“It’s really important for Black people to realize that they have the magic too.”
Brenda Arts founder, multidisciplinary creator and all-around wizard Spencer Garland walks us through the obsessions, experiences and communities he sits at the center of and which power his wide-sweeping creativity.
About the speaker
Spencer Garland is an interdisciplinary artist and educator operating in Portland, OR, and the founder of BRENDA ARTS. His work encompasses animation, video games, and films. Garland has been featured at the Portland Art Museum, BlackStar Film Festival, with upcoming collaborations with the Smithsonian and MoMA. He aims to tell Black stories that have never been told through animation while showing the process of making the project in real-time with his students. Their feedback and questions drive his own personal curiosity.
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Tomorrow Theater (PAM CUT)
3530 SE Division St
Portland, Oregon United States 97202
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Videographer Sarah Nordby
Photographer Cody Onthank
