Hi All, I hope everyone is healthy and feeling as safe as it is possible to feel right now. We are all on edge, and uncertain of the future, but we are all in this together, even while we are apart. It’s fine to feel anxious or depressed, or sad or angry. These are all valid feelings, and if you need help or to talk, reach out to someone you trust, or a stranger on the internet. I promise you, most of us are feeling that way too and you are not alone.
After two+ months of this virus wreaking havoc in my home state, yesterday, Governor Jay Inslee enacted a “Stay at Home” order for Washington State. This order is virtually identical to a Shelter in Place order, and requires that all non-essential persons remain in their homes except for essential outings, such as exercise, dr. appointments, and grocery shopping (all maintaining safe social distance of course). This order comes after similar ones issued in states such as California, Nevada, New York, and Illinois (among others).
If you have already plowed through Tiger King (Sidenote: this is the #1 viewed show on Netflix in the US right now. Really? The new Castlevania just came out. I guess the two are not mutually exclusive. I will probably eventually fall prey to the tiger king myself, since I am originally from the Deep South and grew up around these kinds of people). ANYWAY, if you have consumed your watch list and are looking for other things to do, you can visit my first post to find links to multiple lists and virtual events, or continue below for additional resources.
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The Winchester Mystery House is offering free virtual tours until they are able to reopen.
Former Critical Bounds guest Vick Quezada is part of a virtual symposium taking place this Friday, March 27th from 2-4pm EST called Trans* Revolutions. Other artists taking part include Elliot Montague, Emma Frankland, Texas Isaiah, and Tourmaline. This symposium is co-sponsored by Wesleyan University: Center for the Humanities, The Center for African American Studies; Center for Film Studies; the Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program; and the Departments of American Studies, Art & Art History, History, Sociology, and Theater. Barnard College: WGSS and BCRW. Register here.
Tune in tonight at 6:15pm PST for Negarra A. Kudumu’s Instagram Live on Spirituality during a global health crisis. (on IG as @negarraakudumu)
Are you a small business trying to transition to an online model or amp up your digital storefront? Meghan Trainor of Trainor Strategy is offering a Small Business Special— Four hours of digital strategy support for $100. This is an INCREDIBLE bargain, and we highly recommend Meghan’s work.
Timothy Taylor Gallery is streaming the full film of Pellea[s] by Josephine Meckseper, through March 28th, 2020.
Head over to Google Arts & Cuture for a plethora of virtual tours, in-depth explorations of artworks, and basically anything and everything related to art an/or culture around the world. You could spend months here and still have more to learn.
The 2020 Sydney Biennale, led this year by Indigenous and First Nations artist, will eventually be showing there as well (as of this post, the 20th biennale was the last result on Google Arts & Culture), making it the first virtual biennale.
That’s all for today. Stay safe, stay well, and talk soon. -Nicole
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