The Crow’s Nest and EDC Present: The Wishing Tree by Rejjia Camphor, Closing Reception & Artist Talk
January 25 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Rejjia Camphor will give an artist talk about her work in community arts, literature, and climate advocacy. Rejjia will be performing a poetry reading and sharing an artist talk about her interdisciplinary practice.
This event is part of the EDC’s Antidotes to Toxicity series.
Rejjia Camphor is a transdisciplinary artist, educator, and organizer from Baltimore, Maryland, with a studio at the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower. She is the founder of Sister Stream Catcher, a initiative that uses art, activism, ritual and spirituality to reimagine conservation in Baltimore. Currently, Rejjia is the Valerie J. Maynard Intern at the Baltimore Museum of Art, a Creative Writing Instructor with Writers in Baltimore Schools and Johns Hopkins University, and a faculty member in MICA’s Open Studies program. A recipient of awards from CERF+, Maryland Philanthropy Network, and Youth As Resources, her work-featured in AFRO, CityLit, Baltimore Beat, and VoyageBaltimore-has been exhibited across Maryland, including at 410 Gallery, Creative Alliance, Maryland Art Place, The Peale, Pratt Libraries and UMBC among others. Drawing from ritual, design, and Black feminist thought, she creates participatory artworks that honor both human and nonhuman life and invite ecological imagination and collective care.
Rejjia’s work is currently on display as the Ecological Design Collective’s Featured Exhibit. Be sure to check it out!
For the artist talk, please be seated by 3:30, light refreshments will be provided.
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