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Art, Film, and Music: The Artful Animation of Bard Alum Jeff Scher ’76
Bail Reform Is Working. Why Are Democrats Running Away from It? Dyjuan Tatro ’18 for NBC News
Bail Reform Is Working. Why Are Democrats Running Away from It? Dyjuan Tatro ’18 for NBC News
Photo by Bob Jagendorf, cc-by-2.0
Post Date: 12-06-2022
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Bard Alumna Lexi Parra ’18 for the Washington Post: As Gang, Police Violence Rages, a Caracas Neighborhood Tries to Connect
Bard Alumna Lexi Parra ’18 for the Washington Post: As Gang, Police Violence Rages, a Caracas Neighborhood Tries to Connect
On January 7, 2021, Venezuela’s Special Action Forces raided the La Vega neighborhood of Caracas, leaving 23 people dead in what the community calls the “La Vega massacre.” The special police unit has been accused of targeting working-class neighborhoods, criminalizing young men for where they live as it attempts to root out gang activity. As part of an ongoing project supported by the Pulitzer Center and a Getty Images Inclusion Grant, Bard alumna Lexi Parra ’18 gets to know the women of La Vega who are maintaining their community and pushing back against state and gang violence.Nayreth holds her newborn daughter, Salomé, in her home in La Vega. Photo by Lexi Parra ’18
Lexi Parra majored in human rights and photography at Bard College.Further Reading
- As gang, police violence rages, a neighborhood tries to connect (Washington Post)
- Venezuelan-American Photographer Lexi Parra ’18 Named Recipient of a 2022 Getty Images Annual Inclusion Grant
- Bard College Student Wins Davis Projects for Peace Prize
Post Date: 10-18-2022
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Bard Alumnus Paul Chan MFA ’03 Named 2022 MacArthur Fellow
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Incarcerated Youth “Talk Back” with Catskill Art Exhibition, Curated by Sofia Thieu D’Amico CCS ’22 and Organized by Bard Faculty Maggie Hazen with Alumna Anna Schupack ’22
Incarcerated Youth “Talk Back” with Catskill Art Exhibition, Curated by Sofia Thieu D’Amico CCS ’22 and Organized by Bard Faculty Maggie Hazen with Alumna Anna Schupack ’22
An exhibition in Catskill features work by the Columbia Collective, a multimedia arts group of female and trans incarcerated artists that was founded by Maggie Hazen, visiting artist in residence at Bard College. Anna Schupack ’22 helped Hazen organize the exhibition to promote the artists in the collective while bringing attention to problems in the juvenile justice system. Sofia Thieu D’Amico CCS ’22 curated the show. The exhibition was funded by Bard’s Margarita Kuchma Project Award, which Schupack and Sarah Soucek ’22 won in July. Talking Back: Artists of the Columbia Collective, runs through September 25 at Foreland Contemporary Arts Campus in Catskill.Installation view: Talking Back: Artists of the Columbia Collective.
The Foreland galleries will host an artist talk and panel discussion for the exhibition on September 14 at 6:30 pm, in person and on Zoom, moderated by D'Amico:
This event is free and open to the public, with Alison Cornyn of the Incorrigibles Project and Mark Loughney, artist of Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, focusing on the intersections of cultural and carceral systems, tapping our prison history archives, the crisis of youth incarceration, and visions of a decarcerated future. They will ask: How do we identify modes of abolition and advocacy, create critical projects, and identify the reaches of our prison industrial complex? Following artist presentations and discussion will be a Q&A session with panelists and Columbia Collective founder Maggie Hazen.
Post Date: 09-13-2022
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The Electrifying, Emotional Return of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with Bard Alum Nick Zinner ’96 on Guitar
The Electrifying, Emotional Return of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with Bard Alum Nick Zinner ’96 on Guitar
After a nearly decade-long break, the trio that helped spark New York’s early 2000s rock revival is back with Cool It Down, “an expansive album that dares to imagine a bold, fresh future.” The New York Times profiles the band, featuring Bard alum Nick Zinner ’96 on guitar, as they return to the studio and the stage with a new perspective in their 40s, after moving cross-country, starting families, and years pursuing their own musical and artistic projects. The new album tackles serious themes such as climate change and the longing for closeness in the aftermath of the pandemic, but ultimately the band is on a mission to bring a sense of joy and hope to audiences.Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Karen O and Nick Zinner ’96 in foreground; Brian Chase in the background. Image: Raph_PH, cc-by-2.0
Post Date: 09-13-2022
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Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, with Bard Alumni Director and Producer, Premieres at Telluride Film Festival
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, with Bard Alumni Director and Producer, Premieres at Telluride Film Festival
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, premiered at the 49th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado over Labor Day Weekend. Miúcha is directed by Bard alumnus Daniel Zarvos ’97 and produced by alumnus and trustee Mostafiz ShahMohammed ’97. Four Bard students interned for the production company, Filmz, in its Paris office, working on aspects from animation to editing. The film tells the story of the renowned Brazilian singer Miúcha through her personal letters, audio diaries, home movies, and expressive watercolor drawings animated for the film. The film will screen next at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 13–14, and at the Miúcha gala event at the Rio Film Festival, October 7–8.
Post Date: 09-06-2022
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Salih Israil ’09 Wants Philly Residents to Understand the Bail System in Order to Change It
Salih Israil ’09 Wants Philly Residents to Understand the Bail System in Order to Change It
Salih Israil ’09 is an alumnus of the Bard Prison Initiative and the new executive director of the Philadelphia Bail Fund. Under Israil’s leadership, the Fund is concentrating on reporting hard data to educate Philadelphia residents about what the bail and pre-trial detention system does and doesn’t do. The Fund’s new online, interactive portal aims to highlight the patterns that exist in the city’s cash bail system, furthering public knowledge of how bail works—and how it disproportionately affects underserved communities.© 2015 Matthew Colo
Post Date: 08-16-2022
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Venezuelan-American Photographer Lexi Parra ’18 Named Recipient of a 2022 Getty Images Annual Inclusion Grant
Venezuelan-American Photographer Lexi Parra ’18 Named Recipient of a 2022 Getty Images Annual Inclusion Grant
Lexi Parra ’18, who majored in human rights and photography at Bard, has been selected as one of eight photojournalists from around the world to be collectively awarded $40,000 in grants from Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Parra is a Venezuelan-American photographer and community educator based in Caracas, Venezuela. Her work focuses on youth culture, the personal effects of inequality and violence, and themes of resilience.Gredyfer, 22, poses for a portrait in her bedroom in La Vega. Gredyfer has lived in different sectors of La Vega her whole life. Last November, when a prominent gang tried to infiltrate the neighborhood, she thought of leaving for the first time in her life. “I can’t have her [two-year old daughter, Emma] in that kind of environment. It’s different now. I have her to think about, before myself.” Photo by Lexi Parra, Caracas, Venezuela, on January 23, 2021
The annual Getty Images Inclusion Grants aim to support emerging editorial talent within underrepresented groups, offering aspiring photojournalists the creative means and solutions to pursue education that will enable careers within the industry. Eight grants of $5,000 each were awarded to editorial photographers and videographers from different professional specialties, including News, Sport, Arts & Entertainment, and Multimedia. Parra was selected for her work in news photography. Recipients were selected by an esteemed panel of judges comprising accomplished professionals from the fields of photography and journalism and convened by Women Photograph, a non-profit working to elevate the voices of women and nonbinary visual journalists; Diversify Photo, a community of photographers, editors, and visual producers working to diversify how people interact with media; and Getty Images.
Post Date: 08-02-2022