IAC - Columbia University School of the Arts Interdisciplinary Arts Council

04/20/2021

Sign up to decolonize your arts practice!

Join the Interdisciplinary Arts Council as we welcome SOA Alumn ESTEBAN CABEZA DE BACA on Thursday, April 22 at 7PM EST / 4PM PST for an evening of decolonizing your arts practice. Journey through a master class that will help you release the tension in your practice and further ground you in your own spirit as you identify the you of your work. Space is limited so sign up today here: http://bit.ly/DecolonizeSOA

[image description: Poster for Decolonizing your Arts Practice Master Class with SOA alum Esteban Cabeza de Baca. Thursday, April 22 at 7PM EST / 4PM PST.]

03/19/2021

The IAC stands with the AAPI community. To access the links in this statement, view it as a google doc here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uE7no2BdhWNwjq2kE4GItNkWra3lf09G/view?usp=sharing

CPS's Virtual Support Space for Asian International and Asian American Columbia students will open TODAY, Friday the 19th at 5PM EST. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

03/04/2021

TODAY!!!

Please join Choo Choo Press and the IAC for the launch reading of "Reign is Over," a chapbook by Poetry Student Emily Simon published by Choo Choo Press. Read more about the chapbook and Choo Choo Press here: https://arts.columbia.edu/news/reign-over-writing-student-emily-simon-published-choo-choo-press

When: March 4th @ 7 pm EST.
RSVP here for the zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf35hAwl7Q46Oo5OiloWCY-Homl8gquWMqv8VrsqxLipdoKBw/viewform?gxids=7628

[Image Description: An old fashioned pink television on a blue background. Blue text on the television screen reads 'Reign is Over, Emily Simon Reading, March 4th, 2021, Thursday at 7pm EST, free poster included.' An old fashioned doll perches on the television set and a Michelangelo-style statue is in the bottom right corner.]

02/25/2021

Black History Month may be coming to a close, but we are celebrating Black artists and the enormous role they have played in shaping Columbia University and the arts industry year round. We have compiled some resources to help guide this: bit.ly/IACBHM If there are links you think we should add, please let us know!

We would also like to highlight the artistic pursuits of Black artists in the SOA on our social media platforms. If you have work you would like to be included, please email us at [email protected] with a sharable link to the piece and your preferred caption for the post.

We commit to consistently and transparently reevaluating our programming as well as our internal structures and practices to ensure we are best serving every member of our community. We invite all artists to reflect on their current practices and biases, and commit to antiracism personally and institutionally.

Black Lives Matter.

If you are looking to fund your interdisciplinary arts event, please visit https://columbiasoa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9TDjYPHdsXmBL7L.

If you have any thoughts, questions, suggestions, or concerns, please email us at [email protected].

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02/23/2021

On behalf of the Office of Public Programs and Engagement!

THURSDAY, FEB 25 @ 6:30pm EST

Join us for a sreening and discussion of the film 'Tote/Abuelo/Grandfather,' a deeply personal documentary debuting the talents of Tzotzil filmmaker María Sojob.

The feature documents the unexpected encounter between an old man, who is going blind, and his granddaughter, who has a limited memory of her childhood. As the grandfather weaves a traditional hat, the threads of family history are untangled. Between the silences, it becomes possible to understand the meaning of love in Tzotzil.

The discussion will be introduced by Ron Gregg (Professor of Film and Media Studies), and held between Marίa Sojob, writer and director of the film Tote/Abuelo/Grandfather, Smithsonian film curator Amalia Córdova, and Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Sebastián Díaz. This film is presented as part of the Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Festival.

Register here to reserve your tickets and receive a code to screen the film in advance: https://arts.columbia.edu/events/toteabuelograndfather

02/14/2021

Student Initiative Alert!

Current Poetry Student Emily Simon '21 releases a chapbook through Choo Choo Press, a small risograph press co-founded by Taylor Zhang '20. See more info below!

Choo Choo Press "Reign is Over" Release: (2/14)
"Reign is Over," a chapbook by Emily Simon (MFA '21) published by Choo Choo Press (Taylor Zhang MFA '20), drops on 2/14. Copies are handbound and Risograph printed. On sale at choochoopress.com.

01/27/2021

TODAY!

Please join SOA students in launching Columbia University’s “The Line” Literary Review, a new not-for-profit journal exclusive to veteran writing on January 27th at 7pm EST. There will be readings by writers from Words After War, Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving, Voices From War, Warrior Writers, United States Veterans’ Artist Alliance (USVAA), and the Writer’s Guild’s Veterans Writing Project. Our inaugural issue will feature work by Matt Gallagher, Lindsay Swoboda, Bob Hanson, and J.H. Crain.

You can register for a free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-line-literary-review-launch-tickets-135784249345?fbclid=IwAR2LzopE_6-W4NC1-ocRnKFsDDP5VzO1hSv39VtupP79qLq6umzUm2iR8q4

READ MORE ABOUT 'THE LINE' HERE: https://arts.columbia.edu/news/line-literary-review-founded-writing-students

01/08/2021

Opportunity for Columbia MFA Students!

Looking for experience in putting together an interdisciplinary publication? The Line is looking for visual artists, screenwriters, film and film studies artists to collaborate on this student-run publication.

See details below!

01/08/2021

Student Initiative Alert!

Meet 'The Line,' a student-run publication in collaboration with Columbia Artist/Teachers that "is committed to a new generation of creative veterans, spotlighting those driven to produce contemplative, compelling, and cathartic content. Our primary focus is to publish veteran literature, art, social commentary, and reviews; however we will consider any material created to bridge the gap between veterans and contemporary audiences."

See their submission guidelines below!

12/03/2020

Voting for our School of the Arts senator ends TOMORROW. Remember to vote and make your voice heard! Check your SOA email for voting details.

12/01/2020

Be sure to check out The Forum's upcoming event: Isaac Julien’s Looking for Langston at 30: A Film Screening and Roundtable Celebrating Q***r Harlem, in support of Harlem Renaissance 100.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

2:00 – 4:30 PM EST

As part of Columbia’s contributions to the 2020 celebration of the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, The Forum will be hosting an online screening of Isaac Julien’s landmark 1989 film 'Looking for Langston' followed by a discussion with the director and a roundtable of commentators. This event recognizes the significance of the 30th anniversary of 'Looking for Langston' in black studies, q***r studies, and cultural studies, and will explore Julien’s gorgeous meditation on black art, poetry, music, community, and intimacy.



This free public event, which will be entirely online, joins the program for Harlem Renaissance 100, bringing to celebration a signal film and lively discussion that focuses on q***r Harlem. Isaac Julien, filmmaker and installation artist, is Distinguished Professor at University of California, Santa Cruz. His work has been exhibited worldwide, and he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Arts in 2017.



For more information and to register, please visit theforum.columbia.edu/Langston.

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