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Writing Workshop with Jibade-Khalil Huffman

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Jibade-Khalil Huffman stands at a podium. Text above his right shoulder reads "We don't believe you" and the text above his left shoulder reads "You need more people."
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Feb 03, 2021 4:30 PM
Online

EASTERN STANDARD TIME
Free for all audiences over 18 (RSVP required)

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Join us for a free virtual writing workshop with artist and writer Jibade-Khalil Huffman.

One of the featured artists in Climate Changing, on view at the Wex this winter, Huffman has written three books of poetry and has had work on view at The Kitchen, New York, and Ballroom Marfa, Texas, among many other venues.

Each workshop participant will receive a journal. Space is limited, and registration is required. Questions? Contact education@wexarts.org for details.

Image of a man with a moustache and microphone. He is wearing a bowtie and pink text is overlaid the image that says "But do you believe in."

Still from Zero (2020), single channel video, color, sound, 72 mins TRT

Jibade-Khalil Huffman stands at a podium. Text above his right shoulder reads "We don't believe you" and the text above his left shoulder reads "You need more people."

Jibade-Khalil Huffman in performance | Image courtesy of Southern Exposure

A young blonde woman in a bed looking at a nurse with a subtitle that says Impending Doom

Still from Zero (2020), single channel video, color, sound, 72 mins TRT

More about the artist

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Huffman is an artist and the author of three books of poems: 19 Names For Our Band (Fence, 2008), James Brown is Dead (Future Plan and Program, 2011), and Sleeper Hold (Fence, 2015). In 2017 he collaborated with the artist Daniel Gordon on a suite of prose poems published in conjunction with Gordon's monograph, Intermissions. His recent and forthcoming exhibitions and performances include Tufts University Art Galleries, MoCA Cleveland, The Kitchen, Ballroom Marfa, Kadist, Atlanta Contemporary, the Hammer Museum, MOCA Detroit, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, The Jewish Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and Swiss Institute.

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LEARNING AND PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
American Electric Power Foundation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
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State Farm
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
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PNC Foundation
Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY 
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Mary and C. Robert Kidder
L Brands Foundation
American Electric Power Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
Bill and Sheila Lambert
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Huntington
Nationwide Foundation
Adam R. Flatto
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
Arlene and Michael Weiss

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Michael and Paige Crane
Axium Plastics
Fenwick & West LLP
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
KDC/ONE
M/I Homes
Ohio State Energy Partners
Washington Prime Group
Lisa Barton
Russell and Joyce Gertmenian
Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel
Nancy Kramer
Matrix Psychological Services
Paramount Group, Inc.
Bruce and Joy Soll
Business Furniture Installations
CASTO
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M-Engineering
New England Development
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Past Exhibitions

Climate Changing: On Artists, Institutions, and the Social Environment

Sat, Jan 30, 2021 - Sun, Aug 15, 2021
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Past Education

Writing Workshop with Jibade-Khalil Huffman

Feb 03, 2021 4:30 PM EST
Online

EASTERN STANDARD TIME
Free for all audiences over 18 (RSVP required)

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member