has provided her with unique opportunities to work with diverse individuals, communities and repositories at various capacities nationally and internationally.

Skyla is also co-founder of The Blackivists, a collective of trained Black memory workers who provide expertise on archiving and preservation practices to communities in the Chicago land area; and the inaugural Manager of Archives for Cook County Government under the Offices of the President of the Board of Commissioners.
As a legacy keeper, she recently (March 2021) co-edited the zine publication Our Girl Tuesday: An Unfurling for Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs alongside Sarah Ross and Tempestt Hazel with an introduction by Mariame Kaba, published by Sojourners for Justice Press.

NHM Virtual Book Club: Daughter of Sparta
2022-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
On Thursday, March 17th at 7 PM we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews Virtually via Zoom

About this event

Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club!
Facilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom.
Book Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CST
In March, we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews.
This selection was voted on by members of our book club!

Kaffeeklatsch
2022-03-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Online Event
DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm, with German speakers at every level welcome.
We will be talking about “Gott und die Welt”, and this Klatsch will be moderated by a friendly and enthusiastic German speaker.

Please RSVP to receive the online link. This link can be used every week. https://dankhaus.com/event-4475997
Please contact us at languageschool@dankhaus.com should you have any questions.

Film Screening - Jang-Gae: The Foreigner
2022-03-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
Jang-Gae: The Foreigner 醬狗
Genre: Taiwan | Drama | 2020 | 107 minutes | In Mandarin & Korean w/English subtitles | U.S. Premiere
Director & Screenwriter: Chang Chih-wei
Starring: Ho Yeh-wen, Kim Yea-eun, Lee Hang-na, Joey Yu
Synopsis:
Ghost island Taiwan vs. Hell Korea. The Taiwanese Korean mixed-blood high school boy LEE Gwang-Yong is now stuck in the middle. Born and raised in Korea, he is often bullied and insists on not speaking in Chinese; he regards himself as Korean. Back home, Gwang-Yong faces his father who has been working on fighting for the rights and interests for Hwagyo (overseas Chinese). From time to time, his father teaches him in Chinese to “don’t lose your roots.”
Despite the pressure in life, there is still a girl who does not care that Gwang-Yong is Korean. At a time when Gwang-Yong is striving for an overseas scholarship, an unexpected family incident suddenly occurs….Will he be able to win back his life against all odds?
“Surprisingly introspective and emotional coming-of-age tale delivered by Ho Yeh-wen, who shares a similar background as a third-generation Chinese-Korean” Taipei Times

Open Haus Stammtisch
2022-03-18 14:30 - 18:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Friday March 18th is a night of fun at our Open Haus! This month’s theme is TBD! Check back for more details! We will have German Bier on tap and food for purchase!
Our Open Haus is a great way to meet new friends, or bring your friends and introduce them to the Haus! This event is located in our popular 6th Floor Skyline Lounge, complete with vintage bar and sweeping panoramic views of the Chicago skyline.
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

Film Screening - Action Hero
2022-03-19 08:30 - 10:30 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
International Premiere
South Korea | Action/Comedy | 2021 | 91 minutes | In Korean w/English subtitles
Written & Directed by: Lee Jin-ho
Starring: Lee Seok-hyung, Lee Joo-young, Kim Jae-hwa
Film Source: M-Line Distribution
Enjoy an introduction to the film by Director Lee Jin-ho.
SYNOPSIS
Joosung dreams of becoming an action star but in reality, he’s just an ordinary college student. One day, he meets a nerd, Chanyur in a filmmaking class and they decide to make an action film. While shooting the film, they accidently discover a threatening letter sent to professor Cha. It’s a letter to blackmail her using the fact that she is involved in admission frauds. The two then decide to capture her reaction to the blackmail as the main storyline of their action movie, but the more they become involved, the more things get messed up…
Action Hero is a high-spirited action movie about an undergrad who will undo injustice! For the first time here is a hero representing the MZ generation. The film has garnered four awards in the 2021 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival for its exceptional ensemble cast made up of seasoned and rookie actors.

