MAPS+ Critical Mass Local Artist Roundtable

Midwest Artist Project Services (MAPS- http://midwestarts.org/) and Critical Mass for the Visual Arts (https://criticalmassart.org/) partnered to present this virtual local artist roundtable on Thursday, May 20 at 6:00 pm. The conversation centered on the impact of the pandemic on artists and reimagining creative life after. It asked the following questions: How have artists adapted their practices? What are valuable resources? How do artists think creatively about the future, especially reimagining systems? It is our sincere hope this is a meaningful opportunity to share stories and ideas, connect, and deeply reflect. The conversation was moderated by Vanity Gee—writer, musician, cultural producer, mother—vanitykgee (IG), https://www.vanitykgee.com/ and includes Rachel Youn- @rachelyoun (IG), Simiya Sudduth- @sagemoondoula and @tha_muthaship (IG), www.sagemoondoula.com, and http://spiritscapes.life and Jayvn Solomon- @jayvnize (IG), @StLoutopia (Twitter) A poem was composed for the event by Sahara Sista S.O.L.S - @sistasols (IG) http://www.saharasistasols.com/the-library-sis Artist's Recommendations Dominic Chambers- http://www.dominic-chambers.com/home.html Jordan Weber- https://pulitzerarts.org/program/artist-in-residence-jordan-weber/ Mad Keys-https://madkeys.bandcamp.com/ Michael Eric Dyson- http://michaelericdyson.com/ Domestika- https://www.domestika.org/