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Learn and practice storytelling as a gateway for human connection and personal processing. Inspired by themes present within Union Hall’s current exhibition Desert, Dr. Shannon Davies Mancus will lead a workshop designed to equip guests with creative tools for expressing difficult subject matter across conversations and artistic mediums. No writing or arts background is required! Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase is required.Dr. Shannon Davies Mancus is a cultural studies professor at the Colorado School of Mines whose teaching and research focus on popular culture, environmental humanities, and the ways stories shape how we understand politics and climate change. She is also the creator of Pop Smart Media, where she translates scholarship on film, media, and culture for a large public audience across social platforms. Her current work focuses especially on how genre and narrative can help—or hinder—effective environmental communication.
About the Exhibition
Desert is a solo exhibition by artist Adán De La Garza, a speculative fiction narrative exploring the near future and the events leading to environmental collapse on Earth. The exhibition features video-based works depicting an ever-expanding desert that relentlessly pursues climate migrants, chronicling Earth's gradual desertification.
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1750 Wewatta St., Suite 144, Denver, CO, United States
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