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afroQuantum Experiences: ArtMaker Talks
August 16, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
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Join Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate Jake-ann Jones as she talks one-on-one with leading artists, thinkers, critics, and creators about arts and artists in the Black and Brown community and in society as a whole. A playwright, journalist, visual artist, and social justice activist, Jake and her guests will delve deeply into the power of art to uncover truths and drive change. The series will explore what it takes to be an artist, the role of the artist in building community, the importance of the artist in recovering and creating new stories, and why artists are important to the future of our world.
Meet Your Host
Jake-ann Jones
Jake-ann Jones began her career as an actress and performance artist at The New York Shakespeare Festival, Ohio Theatre, Soho Rep, Aaron Davis Hall, Dixon Place, Company One, and Penumbra Theatre. She performed the lead role in Bridgett Davis’ award-winning independent feature film Naked Acts. Jones’ writing for stage includes Portrait of The Artist as A Soul Man Dead (Penumbra Theater, St. Paul), Under Frank Observation (New York Theater Workshop), and Magic Kingdom (New Georges/Hourglass Theater Company), and Black Bitches…… Read More
Special Guests
Andrida McCall Hosey
Andrida McCall Hosey is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. She has been living in St Petersburg since 1999. She is the former lead theater instructor for the award-winning Fine Arts program at John Hopkins Middle School. As the first female African American student to graduate from Marquette University’s School of Theatre, Andrida found work in the Milwaukee and Chicago area in the early 80’s with Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company, where she received rave reviews for the role of Cat in the…… Read More
Boyzell Hosey
Boyzell Hosey is a visual storyteller specializing in photography and journalism. He is the senior editor for visual storytelling at ProPublica and is a former Deputy Editor and Director of Photography for the Tampa Bay Times. He has exhibited locally with Your Real Stories, Studio@620 and Creative Pinellas. He serves on the boards of University of Florida Journalism Advisory Council, National Press Photographers Association, Journeys in Journalism, and the Photo Technology Advisory Board of St. Petersburg College. He serves as…… Read More
Siobhan Monique
Heavily influenced by her uncle, Buster Cooper, a ten-year member of the famed Duke Ellington Band, Siobhan has been dancing to jazz tunes well before she could walk. At the age of three she paired that dancing with singing in the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Her love for music blossomed when she was introduced to classical arias and American folk and traditional music at John Hopkins Middle School, under the direction of Music teacher, Stanley…… Read More
