Art and Cultural Expression
from the Diaspora
Voices of Resistance
SAPAC is proud to announce Voices of Resistance 6!
Chai Tea Latte: An Exploration of Truth and Illusions
April 27, 2007, 7-9pm
UIC Student Center, 750 S. Halsted, Chicago
Buy your tickets here!
Come
experience art that explores both the realities of being a part of the South
Asian Diaspora as well as the myths that surround our identities.
Voices of
Resistance (VOR) is an annual exploration and affirmation of South Asian
Diasporic identity through art. VOR provides a forum for artists of South Asian
descent to share visual art and perform work that speaks to all the faces,
experiences, and perspectives of the South Asian Diaspora. We use art as a
powerful means of social commentary that allows us to empower and transform in
ways ordinarily impossible through other mediums.
Our last VOR was a great success—more than 250 people came to hear a variety of
spoken-word and performance artists from within Chicago's South Asian community.
This year's VOR is being co-sponsored by
DesiLit, which will be having its biennial literary festival
Kriti the same weekend of
this show.
Buy your tickets here!
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Also join us for the VOR6 After-party featuring
Funkadesi!
@ Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 W. Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, IL
$10 with VOR ticket or Kriti Festival badge
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Download VOR6
Flyer 1 & Flyer 2 to share with
your friends!
3rd I
Several
members of SAPAC formed the Chicago chapter of a national organization,
3rd I South Asian Independent Film, that
promotes diverse images of South Asians through film and media. 3rd I has a
full calendar of screenings scheduled for this coming year and is also a good
source for learning about other South Asian films being screened in Chicago. To
learn more, visit their website or email
thirdi-chicago@thirdi.org.
SAPAC also supports a number of efforts to lift up the
voice of South Asian writers, poets, and artists:
DesiLit
April 26-29, 2007: DesiLit
presents
the Kriti South Asian Literary Festival!
@ UIC & Roosevelt University
Learn more and buy tickets at
DesiLit's website!
In 2004 a
group of SAPAC members created an organization called
DesiLit to build support for the work of
South Asian and South Asian diaspora writers by
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enhancing public awareness of their work through local readings and events,
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creating opportunities for new and aspiring South Asian writers to learn
from others in the field and develop their work, through workshops and
classes, and
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developing a supportive community among those interested in South Asian
literature.
DesiLit now
has eight chapters in the U.S., Canada, and England and runs many activities,
most notably the Kriti festival. Held in November 2005, Kriti was Chicago's
first literary festival exclusively featuring writers from the South Asian
diaspora. The group also publishes an online literary magazine
and hosts author appearances, local readings, and writing workshops.
To
learn more and to get in touch with others interested in South Asian literature,
visit the DesiLit website.
Kitchen Poems
A project
of the Asian American Artists
Collective, Kitchen Poems is a monthly gathering of writers, poets, and
playwrights who work on the craft of writing. Visit their website for more info. |
