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SUMMARY:ARRAY @ PLAY x MAROONING BODIES
DESCRIPTION:Step into Marooning Bodies\, a unique participatory art experience that invites us to gather\, imagine and create together. Through intentional prompts and reflection\, we’ll explore what it might mean to build a community grounded in collective care\, shared responsibility and new possibilities for living together. \nGuided by artist and creator Mims\, we’ll move through a series of scenarios that spark curiosity\, connection and collaboration. Along the way\, there will be opportunities to express ideas through writing\, drawing\, movement and discussion. No special skills or experience is required. Neither a performance nor a lecture\, Marooning Bodies is an immersive and welcoming space for anyone interested in discovering what can emerge when we share stories together. \nABOUT THE ARTIST\nMims is an artist\, abolitionist\, and facilitator based in Los Angeles. Her work spans performance\, advocacy\, public art\, social practice\, and the creation of fine art objects. She experiences the body as a site of liberation and approaches it as her first place of inquiry. Grounded in embodied knowing\, her practice explores relationships between self\, community\, land\, and more-than-human life. She is deeply interested in questioning as a tool for collective understanding\, the role of interpersonal relationships in building healthy communities\, and the sacred wisdom held in cultures and ecosystems around the world. \nShe is the founder of Marooning Bodies\, an immersive worldbuilding game and artistic ecosystem rooted in maroon histories\, biomimicry\, and communal imagination. She is also the creator of Uncle Ronnie’s Room\, an installation and advocacy project centering her uncle’s incarceration and the collective labor of abolition. \nMims’ work has been supported by the California Arts Council\, Converse\, LA County Department of Arts and Culture\, NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts\, and residencies in Senegal and Ghana. \n\nARRAY @ PLAY is a summer storytelling series where gameplay is harnessed as a tool for strategy\, connection and community-building\, sparking belonging\, engagement and joy. Hosted on ARRAY’s Creative Campus. \n\n\nOur July program brings together an interactive world-building game followed by a short film showcase to explore how we claim space\, forge new pathways and shape the communities we call home. Through collaborative gameplay\, we’ll gather\, imagine and create visions for a new world together. The accompanying films ground these themes in lived experience\, from one person’s pursuit of surfing as an act of healing\, to an intimate portrait of a vibrant inner-city neighborhood through the eyes of everyday residents. This convening invites us to consider the act of play as a transformative practice\, revealing community as something we create and sustain together. \nSeparate RSVP required for the short film showcase HERE.
URL:https://events.arraynow.com/events/array-at-play-x-marooning-bodies/
LOCATION:ARRAY Creative Campus\, 180 Glendale Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events @ ARRAY,Hide from Public,In Person
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SUMMARY:ARRAY @ PLAY x PATHWAYS: A SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
DESCRIPTION:Ride the tide and roll through the streets with a duo of documentaries from the lens of surfers and skateboarders of color. Exploring the persistance of play\, these stories on screen remind us that space is something we can inherit or adopt\, protect and pass on.  From pavement to shoreline\, we claim and center these spaces as our birthright. The back-to-back screenings will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers. \nFEATURED FILMS: \n\n\n\n	\n		\n			View Clip		\n	\n	\n\n\nMOVING MOUNTAINS\nDirected by Jessa Williams of INTERSXTN \nAfter narrowly escaping prison\, a Black youth from Tulsa moves to a Hawaiian island and embarks on a journey of self-discovery through big wave surfing and a newfound community. \nABOUT THE FILMMAKER:Jessa Williams is an award-winning director\, producer\, and creative entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. Her directorial debut\, MOVING MOUNTAINS is a short film about her partner Tre’lan Michael\, one of the few Black big wave surfers in the