Laura Lynn Hsieh: Mahjong and Dumplings
2022-03-19 10:00 - 2022-04-29 13:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
This spring, the Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) will launch the Spotlight Series, a new initiative to showcase recent and past work by emerging and mid-career artists of Chinese descent locally. Curated by Larry Lee (Molar Productions), the project aims to introduce, promote and celebrate the divergent artistic visions and experiences of being Chinese in America looking at and reflecting upon our relationship to contemporary visual culture to a wider audience within our community and Chicago.
Join us on Saturday, March 19th from 3-6pm CT for the inaugural opening reception of Laura Lynn Hsieh: Mahjong and Dumplings featuring ceramics and video by the artist Laura Lynn Hsieh. This exhibitition will run from March 19 through April 29.
Please RSVP here
About the artist
Laura Lynn Hsieh is a first-generation Chinese American who doesn’t speak Chinese.
Growing up in an all-white, Massachusetts town has influenced her work as much as having parents who fled their homeland during wartime and who expect her to maintain ties to a culture she has never known. As an installation artist, Hsieh’s creative processes involve writing, text usage, sculptural and ceramic components, as well as video and performance. Her work investigates notions of community, culture, family, and the routine of the everyday.
She has worked in the apparel, computer, and housewares product industries, working with Chinese manufacturers, factories, and laborers and has taught various high school, undergraduate, and graduate-level classes in sculpture, ceramics, 2D design, computer programming, and non-ferrous metals. Hsieh has a B.A. from Hamilton College, a degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).

Ukrainian Culture in Chicago: A Concert Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian National Museum
2022-03-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
American Music Festivals presents a concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, performing work by Ukrainian composers.
A benefit concert for Ukraine.

Gin & Jazz in Berlin | Spring Gala 2022
2022-03-19 13:00 - 18:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Don your flapper dresses and dust off those suits, because we’re traveling back in time to when our building was new and the booze flowed behind closed doors. That’s right, we’re going to party like it’s 1927 at our Spring Gala! Join us for a fun night of jazz and gin while we raise money for your local German American cultural center!
This event will feature live music, a seated dinner, silent auction, and more.
All proceeds benefit cultural and educational programs at the DANK Haus, your community cultural center since 1959!

Plenary Session: Building Community, Strengthening Cultures: Storytelling as Collective Work - In-Person at DANK Haus - Mar 21 @ 10am
2022-03-21 10:00 - 11:15 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
The theme for the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s Activating Heritage Conference this year is “the Stories We Tell,” chosen not only because of the literal stories our Members tell in their work, but also based on the “stories” and multiple ways we as cultural workers must present ourselves to carry on our duties as we work to benefit and participate in the cultural of the communities we live in. Join our panel of creatives as they discuss how their work aligns with the theme of our conference, using and creating stories for our communities. Emmy-winning reporter Adriana Cardona-Maguigad will share her perspectives from the world of journalism, while Sara Chapman of Media Burn will bring the insights of an archivist. Educator, artist and storyteller Dr. Ada Cheng will facilitate the conversation and share her own perspectives and insights from her years of collaborating and creating cultural storytelling projects.
Speakers:
Adriana Cardona-Maguigad, Reporter for Curious City on WBEZ.
Adriana is a former 2012 WBEZ Pritzker fellow and was part of the inaugural class of Northwestern University’s Social Justice News Nexus fellowship program. She worked on a 2015 award-winning audio project for WBEZ and NPR’s This American Life about unregulated drug rehab centers in Chicago drawing people from Puerto Rico. Her investigation was recognized with a Sigma Delta Chi Award with the Society of Professional Journalists, a 2016 National Edward R. Murrow Award and three Peter Lisagor Awards.
Prior to joining WBEZ’s education team, Adriana worked at Univision Chicago where she was honored with two Chicago/ Midwest Emmy Awards.
Adriana lived in Dubuque and Des Moines, Iowa for many years. She is originally from Medellin, Colombia and has been a Chicago resident since 2005.
Sara Chapman, Executive Director, Media Burn Archive
Sara Chapman (she/her) has been executive director of Media Burn since 2009, and has been an integral part of the organization since its founding in 2003. You can catch her online at Media Burn’s biweekly Virtual Talks with Video Activists series on Thursdays. A scholar of early video and television, her article “Guerrilla Television in the Digital Archive” was published in the Journal of Film and Video. In 2019, she was the producer of the feature-length experimental film, Ghosts in the Machine, which toured internationally. She’s also an avid swimmer and former co-chair of her Masters swim team, the Chicago Smelts.
Ada Cheng, Visiting Associate Professor, Asian American Studies Program, Northwestern University
An educator-turned artist, storyteller, and creator, Dr. Ada Cheng has utilized storytelling to illustrate structural inequities, raise critical awareness, and build intimate communities. Committed to amplifying and uplifting marginalized voices, she has created numerous storytelling platforms for BIPOC and LGBTQIA community members to tell difficult and vulnerable stories based on their lived experiences. Since she resigned from her tenured position in sociology at DePaul University in 2016, she has been featured at storytelling shows and done her two solo performances in theaters, universities, and conferences across the nation. Dr. Cheng has been speaker for Illinois Humanities Speakers Bureau since 2019. She is currently a visiting Associate Professor with Asian American Studies at Northwestern University as well as an adjunct faculty at Dominican University. Her interests encompass academia, storytelling/performance, and advocacy.

