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Dear Friends,
We opened our June 10 newsletter by mentioning that "each year, we get closer to recognizing Juneteenth (June 19) as a federal holiday." As of June 17, 2021, it is!
Beginning today, we are featuring the work of Richmond-based historical strategist, cultural entrepreneur, and Shaping the Past fellow Free Bangura in the community bay window of The Corner at Whitman-Walker, along R Street. Bangura's current interactive street art project is Black Monument Avenue, a three-block urban exploration experience in Richmond's majority-Black Highland Park neighborhood. Bangura also founded the transnational Commemorative Justice movement, through which she advocates for Black and Brown cultural entrepreneurs; aims to uphold economic value for their unique contributions; and addresseses the exclusion of descendant communities in the mainstream historical preservation sector.
This year, we are excited to again collaborate with DC Listening Lounge for their 14th Sound Scene audio festival, taking place online and in-person on June 26 and June 27, 2021. Goethe-Institut Washington is pleased to bring the work of HYENAZ to Washington. HYENAZ are a Berlin-based duo consisting of sound and movement artists Kathryn Fischer AKA Mad Kate, and Adrienne Teicher.
Until July 4, curator and film scholar Karina Griffith's film program PAST AS PROCESS - presented within the framework of the Shaping the Past project - will run with a series of films that trouble the notion of fixed histories. Check out below for more information and how to access the films.
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