world. Celebrated for its emotional depth and cinematic strength\, MOVING MOUNTAINS received top honors at the Tribeca x UNINTERRUPTED Film Festival\, selected personally by LeBron James\, Naomi Osaka\, and Joel Embiid. \n\n\n\n\nTHE MOTHER TO MY STYLE\nDirected by Cleon Arrey \nAfter narrowly escaping prison\, a Black youth from Tulsa moves to a Hawaiian island and embarks on a journey of self-discovery through big wave surfing and a newfound community. \nABOUT THE FILMMAKER:Cleon Arrey is a Cinematographer / Director\, based in Los Angeles. With an extensive background in visual aesthetic and philosophy\, his work aims to re-contextualize and challenge the conventions of traditional narrative storytelling. Cleon’s directorial work has screened at festivals across the map including BlackStar\, No Budge\, New Orleans Film Festival\, Atlanta Film Festival\, Arizona Underground Film Festival\, Afrikana Film Festival\, and institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art LA\, ART + PRACTICE\, Black Image Center; and many more. He is also co-owner/co-founder of Neighbors Skate Shop a retail/community space located in the heart of the Crenshaw/West Adams districts in South Central Los Angeles. \n\n\n\n	\n		\n			View Clip		\n	\n	\n\n\n\nARRAY @ PLAY is a summer storytelling series where gameplay is harnessed as a tool for strategy\, connection and community-building\, sparking belonging\, engagement and joy. Hosted on ARRAY’s Creative Campus. \n\nOur July program brings together an interactive world-building game followed by a short film showcase to explore how we claim space\, forge new pathways and shape the communities we call home. Through collaborative gameplay\, we’ll gather\, imagine and create visions for a new world together. The accompanying films ground these themes in lived experience\, from one person’s pursuit of surfing as an act of healing\, to an intimate portrait of a vibrant inner-city neighborhood through the eyes of everyday residents. This convening invites us to consider the act of play as a transformative practice\, revealing community as something we create and sustain together. \nSeparate RSVP required for the gameplay session HERE.
URL:https://events.arraynow.com/events/array-play-x-pathways/
LOCATION:ARRAY Creative Campus\, 180 Glendale Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events @ ARRAY,Hide from Public,In Person
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SUMMARY:ARRAY @ PLAY x LOVE\, PEACE AND SPADES
DESCRIPTION:Come play! Join ARRAY and Love\, Peace and Spades: Spades Academy™\, a gathering that celebrates the joy and creativity found around the game table. Open to all experience levels\, participants are invited to learn\, relearn and share in beloved games that have brought families and communities together for generations. \nThrough friendly competition\, conversation and collective discovery\, you’ll explore the rich traditions behind card and table games often passed down as cherished cultural heirlooms. Whether you’re picking up a deck for the first time or returning to a favorite pastime\, Spades Academy™ offers a welcoming space to laugh\, strategize and experience the enduring power of play. Bring your curiosity\, your game face and your community spirit. There’s always room at the table. \n\nARRAY @ PLAY is a summer storytelling series where gameplay is harnessed as a tool for strategy\, connection and community-building\, sparking belonging\, engagement and joy. Hosted on ARRAY’s Creative Campus. \n\nPanel Conversation:“The Importance of Preserving Play” with:\n\nDR. XHERCIS MÉNDEZAssociate Professor of Women\, Gender & Queer Studies\, California State University Fullerton & Director of Education\, Love\, Peace & Spades™ & Founder\, Listen Bridge Change Consulting. \nKIMELIA WEATHERS-SMITHCo-founder of Brilliant or BS?—a Black woman-owned bluffing trivia game featured in Essence\, Oprah\, and Good Housekeeping and curator of Blackout Game Night\, a Los Angeles gathering dedicated to celebrating and amplifying games by Black game makers. \nDR. NATHANIEL BRYANEducator and Founder of Black PlayCrit\, a theoretical framework built on Critical Race Theory and Black Critical Theory that centers the play experiences of Black children. (virtual panelist)
URL:https://events.arraynow.com/events/array-play-x-love-peace-and-spades/
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