Meet Brett Cook: 2022 Rainin Fellow in PubliC Art

Описание: Brett Cook is an interdisciplinary artist and educator and a 2022 Rainin Fellow. Cook uses storytelling to distill complex ideas and creative practices to transform outer and inner worlds of being. Using inquiry-based approaches, Cook designs inclusive processes and products that promote awareness and embody the complexity of loving communities. His public projects feature elaborate installations, community workshops, arts-integrated pedagogy, music, performance, food, and more to create fluid boundaries between art-making, daily life, and healing. Recognized for a history of socially relevant, community-engaged projects, he was selected as cultural ambassador to Nigeria as part of the US Department of State's smARTpower Initiative.

In April 2022, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced four recipients of The Rainin Fellowship. This annual Fellowship, now in its second year, supports visionary Bay Area artists with unrestricted grants of $100,000, as well as supplemental support tailored to address each Fellow’s specific needs and goals, including financial planning, communications and marketing help, and legal services. These artists work across disciplines and push the boundaries of creative expression, anchor local communities, and advance the field. Learn more about the four 2022 Rainin Fellows—Brett Cook (Public Space), Maria Victoria Ponce (Film), NAKA Dance Theater (Dance) and Ryan Nicole Austin (Theater)—on the Kenneth Rainin Foundation’s website: https://krfoundation.org/arts/partner...

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