Visualizing Compton: A Storystyle Workshop

306 West Compton Boulevard,Compton CA 90220

11 December, 2021

Description

Participants will be introduced to the power and impact of storytelling through photography. We will be centering Compton history. Kamau Ware is an award-winning visual artist and storyteller based in New York City. Kamau creates new narratives about the African Diaspora’s history through photography, films, exhibitions and events. In 2010, he founded the Black Gotham Experience (BGX), which utilizes art and walking tours to illustrate the impact of the African Diaspora in New York City. The Black Gotham Experience has been in residence in the Seaport District of Lower Manhattan since 2017, serving as a gallery, event space, and visitor’s center for walking tours. In 2021, Kamau led a successful movement to have July 13th officially recognized by the Borough of Manhattan and the 27th District of New York State as “Black Vision Day”. Kamau has become widely sought after for his work as an artist / historian. He has been commissioned to create original works by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Apollo Theater, the Mile Long Opera, the New York City Public Design Commission, and The Shed, and has spoken at the New York Historical Society, the Public Theater, SXSW, Yale University, and the Municipal Archive in Amsterdam. He has developed classes, tours, and workshops for NYU, Columbia University, the New School, and K-12 schools across New York City. His work has been featured in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Atlas Obscura, Hyperallergic, Curbed, ABC, and NBC. Join BGX x Color Compton x SEPIA Collective as we: -create a space for Community Conversation -workshop ways to map Compton visually -build on Compton's Community Archive All folks who register will receive a FREE "The Sun Always Shines in Compton" holographic sticker by our in-house artist Chris Lopez.