What do we gain when we acknowledge positive obsession and creative process are forms of 𝕕𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟?
join us *tomorrow* — May 24th @ 2 - 4pm for “𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓞𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷: 𝓑𝓾𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓻 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼“.
For this panel discussion we’ll be joined by artists Nykelle DeVivo (
@nykelle_devivo ), Bianca Nozaki-Nasser (
@b.nozakinasser ), and theologian/poet Dr. Tamisha Tyler.
They’ll share about how the life, legacy of Octavia E. Butler and her unique obsession with the study of history.
Was Butler truly a prophet? Or did her devotion to studying history, people, place, land allow her to make connections that transcend time?
More to share for this FREE (!!!) VIRTUAL talk, moderated by co-director yétúndé ọlágbajú (
@ye.tunde )
RSVP in our bio ⬆️
Slide 1: clip of “Set You Free”, 2025 by Nykelle DeVivo
Slide 2: Dr. Tamisha Tyler speaking at Founder’s Day (
@thehuntingtonlibrary ). Image by Yemi Seyi (
@yemididit )
Slide 3: Bianca Nozaki-Nasser in “In These Times”, 2022 installation at
@laartcore . Image by Tina June Malek (
@tinajunemalek )
