SAMASAMA and The Sustainable Culture Lab are partnering to bring you The Altars Festival
SAMASAMA is teaming up again with Sustainable Culture Lab to bring you The Altars Festival. This festival combines philosophy, art, and activism. During the three-day virtual event, 6 artists will be revealing their Altar depicting their culture, history, ancestors, while honoring departed loved ones.
Indigenous people in the Americas and around the world have used ancestral remembrance as a foundational community pillar for thousands of years. Despite America’s diverse society and the amount of significant holidays, the United States has never created a formal remembrance celebration. A new tradition is needed to bring together our multicultural, intergenerational society, reflective of America’s landscape.
The festival will be cultivating cross-cultural celebrations and dialogue around the intersections of tradition and the current state of the diaspora community. We will intentionally create space for collective healing and reflection, revealing the essence of Altars - resilience, tradition, and community.
Program:
Saturday, October 31, 4-6PM EST
Honoring Our Ancestors ~ Indigenous Ancestral Connection through Altars
Featured Artists: Charles Jean-Pierre, Erik Bruner-Yang
Special Guests: Chef Irwin Sanchez, Samhain from Duende District
Sunday, November 1, 4-6PM EST
Third Culture Generation ~ Intersectionality of Traditions and Identity
Featured Artists: Almas Haider, Matt Manalo
Special Guests: Greta, Kenniya, and Yanina from DCSCORES, Raquel L. from Creative Mornings
Monday, November 2, 4-6PM EST
Our Essence and Existence is Political ~ Trauma, Healing, and Action through Communities
Featured Artists: Shyama Kuver, Mansa Johnson
Special Guests: Sheldon Scott, Culture Director of Eaton DC; Reiki Healer Dr. Darrien Jamar
Participating Artists:
Moderators: Seda Nak and Barrett Holmes Pitner
Altars: Charles Jean-Pierre, Almas Haider, Erik Bruner-Yang, Matt Manalo, Shyama Kuver, Mansa Johnson
Zine: Muriel Villalobos
Visual Storytelling: Antonio Hernandez
Music Curator: Les The DJ
Speakers: Duende District, Dr. Darrien Jamar, DC Scores, Raquel L., Sheldon Scott, Chef Irwin Sanchez
IG: @scl_community @samasamaart
RSVP: Eventbrite
For more information: The Altars Festival