Event will take place in-person at the DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N Western Ave, in the Brauhaus Room (2nd floor). Proof of vaccination will be required to attend, and vaccination will be confirmed upon entry. Masks must be worn indoors at all times.

Outstanding Community Leader Award Nomination Presentations - Mon, Mar 21 @11:15am
2022-03-21 11:15 - 11:45 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Every year we have the chance to celebrate and honor the leaders among us who have gone above and beyond to promote, support, preserve, and champion their cultures and their institutions. Core Members of the Chicago Cultural Alliance nominate leaders from their communities for the Outstanding Community Leader Award and vote for two recipients, who will be honored at our annual MOSAIC gala this summer.
We will hear brief presentations on each nominee during this in-person session, and then Core Members will have the opportunity to vote online from March 21-25. Winners will be announced by email at the Member Virtual Town Hall on April 1.

Networking Brunch, presented by Culture City and Navigate Nonprofit by VEGA Partners - Mar 21 @ 12pm
2022-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
In-person at DANK Haus German American Cultural Center. Come meet and mingle with your fellow cultural heritage professionals, and leaders in the arts and culture sector. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event will take place at the DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N Western Ave, in the Brauhaus Room (2nd Floor). Vaccination is required to attend, and proof of vaccination will be verified upon entry. Masks must be worn at all times while indoors while not actively eating or drinking.
Sponsored by Culture City and Navigate Nonprofit by VEGA Partners

Culture City is your one-stop shop for all things cultural in Chicago. Travel the world without getting on a plane by exploring your city’s cultural heritage – through music, food, art, and more. Mobile App available for download now: search for culture city or go to www.cultureinyourcity.com to get the links. New website is launching on March 21 at the Activating Heritage conference.

Navigate Nonprofit is a virtual consulting platform that matches non-profit leaders with our experienced consultants to deliver customized solutions and strategies. We believe that every nonprofit should be able to get the consulting support and guidance they need, when they need it, regardless of their size or budget. We deliver projects that make your good greater.

Accessibility and Inclusion: In Conversation with Culture, presented by Multilingual Connections - Mar 22 @ 10AM
2022-03-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, IL, United States
Speakers Carlos Hevia of Multilingual Connections and Christena Gunther of the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium will present on the ways in which cultural institutions can think expansively about what it means to be accessible and inclusive to diverse populations. Karin Moen Abercrombie of the Swedish American Museum will moderate.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation and automatic captions will be provided. Thank you to Interprenet for their generous donation of interpretation services.
Speakers:
Carlos Hevia, Director of Business Development, Multilingual Connections
Carlos Hevia graduated from Auburn University with a degree in International Business (Marketing) and has over 20 years of experience in international sales & marketing and strategic planning. He has experience in many markets including medical devices, information technologies, chemical products, and language services and has worked with both government agencies and private industry. Through his work and life, Carlos has experienced first hand the power of language to connect people and ideas. Through his daily work, he is able to help people across the globe to access the services, information, and other resources they need to improve their lives.
Christena Gunther, (She/her/hers) Founder and President, Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium
Bringing Chicago together around the intersection of disability and the arts was Christena’s main aim when she started the Chicago Chicago Accessibility Consortium (CCAC) in 2013. Having over a decade of experience in cultural accessibility from a variety of cultural organizations, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Lincoln Center, she currently serves as Assistant Director of Disability Services at Adler University. Thanks to her brother who has Down syndrome, cultural accessibility became her passion as they visited museums and plays together. Christena speaks internationally about cultural accessibility, especially the importance of establishing a local access knowledge network in one’s own community.
Moderator:
Karin Moen Abercrombie, Executive Director, Swedish American Museum
Karin Moen Abercrombie has served as the Executive Director of the Swedish American Museum since 2006. During her time as Executive Director, the Museum has strengthened its position in the community and its work with the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, SACC, SWEA, and many other Swedish-American local organizations. Ms. Abercrombie serves on the board of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce as Treasurer, is an honorary board member of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Chicago, and is past board member of Swedish Council of America, SWEA Chicago, and Chicago Cultural Alliance. Ms. Abercrombie was appointed Honorary Consul of Sweden in Chicago in 2019.
Sponsored by Multilingual Connections

