March 11th, 2016, 4:30pm-6:30pm
340 Moffitt Library
Presentation by Dr. Sarah Lappas, AC Artist-in-Residence
The American Cultures Center invites you to join us as we showcase one of our latest ACES community partnerships, 'In and Out the Rich,' a collaboration between UC Berkeley undergraduates and Richmond youth of the RYSE Youth Center. In 2015, students in Dr. Lappas's ACES Course, Music 74AC/139AC, 'Hip Hop in Urban America,' partnered with Richmond youth to learn about the history of hip-hop in America and collaborate on a hip-hop mixtape. Throughout the project, they shared their perspectives and experiences and forged connections that helped them to engage critically and creatively with issues of race and privilege, while fostering new understandings of Bay Area communities.
Featuring original beats, lyrics, and interviews with Cal students and Richmond youth, this presentation will reflect on the successes and challenges of the program, while confronting difficult questions about community partnerships. How can artistic collaboration help us to build partnerships in the communities that surround the UC Berkeley campus? How can we use the arts to create a delta of exchange between community partners that is mutually beneficial, honest, and impactful?
