Events

Events in February 2024

  • - “The Body of Freedom” Exhibition Opening
    “The Body of Freedom” Exhibition Opening

    “The Body of Freedom” Exhibition Opening


    February 1, 2024

    Thursday, February 1, 2024

    First Thursdays Arts Walk

    “The Body of Freedom” Exhibition Opening

    6:00-8:00 PM

    Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties

    3855 Market Street, Riverside 92501

    Free and open to the public.

     

    The Body of Freedom is an expansive collaborative project with the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, the Arts Magnet Program at Ramona High School, Division 9 Gallery, and the Inlandia Institute. The project supported local artists to create inclusive, community-based art workshops rooted in social justice and equity between September 5 - November 14, 2023.

  • - “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture Through Writing”
    “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture Through Writing”

    “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture Through Writing”


    February 4, 2024

    Sunday, February 4, 2024

    Inlandia Institute and UCR ARTS Present a Blacklandia Event

    Conversations at the Culver

    “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture Through Writing”

    with James Coats in Conversation with Romaine Washington and bridgette bianca

    1:30-3:00 PM

    Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts

    3824 Main Street, Riverside

    Free and open to the public.

    Join us for a conversation with educators as they explore language and highlight the impact of African American Vernacular English on writing and mainstream culture.

     

  • - “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture through Writing” Workshop
    “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture through Writing” Workshop

    “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture through Writing” Workshop


    February 25, 2024

    Sunday, February 25, 2024

    Inlandia Institute and UCR ARTS Present a Blacklandia Events Series Workshop

    “Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture through Writing” with James Coats

    2:00-4:00 PM PT, on Zoom

    To register: http://tinyurl.com/AAVEJamesCoats

    Free and open to the public.

     

    This generative writing workshop will focus on language while highlighting the impact of African American Vernacular English in writing and its influence on mainstream culture.

     

    This workshop is intended to educate those who are unaware or misinformed about AAVE, and its history and influence in the world around us today. It will encourage writers, especially BIPOC writers, to embrace the language of their experiences and authenticity of their culture. The workshop will also prompt participants to explore poetic elements such as colloquialism, dialect, and vernacular.