About this Event
Becoming Inevitable: Culture Work for the Resistance
What does it take to persist and resist in today's world? How do we remain creative, adaptable, and hopeful amidst atmospheres of unfreedoms? Join writer and curator Laura Raicovich as she discusses the importance of art and cultural work in our times, and why cultivating the imagination is essential to a more just society.
Laura Raicovich is a New York City-based writer and curator known for her critical work on cultural institutions and dedication to equitable cultural production. Her book, Culture Stike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest, was published by Verso in 2021. She was President and Executive Director of the Queens Museum from 2015 to 2018 and in 2020 served as Interim Director of the Lesley-Lohman Museum of Art. She recently co-founded The Francis Kite Club, an East Village NYC bar and collectively built space for sociality, leisure, collaboration, debate, conversation, and play, and curated the first Counterpublic Convening, CIRCUS OF LIFE, in St. Louis, MO.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Charlotte Street Foundation, 3333 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, United States
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