Ideas for Creative Exploration
5.16.2022
http://ice.uga.edu
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1. ATHICA Music Night: Ravish Momin and Killick (5/16)
2. Chamber Music Athens: Music and Words (5/17)
3. Webinar: Arts Data to Strengthen Casemaking (5/19)
4. History of Slavery at UGA: Tell the Whole Story (5/21)
5. By Any Other Name exhibition (5/21)
6. MAP Call for Reviewers (deadline 5/27)
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1. ATHICA Music Night: Ravish Momin and Killick
Monday, May 16 at 7 PM
ATHICA, 675 Pulaski St. Suite 1200
https://athica.org/event/killick_momin/
Ravish Momin is an Indian-born drummer, electronic music producer and educator residing in New York City. Momin studied with Jazz master-drummer Andrew Cyrille. His unique approach quickly led him to work as a sideman with a diverse cast of musicians ranging from to legendary avant-saxophonist Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (of the AACM) to pop-star Shakira. Momin is the recipient of grants/commissions from Pioneer Works, New Music USA, Meet The Composer, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, US Artists International and NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts.)
Momin, who started out as an acoustic drummer and percussionist a couple of decades ago, has been working under the 'Sunken Cages' moniker since 2019, in order to showcase his unique electroacoustic hybrid approach which splits the difference between live performance and production. He plays drums, triggers textures and clips, and layers live-loops while manipulating them in real-time to blur the lines between composition and improvisation. While rooted in Indian folk and Black Music traditions, Momin is also influenced by the street sounds of underground dance music from Durban to Mumbai and beyond. For more visit:
http://ravishmomin.com
Killick Hinds lives in Athens, Georgia. His music is Appalachian Trance Metal made on unusual stringed instruments with an emphasis on unquantifiable rhythms, intuitive intonation, and shamanistic ROYGBIV. The primary sonic influences on Killick are animals, wind, water, fire, electrical hum, and silence. Pop-culture mashups and ancient and obscure forms infuse his music; the effect more closely resembles speech patterns and emotionally-drawn architecture than it does conventional Western music. Despite its eclectic nature the sounds are surprisingly familiar and accessible to audiences of all ages and levels of musical involvement. For more visit:
https://killick.me
Supported in part by Ideas for Creative Exploration.
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2. Chamber Music Athens: Music and Words
Tuesday, May 17 at 7:30 PM
UGA Performing Arts Center
https://www.chambermusicathens.org/concerts2022/2022/5/17/music-and-words-l7rye
This unique program explores fascinating connections between music and words. Acclaimed operatic soprano Talise Trevigne sings a beguiling selection of art songs, including music by Franz Schubert, with UGA's Liza Stepanova at the piano. On the second half of the program, CMA is proud to partner with the Athens Hip Hop Harmonic (Connie Frigo, producer) for a thrilling program of jazz, hip hop, and spoken word. Featured artists include award-winning performance poet Tifara Knowles; fan-favorite, Athens-based Hip Hop artist Caulfield; UGA jazz piano faculty Greg Satterthwaite; and the School of Music Contemporary Chamber Ensemble performing boundary-breaking, newly created works by the Athens Hip Hop Harmonic.
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3. Arts Data to Strengthen Casemaking: An Arts Asset Mapping Pilot Study at University of Michigan
Thursday, May 19 at 3 PM
https://a2ru.org/event/arts-data-to-strengthen-casemaking-an-arts-asset-mapping-pilot-study-at-university-of-michigan/
An a2ru and ICFAD Collaborative Webinar featuring Maryrose Flanigan, Executive Director, a2ru, and Alison Rivett, Associate Director, University of Michigan Arts Initiative.
Join us as we present the initial results of a2ru's arts asset mapping project at the University of Michigan. This project endeavored to map the full spectrum of arts assets for a large university to produce a report on formal and informal arts assets. The project also resulted in a model instrument and protocol (what we will call a "schema") to deploy in later research stages to audit the broader arts landscape in higher education. a2ru designed this pilot project as part of the University of Michigan Arts Initiative. By establishing a foundation of core categories to measure the impacts of the arts, our schema will respond to needs such as those identified by the NEA Research Agenda -- mapping the "state of the arts in higher education." This schema will demonstrate the value of the arts, make clear how higher education arts assets lead to a unique skillset developed by students who study the arts, and how these skills benefit their lives, careers, and communities.
All a2ru webinars are free for individual members and for those affiliated with a2ru institutional or departmenal members. Please use your institutional email while registering for the event.
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4. History of Slavery at UGA: Tell the Whole Story
Saturday, May 21
https://www.slaveryatuga.org/2022event
We are pleased to invite you to attend the History of Slavery at UGA "Tell the Whole Story" event at the historic Brooklyn Cemetery (morning) and Morton Theatre (afternoon and evening). This event is free and open to everyone, and includes archival readings, descendant stories, vignettes, music, dance, art, and film. Tickets are required for the Morton Theatre portions of the day, but they are free and can be obtained in advance online or day of the event at the box office.
https://www.mortontheatre.com/list-of-events/2022/5/9/slavery-at-uga
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5. By Any Other Name: Protest Poster Art
Saturday, May 21
Morton Theatre
https://athica.org/updates/baon/
ATHICA is pleased to announce a pop-up exhibition of protest poster art to be on display at the Morton Theatre in conjunction with the 2022 "Tell the Whole Story" Community Event sponsored by the History of Slaver at the University of Georgia. With the support of the anonymous Concerned Citizen of Athens, five artists have been commissioned by ATHICA to create unique artworks to protest the the University System of Georgia's decision not to change the names of buildings that enshrine historical figures known to be enslavers, segregationists, and white supremacists.
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6. MAP Call for Reviewers
Deadline: May 27
https://airtable.com/shrNW43PqIKo8yKJX
The MAP Fund invests in performing artists and their work as the critical foundation of imagining and co-creating a more equitable and vibrant society. MAP is the longest running private funding source for new performance works in the United States and its territories. Since 1989, MAP has championed cultural equity and formal innovation in performance practices with an investment of more than $34 million. Over three decades, thousands of artists have received grants and strategic support for groundbreaking projects that interrogate presumptive cultural norms, challenge entrenched ideologies, and remind us over and over again of our shared humanity.
MAP's grant selection process is designed to distribute decision-making power as widely as possible, relying upon the experience, wisdom, and generosity of a voting body of artists and arts workers ("reviewers"). Ultimately, reviewers are paid to learn about and advocate for artists' dreams, as well as shape the future of MAP's practices. We especially welcome nominations from:
Those who have never reviewed for MAP before;
Those who identify as artists and arts workers of color/of the global majority;
Those living and working in the South, rural areas, U.S. territories, Tribal Nations;
Those with experience in social justice movement practices.
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Ideas for Creative Exploration is an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at UGA, supported in part by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
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