This article was originally published in UCSB's ' The Current '.
A newly launched artist-in-residence program hosted by the Department of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara will feature Jess X. Snow, a nonbinary filmmaker, artist, muralist, poet, and cultural organizer whose work explores queer migrant imaginations, anticolonial futures, and the collective unwellness of the American dream, among other themes. As part of the weeklong residency, Snow will lead a pair of art workshops and a film screening.
Snow’s “Poster Making & Zines” workshop will look at archives of visual material, journals, and zines dating back to the late 1960s to examine how DIY zine and poster making have propelled social movements. Their “Art Builds & Murals” workshop is designed to empower people from aggrieved communities to imagine themselves in the world they want to see. Both workshops will be held on campus; registration is required .