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Activation of the Well II: Artist Talk with James Jack

Artist-in-Residence, James Jack, shares his creative process, collaboration with people and place, and his unique way of bridge making through various art practices. James Jack is an American Asian artist who works at the mouth of the Pandan River where freshwater meets the sea in Western Singapore. Engaging layered histories of place to achieve positive change through community-led initiatives woven together with raising sensitivity to ecological networks, his works have been exhibited at Honolulu Museum of Art, Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Setouchi International Art Festival, Busan Biennale, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art. James Jack is a graduate of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and currently teaches at Yale-NUS College. This program is offered as a part of the exhibition "a guide to loving water," a collaborative project of digital Artist-in-Residence, James Jack and the Donkey Mill Art Center that asks the question: what happens when we listen to the water? In this experiential exhibition which runs from May 26 - July 3, 2021, the Gallery is a participatory space for sharing methods of love for the water and land which we depend upon. Together, with the Donkey Mill Art Center, artist James Jack invites the community of Kona and beyond to engage with water, and listen to the stories and wisdom which water shares with us today. This open-ended exploration of water weaves language, creative process and indigenous knowledge to form the basis for an exhibition presenting a collection of listening to water as interdependent parts of documenting imaginative ways of connecting. This exhibition and programs are made possible by the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of the Hawai’i Community Foundation and County of Hawaiʻi Contingency Funds from Holeka Goro Inaba (North Kona, District 8). More information about James Jack and his work can be found at jamesjack.org. This artist talk was recorded on June 3, 2021 with participants joining from locations across the U.S. and Asia via Zoom. Many thanks to Eric Edwards for editing and preparing this video. The Donkey Mill Art Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit is a gathering place where people develop as creative, conscious, and healthy human beings through art education and experience. This includes hands-on classes, exhibitions, and events of contemporary visual arts, crafts and culture. For more information, visit donkeymillartcenter.org or call (808) 322-3362. Donkey Mill Art Center is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 78-6670 Mamalahoa Highway in Hōlualoa.