STPA Conference

Mohamed Samatar is a cultural maker, community organizer, performance and multimedia artist from Minneapolis. Samatar has been pursuing the field of creative curation, production, and performance art since 2009.

Mona Smith, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota, multimedia artist, educator. She is trying to figure out how to navigate in this new world. She stands with Standing Rock. She goes to too many meetings and is trying to get back to doing some art.

Steve Yee Thao is the executive director of the Center for Hmong Arts and Talents. He has a passion for film, music, and literature and loves working in the community. He has produced documentaries about the great California drought, environmental issues, and many other issues that... Read More →

Tia-Simone Gardner is an artist, educator, and Black feminist scholar. She has participated as Studio Fellow in the Whitney Independent Study Program, and held artists residencies at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, New York; IASPIS in Stockholm; and the Frank Mohr Institute... Read More →