BEseries Free Dinner RSVP
The students of the BEseries are excited to invite you to join us for two free dinner presentations by professional artists. Please see the attached poster for details on BE Proud with Sam Kirk on October 17th and BE Passionate with Steph Littlebird on November 17th Steph Littlebird’s event is made possible by a partnership with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
YOUR FREE DINNER RSVP:
All BEseries dinner presentations take place in the EMU Ballroom with doors/dinner 5:00-6:00 pm, presentation and Q&A from 6-7:30 pm. If you’d like to reserve a free dinner table at Sam Kirk’s October 17th presentation and/or Steph Littlebird’s November 21stpresentation– simply reply to this email with the quantity of 8 or 10 person tables that you would like & what name should be on your table lable.
More About Sam Kirk – Tuesday, October 17th, 5:00 pm Doors & Dinner, 6:00 pm Presentation – EMU Ballroom
Chicago based multidisciplinary artist Sam Kirk, who identifies as a queer, biracial, Latinx woman, often explores culture and identity politics through her art. Her artwork focuses on a variety of intersections which encompass a call to celebrate differences and enact change. Vivid and powerful images of women, members of the LGBTQIA community, and those who have historically been excluded are celebrated in narratives that share the journeys that have made them who they are. Working with UO students, Samjust completed an amazing new mural in the EMU’s north entrance. Kirk has exhibited extensively at venues including museums and galleries across the US. Her public artwork has been commissioned nationally and internationally to recognize cultural achievements, acknowledgements of progress, and to share the stories of our communities.
More About Steph Littlebird – Tuesday, November 21st,5:00 pm Doors & Dinner, 6:00 pm Presentation – EMU Ballroom
Steph Littlebird will join the BEseries as part of our partnership with the Museum of Natural and Cultural History who will be hosting Steph on our campus as an artist in residence. Steph is an artist, curator, writer, and a registered member of Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes. She received national recognition as curator of This IS Kalapuyan Land exhibition. Steph has curated numerous exhibitions which re-examined colonial histories of Indigenous peoples including the contemporary art of the original Chinook inhabitants of the North Coast, the histories of the so-called Philippines and Filipinx-American diaspora, and colonized people Indigenous to “North America” and more.
FREE RAFFLE:
The BEseries team will also be sponsoring a free raffle that will feature picture books and other items created by our presenters and family. Books, hats, stickers and totes will be included. Follow BEseries on Instagram for instructions on how to enter for a chance to win!
Please let us know your RSVP table count and lable for these events as soon as you’re able.
Thank you!
2022-23 SAB Arts & Culture Team’s BEseries
Kadence, Abhi, Sneha & Mia, Amanda & Matilde, Arielle, Abby and Suzanne
SAB Arts & Culture Team Chair, Outreach, Marketing (2), Logistics (2), Accessibility & Activities, Gallery Assistant and Advisor