CONVERSAS is a series of dialogues, each hosting three guest speakers, their projects and interests. Since 2016 more than 50 dialogues have been hosted by Conversas Berlin - a project organized by current Berlin, Germany artist-in-residence Sabrina Basten, now brought to downtown Corsicana at our Residency Storefront. Starts at 7pm, doors open 6:30pm. Vegan hors d'oeuvres.
JOHN SPRIGGINS
Arts Resources & Sustainability
John Spriggins is the General Manager of the South Dallas Cultural Center, the Juanita J Craft Civil Rights House and founder of the Juanita Craft Artist Residency. John seeks to explore methods by which artists can build thriving careers that do not depend solely on selling their artwork, but emphasize leveraging resources, fostering collaborations, and nurturing connections. During his talk, we will collectively uncover different strategies that artists can use to create a stable foundation for themselves and their artistic work. dallasculture.org
RAUL TREVINO
Crystal City 1969
Inspired by a little-known event in Texas history, Crystal City 1969 is a play based on the true story of Mexican-American students in South Texas who walked out of their school and into civil rights history. Playwright Raul Trevino has worked in the fields of multicultural education and leadership development for several public-serving institutions. In his travels, Raul learned through direct experience about people and cultures in many parts of the world.
LORI FOX
Mind/Body Healing
After multiple burn-outs, chronic stress, persistent gut issues, and a highly restrictive diet, Lori tried countless therapies until relief came with brain therapy and Tao Touch® - Chi Nei Tsang. Now, as a practitioner, she empowers others to unlock their bodies' innate healing potential. lori-fox.com/healing-arts
Sabrina Basten developed Conversas to grow an appreciation for the diversity of human perspectives, a result of the ever-evolving synthesis of experiences. Sabrina’s sculptural works delve into the archetype of the woman warrior with a multi-layered practice. Through 'Curved Knowledge,' blending personal experience and scientific insight, she infuses storytelling with a visually intricate language. The ceramic warriors born from this process embody a duality of fragile porcelain and powerful gesture, drawing life from conversations with her environment. Sabrina’s practice seamlessly unites physical objects, storytelling, and spatial interaction, emphasizing an holistic approach to interweaving narratives and physical processes, seeking to materialize memories and stories.
Over the years, Sabrina’s strengths have blossomed in associative thinking, event organization, and translating stories into visuals and objects. Founder of Conversas Berlin, Sabrina cultivates a welcoming, productive space for story-sharing. This experience underscores her understanding of how connecting seemingly unrelated passions and topics offers the possibility of rearranging, breaking and elevating standard, everyday communication.
The ultimate belief of Conversas is that every single human being in this world has something beautiful to share. Conversas ensure a safe space created for the three guest speakers and audience to feel comfortable engaging with each other and to ask questions at any time during each 30-minute presentation. Conversas is open to people of any age, culture, political or religious background, and does not tolerate, in any way, racism nor gender discrimination.