Art Now! – Episode 95 – Patrick Earl Hammie

BY RACHEL STORM AND JASON LIGGETT Visual Artist, Patrick Earl Hammie, speaks about his artwork on this episode of Art Now. Art Now is an award-winning mini-documentary series that has produced over 90 episodes on local artists working in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding areas since July 2010. A joint production by the Urbana Public Arts Program and Urbana Public Television, Art Now highlights members of Urbana’s creative community and introduces local artists to the viewers of the program. For more information, visit: urbanaillinois.us/artnow. Artist: Patrick Earl Hammie Director/Editor: Jason Liggett Interviewer: Rachel Storm ♫Music By♫ ●Burbank – Sorry I Like You …

Counterpoint Project

BY ENDALYN TAYLOR AND PATRICK EARL HAMMIE PERFORMANCE: Thursday, May 31, 7pm – 8pm POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION: Thursday, May 31, 8pm – 9pm SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (135th St and Malcolm X Blvd). New York, NY, 10037 Dancer, curator, and choreographer Endalyn Taylor and visual artist Patrick Earl Hammie are collaborating with five cross-generational ballerinas toward a multimedia event entitled the Counterpoint Project, which will feature live performances and a symposium that seek to reframe the discussion regarding black ballerinas confronting racial disparities and institutional discrimination, and create a platform that educates communities about the historical and present …