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Location Description:Grinnell College Museum of Art Bucksbaum Center for the Arts 1108 Park St., Grinnell, IA 50112 Event Description:Intersect with Damon Davis for a conversation about the role of art in social engagement and responsibility, the importance of empowering the disenfranchised, fortifying the souls of those in pain, the ways identity is formed through mythology and story, and working to create joy. Damon Davis is a visual artist, musician and filmmaker based in St. Louis, Missouri. His 2014 print series and public art installation All Hands On Deck, created in response to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, speaks to our collective responsibility to protect our human rights. The series has been exhibited in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and multiple exhibitions at GCMoA. Davis is also a founder of Far-Fetched, a St. Louis-based artist collective, and co-director of Whose Streets? a documentary on the Ferguson unrest. He will be on campus for a residency the week of November 3-7. During his time at Grinnell he will develop new work, meet with classes, and take part in public events. Contact Tilly Woodward woodward@grinnell .edu for more information. Here are links to American Masters that includes footage from his 2019 Artists @ Grinnell residency. https://www.pbs.org/video/damon-davis-apologue-for-the-darkest-gods-abn4ct/ Damon Davis website: https://www.damondavisstudio.com/all-works |