ZPais Artist Corner: Recent Episodes
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A deep dive into the artistry, culture and daily experience of skilled and gifted artists from all genres. Listen to each unique journey as creative minds reveal their personal struggles, enjoyments, and accomplishments.
Is having an Afrocentric perspective a necessity to be Black? Is it a survival thing? Do we need to be more “aware” of our “Blackness” to protect ourselves from unconscious bias?
What is the Afrocentric perspective?
The Afrocentric Perspective is a culturally grounded social work practice-based model that affirms, codifies, and integrates common cultural experiences, values, and interpretations that cut across people of African descent
Why is Afrocentrism important?
As a viable theory for social workers to use in practice, Afrocentricity utilizes African philosophies, history, and culture as a starting place of interpreting social and psychological phenomena to create relevant approaches of personal, family, and community healing and societal change.
Robert Jones shares his passion, plans and artistic vision for his organization: Overton Arts. Download this episode to hear about the creative work happening at Overton Arts in Nashville!
The artist behind "ghostDope" "Trap House, and "Clown" gives a candid interview that explores his foundation, artistry, and future endeavors. Marlos Evan (Instagram: @marlosevan) had his official debut this year at the Elijah Wheat Showroom in New York. In this interview, Marlos talks life, career, and upbringing with ZPais Art (@zpaisart) at the Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville, TN (@theredarrowgallery).