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SUMMARY:Reading: DISPLACED
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community-centered literary event exploring the theme of displacement. \nPresented by Alchemy Author Services\, in collaboration with Matter Books\, (UN)SEEN Frames of Quiet Witness\, and RedLine Contemporary Art Center. \nJoin us for a community-centered literary event exploring the theme of displacement: through eviction\, migration\, institutional shutdowns\, and the erosion of community spaces. \nLocal writers will read selected works engaging these tensions\, offering perspectives that move between personal narrative and collective experience. \nThe evening will also feature two poets from the(UN)SEEN exhibition currently on display at RedLine\, with additional participation from community partners\, including Matter Books. \nThe Sumud Artist Collective\, the curators behind the (UN)SEEN exhibition\, will have prints to purchase at the event\, with all proceeds going to benefit the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance. \nThis gathering is intended as both a reading and a space for connection\, reflection\, and awareness\, with opportunities to engage with and support local organizations doing critical work in the community. \nReaders include:\nSuzi Q. Smith\nAerik Francis\nAshley Howell Bunn\nMadalia Maaliki\nJason Masino\nPatricia McCrystal\nFrankie Metro\nFrankie Rollins\nStina French\ndena harry saleh\n+ photography by Manuel Aragon \nAdmission is a $15 suggested donation\, with $10 from every ticket going to the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance (donations administered by the Sumud Artist Collective) and $5 of every ticket going to support RedLine Contemporary Art Center.
URL:https://southwestcontemporary.com/event/reading-displaced/
LOCATION:RedLine Contemporary Art Center\, 2350 Arapahoe St\, Denver\, CO\, 80205\, United States
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SUMMARY:Celebrate: DrunkSkull Sidewalk Cinema + Independent Bookstore Day
DESCRIPTION:As Independent As It Gets!\nDrunkSkull Books and Page 1 Books join forces to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day! \nKEEPING BOOKS DANGEROUS takes help from everyone! Here at the HQ we’re honored not only to have a few titles stocked on their shelves\, but to also have a chance to bring the DrunkSkull Sidewalk Cinema to Page 1 Books—and share some of what we love about the small press! From timelapse videos of linocuts or collage covers\, to animated drunk poems\, to the video broadsides of the 2025 NM Book Awards finalist Psalms From The Badlands\, we’ve got multimedia to share—and just like the popcorn—it’s always free!
URL:https://southwestcontemporary.com/event/celebrate-drunkskull-sidewalk-cinema-independent-bookstore-day/
LOCATION:Page 1 Books\, 5850 EUBANK BOULEVARD NORTHEAST\, Albuquerque\, 87111
CATEGORIES:Readings,Screenings
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Native Genes
DESCRIPTION:Ryle Yazzie is a Dine artist\, a veteran\, and currently a graduate student at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Native Genes\, Summer 2025 catalogs a pop-up art installation of used jeans sourced from the Navajo Reservation and from local flea markets in Window Rock\, Shiprock\, Gallup and Yah-Ta-hey areas. As part of the work\, Yazzie took a series of self-portraits of himself wearing the jeans—sometimes too big and sometimes just right—and documents the stories of hardship and determination told through the fabrics wearing and natural patina. Putting the used jeans in conversation with himself and in the context of a high-art photo catalog\, the book asks the viewer to consider our obsession with authenticity\, along with the age-old question; what makes something the real deal\, or just a knockoff. This catalog and the installation was inspired by James Luna’s performance\, Take a picture with a Real Indian. \nNative Genes by Ryle Yazzie. Authentically American* before America. \nThe book launch is in conjunction with Yazzie’s MFA thesis at the Institute for American Indian Arts and will feature a gallery show exhibiting artworks derived from the book. Native Genes & limited edition Riso prints on display and for sale. $35.00 per book. \nFree tamales and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://southwestcontemporary.com/event/book-launch-native-genes-2/
LOCATION:Risolana\, 722 Isleta Boulevard Southwest\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Openings,Food + Drink,Readings
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Native Genes
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the book launch and exhibition of Native Genes\, Summer 2025 by Ryle Yazzie. Yazzie is a Diné artist\, veteran\, and currently a graduate student at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Native Genes catalogs a pop-up art installation of used jeans sourced from the Navajo Reservation from local flea markets in Window Rock\, Shiprock\, Gallup and Yah-Ta-hey areas. As part of the work\, Yazzie took a series of self-portraits of himself wearing the jeans—sometimes too big and sometimes just right–and documents the stories of hardship and determination told through the fabrics’ wearing and natural patina. Putting the used jeans in conversation with himself and in the context of a high-art photo catalog\, the book asks the viewer to consider our obsession with authenticity\, along with the age-old question; what makes something the real deal\, or just a knockoff. \nNative Genes by Ryle Yazzie. Authentically American* before America. \nThe book launch is in conjunction with Yazzie’s MFA thesis at the Institute for American Indian Arts and will feature a gallery show exhibiting artworks derived from the book. Native Genes & Limited Edition Riso prints on display and for sale. \nFree tamales by Joe Romero and refreshments will be provided!
URL:https://southwestcontemporary.com/event/book-launch-native-genes/
LOCATION:Risolana\, 722 Isleta Boulevard Southwest\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food + Drink,Readings,Receptions
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