Ballroom and Rooftop Gathering Czech Center

An evening exploring community care and fringe freedom.

This evening brings together photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková and artist Petra Janda, both current residents at Residency Unlimited (RU), and artist Miatta Kawinzi (RU alum), through a shared interest in communities, care, and alternative ways of living together. Following Jarcovjáková’s conversation with Allen Frame in the cinema, Janda will stage a solo performance in the ballroom, after which the evening will ease into an informal rooftop gathering with the featured artists and other RU residents.

Agenda

06:30 PM Protected content PM
Libuše Jarcovjáková in conversation w/ Allen Frame

NYC-based photographer, writer, and curator Allen Frame will engage in a public conversation with Libuše Jarcovjáková to explore her photographic practice, artistic journey, and the personal and social histories reflected in her work.

07:30 PM Protected content PM
Rooftop screening + Reception

She Gather Me, titled after a line from Toni Morrison’s Beloved, explores physical and mental landscapes of the African Diaspora, reflecting on place, belonging, and refuge.

08:00 PM Protected content PM
Performance | Ballroom

The first iteration of Janda’s ongoing project Hungry Plants, based on her research of different types of plants and their feeding habits, the artist explores fine lines regarding care and belonging.