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Women in the North Country Speaker Series: Blake Lavia

February 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join SLC Arts as we celebrate women in the North Country!  Come hear the stories of our neighbors and learn about living and thriving up north.

The suggested donation is $5, pay what you can, or bring a personal hygiene/cleaning item, a portion of the proceeds and all items will be donated to the Renewal House. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.PRIORITY ITEMS: bath towels, wash cloths, bedding, size 5 & 6 diapers, shampoo, conditioner, women’s razors.

 

Blake Lavia (all pronouns) is a multimedia artist and community organizer. Their art practice dances between writing, video, photography, sculpture, animation and mixed media illustration. Through their art they share the voice of ecosystems and question structures of power. Blake is an advocate for change, and they imbue their art and writing with calls for action. Their art and short films have been exhibited in venues such as the The Wild Center, the Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, the Western Massachusetts Biennial, the New York K&P Gallery, and The ROAR.

Through their work with the environmental storytelling collective Talking Wings, Blake has produced documentary films, written and illustrated eco-centric stories, and curated the exhibitions  “Water and Origin,” “Listening to Water,” and “Memory Flow/ Water of Boston.” Blake is also one of the funders of Talking Rivers, Inc., an organization that is dedicated to educating communities about the Rights of Rivers and their ecosystems. Under Talking Rivers, Blake has co-curated conferences such as the “We Are All In This Together Symposium,” and events such as “We LOVE Raquette River.”

Blake is also writing and illustrating a series of speculative fiction novels. The first novel is titled “Panoptic Snow.” The novels grapple with how individuals stuck within systems of corporate power can liberate themselves and others, heal and build a new society.

Details

Date:
February 15
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

SLC Arts
Phone
315.265.6860
Email
arts@slcartscouncil.org
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Venue

Creative Spirit Community Arts Center
6 Raymond Street
Potsdam, NY 13676 United States
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Phone
315.265.6860
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