Artist Talk and Dallas Street Choir Concert Thursday
Arts & Technology Building (ATC), 1.1 Corridor, 800 W. Campbell Rd.
Admission: Free
Thursday, Sept. 5
6 p.m.
Hear from Jonathan Palant, UT Dallas Associate Dean of the Arts and Director of Choirs, SMU professor of advertising Willie Baronet, and Canada-based artist Leah den Bok, who have been presenting the UT Dallas art exhibit “Humanizing the Homeless,” which aims to raise awareness of homelessness. Enjoy a live performance by the Dallas Street Choir, a musical group founded by Dr. Palant to support those affected by homelessness.
Performative Lecture Next Friday: “The Spatial Dynamics of Black Joy”
ATC Lobby (Edith O’Donnell Arts & Technology Building), 800 W. Campbell Rd.
Admission: Free
Friday, Sept. 6
5:30 p.m.
Join cultural critic Dr. Beatriz Balanta for a performative lecture that invites participants to consider the aesthetic and sensorial arrangements that must be put into place to build spaces that nourish Black life and creativity. Balanta is the founder and executive director of BlackGround, a cultural production agency located in Cali, Columbia that promotes art, culture and scholarship from and about the African Diaspora.
