Michael Overa‘s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel he calls an elegy for his youth, about the origins and career of a punk band in Seattle. His conversation with curator E.J. Koh touches on Michael’s favorite ‘90s punk bands, authenticity in art, and his own Seattle youth. “It’s not necessarily […]
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Jack Straw Artist Etsuko Ichikawa has launched her new podcast Traveling Clouds, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The first episode is about Tutu Pele, the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian islands. Learn more and subscribe to Traveling Clouds at anchor.fm/etsuko-ichikawa9.
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Daniel Tam-Claiborne’s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel about a Chinese woman and a Chinese-American woman navigating the experience of being transplants in different ways. In his conversation with curator E.J. Koh, they discuss Daniel’s connection to these characters, the relationship between China and America, and how it effects individuals […]
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“I Am Enough (ft. J Ivy) is from SassyBlack‘s new EP BLK, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Check out the whole release on Bandcamp.
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Grace Jahng Lee’s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel about a Korean-American family, incorporating themes of memory and intergenerational trauma. In her conversation with curator E.J. Koh, they discuss the enduring impacts of the Korean War, and the challenges of preserving stories from the past. “Sometimes you have to forget […]
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Alyssa Keene interviews New Media Gallery artist Peter Christenson about his installation F40.298: Generalized Opus Foramina.
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Tochukwu Okafor’s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a story about a young gay man coming of age in Nigeria. In his conversation with curator E.J. Koh, they discuss what it’s like to be gay in Nigeria and bond over their shared experiences with both Catholicism and the engineering world. “I don’t […]
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Kaley Lane Eaton‘s album Cedar, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, will be released on February 18th by Bright Shiny Things. “dido on fire,” the first single from the album, is out now. Visit brightshiny.ninja for more information or to purchase the album.
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