The Mighty Pen Speaker Series welcomes
Janice Jo Lee, spoken word poet & singer
Date:
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
Time:
Q&A and Screening, 5:30pm-7pm
You are invited to the latest instalment of the Mighty Pen Speaker Series. This edition includes a BIPOC student-focused workshop on artistic vision followed by a Q&A with Janice Jo Lee, performances by student poets and an online screening of Lee’s docu-musical, The Legend of Sing Hey.
Q&A and Online Film Screening | 5:30pm-7pm | Zoom
In the docu-musical The Legend of Sing Hey, poet, musician and educator Janice Jo Lee embarks from Southwestern Ontario on a tour and road trip thatconnects her with artists, activists, friends and community members who inspire with their art-making and experiences of resilience. Her ancestor songs may inspire your own journeys!
View the film here.
Join the event on Zoom here.
Also part of this series...
BIPOC Student Workshop | 4pm-5pm | Teams
Developing Artistic Vision, Led by Janice Jo Lee
Join us for a creative development workshop for BIPOC students focused on the topic of artistic vision where we will ask: What is my purpose as an artist? and How can I make time and space for art in the rest of my life realistically? Together, with facilitator Janice Jo Lee, we will move through our self-judgement and ego. You will leave with a draft of your artist statement.
Register here.
Join the workshop via Teams here.
About Janice Jo Lee
Janice Jo Lee is a folk-soul singer-songwriter, spoken word poet, actor and playwright of Korean ancestry, from Kitchener, Ontario. As a hard femme queer radical she is interested in using art to build communities based in justice and joy.
About The Mighty Pen
The Mighty Pen amplifies the stories and experiences of racialized and underrepresented writers and creators. Facilitated by Phoebe Wang in the Writing & Learning Centre, this year The Mighty Pen invites guest writers and artists who self-identify as BIPOC to share their unique gifts with the OCAD University community through workshops and public events. The Mighty Pen Speaker Series is presented by the Writing & Learning Centre (WLC). It has been made possible by funding from the Ontario Post-Secondary Access and Inclusion Program (OPAIP).
Learn more about the Mighty Pen here.