February 1 - March 11, 2016
at the Arts Incubator at University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
CLASS LIST

Shared Language was a community classroom and exhibition that used the topic of language as a way to investigate communication and the transfer of knowledge through experimental learning. This six-week school allowed me to give critical thought to the value that can be found in different kinds of cultivated and experiential knowledge and who can be defined as teacher, all while giving me the chance to design a curriculum around the expressed interests of neighborhood residents.

Alongside the classes, the Shared Language exhibition featured work by teaching artists who incorporate their relationship to educational systems within their work or actively teach in local arts organizations, museums, grassroots organizations, and Chicago Public Schools.

Artists:
Carris Adams
Alex Bradley Cohen
Reginald Eldridge Jr.
David Anthony Geary
Gloe
James Jankowiak
Trisha Oralie Martin
Victoria Martinez
Grace Needlman

Teachers:
Alberto Aguilar
Paola Aguirre
Assata’s Daughters
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100)
Camille Brewer
Aquil Charlton
Aymar Jean Christian with
Rebecca Kling & Andre Perez
Isis Ferguson
Maria Gray
James T. Green
Mejay Gula
Skylah Hearn
Ronia Holmes
Emily Lansana
Maya Lori
Devin Mays
Jamal “Litebulb” Oliver & Wills Glasspiegel
Race and Pedegogy Working Group
Rebirth Poetry Ensemble
Sarah Beth Woods & Fatimata Traore

Installation Photos by Nabiha Kahn.