Join us here at the HUB for an artist talk by 2023-2024 MARNmentee Kenzi Rayelle followed by an artist talk and live performance by Emmitt J. Williams on Friday, May 3rd starting at 5:30 pm with doors opening at 5pm!
At 5:30pm interdisciplinary artist Kenzi Rayelle will discuss her creation process and lifelong thesis, “Innerconnectivity” - a series of visceral installations that divulge into a reflection of her life's journey. Celebrate the transformative power of creation, embracing emotions, thoughts, and the dissolution of barriers from past selves to the present.
At 6:30pm Hip Hop-Jazz artist, Emmitt James will highlight his journey on how he transitioned from being a part-time "baerista" to being a full-time artist eventually making his return back to Milwaukee. James will close out his talk with an intimate live set.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Donations are kindly accepted in support of the MARNmentorship Program.
Follow the contributors on Instagram: @riotrayelle, @emmitt_james
About
Kenzi Rayelle (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist currently living and working in Milwaukee, WI. Rayelle, originally from Iowa, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from The University of Iowa in 2021. Here she began her contemporary practice by experimenting with large textile installations and developing an understanding of seeing the past and present self within her work. Projects during this time primarily focused on dissecting narratives in relation to her past traumas, family histories, and bodily dysphoria.
Today Rayelle's current thesis revolves around the intimate connections in conjunction with the human body and its organic material. Using a method of hand-sewn textiles, and latex, she aims for these works to represent a delicate and binding connection between self and others.
Emmitt James (he/him) is a Hip Hop-Jazz artist and spoken word-poet from Milwaukee, WI. After spending the last 8 years in Los Angeles, CA Emmitt is back home and looks forward to continuing to contribute to the scene in a more hands-on kind of way.
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