"I Shall Create" with Chicago artists Toufic El Rassi, Coya Paz, and Dan S. Wang

Event Type: 
Panel discussion
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:00pm
Come on out for an evening conversation that aims to explore the intersection of art and struggle with three provocative Chicago artists: Toufic El Rassi, Coya Paz, and Dan S. Wang. In a conversation moderated by Daniel Tucker, editor of AREA Chicago, these artists will discuss their creative work and how we can use the arts to create and imagine a more just world.

Using the graphic novel as his medium, Lebanon-born Toufic El Rassi chronicles his experience growing up Arab in America with his recently released book, Arab in America. Coya Paz, co-founder of Teatro Luna (Chicago’s all-Latina theater company), believes in making performance that makes people laugh, think, and cry all in the same show. Dan Wang is an independent artist and writer who co-founded the experimental cultural space Mess Hall, coordinates HPAC’s Talking Points series, and designed the Looking for Democracy postcard. Daniel Tucker, a Chicago organizer who focuses primarily on urban places and space, writes and lectures about the intersections of art, politics, and social movements.

We will also celebrate the "Looking for Democracy Postcard Project" on display at Hyde Park Art Center, featuring burning questions of the day submitted by community members.
Event Location
Venue: 
Hyde Park Art Center
Address: 

5020 South Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615
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Neighborhood: 
Hyde Pk/Kenwd

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