August 7, 2020 7:00-8:30PM Parable of Coronas Zine Release Zoom Event at AAMP

Escape Artist Mixtape: Parable of Coronas

Friday, August 7, 7 - 8:30 p.m

Zoom link emailed after registration

Escape Artist Mixtape Vol 5: Parable of Coronas

experience the soundtrack to the art of survival

The Escape Artist Initiative and the African American Museum in Philadelphia are teaming up to bring you the next issue of the Escape Artist Mixtape Zine Vol. 5: Parable of Coronas. This latest zine issue is inspired by Parable of the Sower, the prophetic novel by the late great Octavia E. Butler and current existential issues and resonant signs of the times.

Escape Artist Mixtape zines explore the art of survival through myth, media and music, D.I.Y and pop culture, afrofuturism and speculative fiction. Zine content is thematic and interactive including creative problem-solving activities, disaster prep protocol and practical survival tips from field experts and fellow escape artists.

This edition of the Escape Artist Initiative zine will include micro-interviews and an interactive playlist with contributions from local and national escape artists and radical visionaries of change. The upcoming issue and the collaborative program with AAMP features Greg Tate(musician/cultural critic), M. Asli Dukan (filmmaker/multidisciplinary artist), Femi Olatunji (visual artist/DJ) and LaTreice Branson (musician/radical wellness practitioner). The live zoom event will be hosted by lead artist and founder of the Escape Artist Initiative, Li Sumpter.

This event is free and open to the public. The Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event. Email jclaiborne@aampmuseum.org with questions.

The zine and release event were made possible with support from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Leeway Foundation and Common Field.