About this Event
What does it mean to be a local, an immigrant, or a resident?
Brooklyn-based artist Modesto Flako Jimenez is bringing his acclaimed show, Taxilandia, to cities across America and he’s coming to Anacostia, Washington DC! In Anacostia he will design and host a series of hybrid salons with local artists Melani Douglass, John Johnson, and Jason Anderson (JaySun), whose work intersects with gentrification. In-person and streamed live, these participatory salons are open to all and explore our notion of what it means to be a local, an immigrant, or a resident of a place. The salons will challenge us to answer “What is my personal roadmap of home?” and offer creative strategies for confronting gentrification.
The salons are interactive and participatory. We invite you to participate in mapping your neighborhood.
The salons are the creation of the Oye Group, and jointly ventured by Valley Place Arts Collaborative and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. They will be held in three locations, each with Flako in conversation with a different artist who will share photos and explore their Anacostia neighborhood. The in-person salons will be followed by a breaking of the bread.
Event Venue
Online
USD 7.18 to USD 12.51
