Curator to Artist: A Conversation is the second installment of Ramona Lee’s thoughtful gathering of creative minds building a creative ecosystem.
The evening brings together curators, artists, and community to talk about the roles of curator and artist, what curators look for in choosing artists to work with, the business of selling artworks in a gallery, connecting with potential buyers. Walk away with a toolkit on how to build a sustainable art practice.
Panelists include Ramona Lee, Beverly Aarons, Jinji Amen, and Nick Ferderer.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-access-2-curator-to-artist-tickets-923819929277
Monday, June 24 2024
7 – 9:30pm
The Grocery Studios, 3001 21st Ave S, Seattle 98144
Light refreshments provided
Please consider using light rail, ride share, or carpool
About Ramona Lee
Ramona Lee is an American artist, working in Afro expression and surrealism. She is also a curator, art agent, advocate, and culture maker based in Seattle, founder of Differ Studios and Gallery. She has shown and curated work at Base Camp Studios, Onyx Finearts, and The Grocery Studios, among other venues.
My disciplines range as do my projects. I have been an illustrator since I could hold a pen, and I often create conceptual works using paint, collage, and digital media. I employ the Afro Surrealism movement to connect and encourage my peers and clients as an Artist/ Art Agent/ Advocate/ Curator/ Public Arts Coordinator. To know more about me please schedule a visit to my @differ_studio_gallery at the 5555 Outpost in Sodo District and follow me on Instagram @ramonalee.us
About Beverly Aarons
Beverly Aarons is a writer, artist, and game developer. She works across disciplines exploring the intersections of history, hidden current realities, and imagined future worlds. She specializes in making unseen perspectives visible and aims to infuse all of her creative work with a deep sense of emotionality. She’s won the Guy A. Hanks, Marvin H. Miller Screenwriting Award, Community 4Culture Fellowship, Artist Trust GAP Award, 4Culture Creative Consultancies Award, and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture smART Ventures grant. She’s currently publishing in-depth artist profiles at Artists Up Close on Substack.
https://beverlyaarons.com
IG: @beverlyaarons
IG: @artistsupclose
About Jinji Amen
I am a creative and financial professional. One day I might be designing a new recipe, the next day I’m moving across the city to meet with clients. Through my artistic journey, I’ve learned where there are gaps in support and knowledge for artists, families and entrepreneurs in the practice of financial literacy. I specialize in the cultivation and distribution of wealth in BIPOC communities, families, and businesses. Therefore, it is my mission to fuse the worlds of art, community and finance, and most importantly erase the idea of scarcity mindset or “starving artist” mentality.
New York Life website
LinkedIn
Original Studios Website
Youtube
IG: @jinji.amen
About Nick Ferderer
Nick Ferderer is the Founder and Creative Director of Base Camp Studios, which at capacity is the creative home to over 45 artists-in-residence and boasts over 6000 square feet of exhibit space across two galleries in Belltown. Nick’s current creative practice primarily involves framing walls, pounding nails, and generally renovating the formerly vacant Bergman Luggage building to accommodate 30 affordable artists studios. Though, lately, he has also been enjoying ripe Pike Place Market plums, blooming lavender, and shades of fading sunsets. He invites you to ponder the hues at his Purple Table.
Learn how Base Camp Studios is revitalizing downtown and join in on the journey at www.basecamp206.com and on IG: @base.camp.studios or IG: @njferderer