July 13th, 5pm PST
>> on zoom <<
Please join us for a moderated discussion with the commute artists Joy Ngenda, Jay White, and Jenni Schine, and moderator Allison Collins to discuss the concept of commuting and its relationships to safety, accessibility, and public transportation.
Please visit here, to enjoy the works by Joy, Jay and Jenni.
Allison Collins has a creative and administrative practice as a curator, writer, researcher and project manager. She is part of Kamias Special Projects Collective (with Patrick Cruz and Su-Ying Lee) which organizes the Kamias Triennial, in Quezon City, Philippines, and a co-organizer of Pacific Crossings, an ongoing conversation and public presentation series that draws participants from various regions adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. From 2015-2020 she worked as Curator of Media Arts at Western Front, Vancouver where she facilitated the production of new artistic projects using media art, programming related to the institution’s archives, and organized projects addressing technology and media art. She currently produces projects as an independent curator and works as Coordinator of Culture & Events for the City of Nanaimo, primarily producing Public Art and the administration of Cultural Funding. Her writing has been published in periodicals and catalogues in Canada and the Philippines. She holds a BFA in Visual Art, University of Ottawa, and an MA in Art History (Critical and Curatorial Studies), University of British Columbia.
Joy Ngenda is a queer, mixed settler + West African transplant who has been living on unceded Lekwungen lands for the last 5 years. They are a multi-disciplinary artist and sometimes student, with a passion for ethical organizing and community justice. Their artistic practice is rooted in conceptualization of experiential emotion and individual moments both imagined and realized.
Find them on Instagram: @contr4ry, @joyngenda
Jenni Schine (she/her) is a sound artist and community-engaged researcher. Her hope is to make art that is ecologically accountable and builds relationships in a reciprocal manner. A big fan of public engagement, Jenni has extended her work into art installations, film, radio, and soundscape compositions. She is also a sessional instructor of anthropology at the University of Victoria, where she uses art and teaching as a conduit to connect artists with scientists. Currently, Jenni is a 2021/22 Action Canada Fellow and the SoundWorks Associate Editor of the BC Studies Journal. She grew up in the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations (Vancouver, BC), where she is currently based.
Jay White is an interdisciplinary artist, animator, activist and storyteller living on Nex̱wlélex̱m / Bowen Island as an uninvited guest on unceded Skwxwú7mesh territory. Jay is of European and Mi'kmaw descent. His mother's family is from Wjipine'katik (St. Bernard’s) on the south coast of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland).
Jay’s work prioritizes respectful and ethical processes, and the interweaving of human and more-than-human perspectives. His installations have exhibited internationally and his animated short films have won awards internationally. His animations have won Best Animated Short at the Worldwide Animation Festival, and a longlist entry for Academy Award nomination. Jay is also an Assistant Professor at Emily Carr University, where he teaches creative development, interdisciplinary studio, storytelling and filmmaking courses.
