Current graduate student Juan Franco and alum mario lemafa (BFA 2013) are among the people responsible for creating this event. Ben Gale-Schreck (MFA 2016) and Brit Ruggirello (BFA 2015; using the name mmumm) are participating artists. The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is a Community Partner of this event. festival:festival has a Kickstarter campaign, so support them now: bit.ly/FF18Kickstarter
From the event's press release:
festival:festival is a presenting platform focusing on Seattle artists and practices that engage with intersectional structures and identities. The vision of the festival is to create vibrant spaces through creative frameworks of empowerment, healing, and intentionality with the goal of building a sustainable and accessible arts community.The curatorial vision of the 2018 festival examines the role of the arts and restorative practices that create frameworks of healing. festival:festival is pleased to continue community partnerships with Northwest Film Forum and LoveCityLove to present this year’s programme. This year’s festival is made possible through the support, vision, and labor of an exciting organizational team, including: mario lemafa, Curator
Sara Porkalob, Curator
Amina Maya, Curator
Juan Franco, Co-Founder & Organizer
Carl Lawrence, Co-Founder & Organizer # # # Instagram: @festival.festival
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