Spatial Practice: Designing for Black Creative Autonomy and Care A Conversation with Mara Brock Akil and Theaster Gates Moderated by Sandra Jackson-Dumont
This urgent, high-stakes conversation brings together visionary world-builders Mara Brock Akil, an award-winning television creator and showrunner, and Theaster Gates, an acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and urban planner. The session maps nuanced approaches to designing Black spaces for deep sanctuary, unfiltered rest, and rigorous intellectual/creative freedom, ranging from private writer’s retreats to transformative public interventions.
