Join us as we welcome Shani Peters, the 2021 Center for Art and Public Exchange (CAPE) National Artist in Residence for this special online presentation as she introduces herself, past work, and previews her upcoming residency project, “Collective Care for Black Mothers and Caretakers.”
About Shani Peters:
Shani Peters (b. 1981 Lansing, MI) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in New York City and New Orleans, LA. She holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and an M.F.A. from the City College of New York. Peters has presented work in the U.S. and abroad at the New Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem; Seoul Art Space Geumcheon in South Korea; the National Gallery of Zimbabwe; and the Bauhaus Dessau. Selected residencies include those hosted by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MI), The Laundromat Project (NYC), and Project Row Houses (Houston, TX). Her work has been supported by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Rauschenberg Foundation, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Peters is an Assistant Professor at The City College of New York, Pratt Institute, and Parsons School of Design focusing her teaching at the intersection of art, design and social change. She is a Co-Director of The Black School, an artist initiated experimental art school that has led 100+ workshops and partnered with 50+ organizations since 2016.
About the 2021 CAPE Residency:
CAPE’s National Artist Residencies explore legacies and issues that resonate both locally and nationally, and use art as a lens to inspire dialogue, empower personal experiences, and connect the city of Jackson across geographic boundaries. Peters’ 2021 residency is exemplary of this mission, as she will organize and lead collective care exchange sessions for Black mothers and caretakers with community partners, and build a dynamic PSA care campaign. This project will close near the end of 2021 with a program in Jackson.
The CAPE National Artist Residency is generously sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
By hosting this talk virtually on Zoom Webinar, attendees can ask questions, make observations, and engage with this event safely from home. This talk is free, but registration is required.