Multilingual Connections is a global language solutions company that helps clients understand, engage and grow their multilingual audiences – local, national, or global – in over 75 languages. Since 2005, Multilingual Connections has partnered with clients to provide linguistically and culturally relevant translations of documents, websites and apps, transcreation of marketing content, transcription of interviews and focus groups, and localization of multimedia for video and eLearning.
Special thanks to Interprenet for their donation of ASL interpretation services.

Documentary Screening of "Madan Sara"
2022-03-22 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Join HAMOC and Etant Dupain for a documentary screening of Madan Sara and Q&A following the screening.
Madan Sara is an award winning documentary from director and producer Etant Dupain, which highlights women living in Haiti.
Madan Sara refers to the women in Haiti who run markets throughout the country while providing for their families. Their work plays an integral role in the functioning of the economy and future generations.

The Cultural Asset Mapping Project: Mapping Relationships - Mar 22 @ 3pm
2022-03-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Online, IL, United States
Hear from Latham Zearfoss and Sojourner Zenobia as they present on their work with the Cultural Asset Mapping Project (CAMP) as well as future initiatives for the project and experience in furthering engagement with local artists and communities in Chicago.
Speakers:
Latham Zearfoss, Cultural Liaison for the Cultural Asset Mapping Project, Chicago Parks District
Latham Zearfoss is a Cultural Liaison for the Chicago Park District. Additionally, they sustain an artistic practice, and contribute to collective motions toward joy and reflection through mutual aid and other creative and collaborative social projects.. They have exhibited and presented their work internationally and all over the U.S.

Sojourner Zenobia, Artist and Chief Executive Office, Antara
Sojourner Zenobia (They/She), is an embodied sacred space facilitator, multidisciplinary performance artist, abolitionist, womanist earth wisdom- dream walker.
Sojourner is completely moved by being on this planet we call earth and is specifically interested in inviting BIPOC queer folks into somatic spiritual space to explore, strengthen and practice collective wisdoms that we receive from the earth.

A Conversation with Dawn Turner - Author Talk
2022-03-23 04:30 - 05:30 | Bronzeville Historical Society, 4455 S King Dr. - Suite 103, Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Please join Bronzeville Historical Society and Columbia College to view a livestream of this satellite event at 4455 S King Drive – Suite103

About this event

RSVP is required to Join us at the Bronzeville Historical Society. Columbia College and Bronzeville Historical Society are hosting a livestream of the satellite event at 4455 South King Drive Blvd. – Suite 103, Chicago, IL
The in-person LIVESTREAM event will feature “A CONVERSATION with DAWN TURNER: Coming of Age as a Creative while Navigating Gender, Race, and Class.”
DOORS OPEN at 9:00AM. Free Parking lot in the rear of 4455 S. King Drive. Please arrive early for meeting and greeting and stay for VIRTUAL reading by DAWN TURNER. Bring your questions for the Q&A.
This project is partially supported by a grant from the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Columbia College Chicago. In addition this project is a collaboration between the Departments of Art and Art History, Cinema and Television Arts, Communication, and English and Creative Writing.
*MASK and COVID VACCINE PROOF IS REQUIRED.
Call (312) 428-8033 for mobility assistance.
