Assistance to Yolanda Wisher
May 2028
Stella Masses was a spoken word festival in in four parts. Curated by Yolanda Wisher, the festival was organized as a series of gatherings that explored the sacred roots and interstellar potential of spoken word practices.
As Assistant Curator at Philadelphia Contemporary I curated the film shorts by Renee Cox, Will Haughery & Kris Harzinski, Terence Nance, Frances Bodomo, Johan Grimonprez, and Saya Woolfalk, screened at the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Franklin Institute.
More about the festival here.
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