Kristen Tordella-Williams - Public Art pt 1
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I am joined this week by Mississippi Conceptual Artist and Professor Kristen Tordella-Williams who just floods knowledge all over this episode. She shares about her journey with Art into a profession, teaching equality in the classroom (referenced books and authors listed below), tips on how to be a better artist and human, and some much needed advice on bringing Public Arts into your communities.
Places you can find Kristen:
https://kristentordellawilliams.art/
https://instagram.com/kristentordellawilliams
Other websites/accounts referenced:
https://www.midsouthsculpture.org/
https://instagram.com/midsouthsculpture
https://www.lrma.org/exhibition/home-work-collections-interventions-by-kristen-tordella-williams/
https://instagram.com/harderbartermarket
Books & Authors:
Mississippi: Conflict & Change - Textbook by James W. Loewen
bell hooks - American Author
Rebecca Solnit - American Author
Heavy: An American Memoir - Book by Kiese Laymon
Jesmyn Ward - American Author
Photo Credit: Gabe Akagawa and the Foundery Tree project
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