Barnett Center Speaker Series: SuperHeroes En Vogue

Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Event Host: Barnett Center Speaker Series Co-sponsored by the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
Short Description: Amana Harris, professor at the California College of the Arts, is a leader in community arts and and well-respected advocate for the arts in K-12 education. Her book Self as Super Hero: Handbook on the Creation of the Life-Size Self-Portrait is used widely in California public schools. Harris is associate director of the Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. and founder of ArtEsteem, which provides arts integrated curriculum with a focus on social justice and self-development to over 57 at-risk schools and communities.


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Amana Harris, professor at the California College of the Arts, is a leader in community arts and and well-respected advocate for the arts in K-12 education. Her book Self as Super Hero: Handbook on the Creation of the Life-Size Self-Portrait is used widely in California public schools. Harris is associate director of the Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. and founder of ArtEsteem, which provides arts integrated curriculum with a focus on social justice and self-development to over 57 at-risk schools and communities. 

Cleveland born Michael Watson is a veteran independent comics creator and entrepreneur who is trying to fill the void of strong black heroes in the medium. His latest superhero narrative HotShot, currently being released through Legacy Rising Publishing, is set in various neighborhoods around Columbus, Ohio. 

Victor Dandridge is the creator/owner of the Vantage: Inhouse Productions comics imprint, as well as an educator. He is best known for his comic narratives The Samaritan and Origins Unknown, and his U Cre-8 line of educational comics and products seeks to establish a bridge between creativity and literacy fundamentals.

Left Handed Sophie is the professional name of conceptual cartoonist Phonzie Davis.  Sophie is committed to blurring the lines of comics, mythology, gender performance, and social media as an art form.  Her latest project is "The Yuppie Strikes!" A slasher/vigilante comic about a masked machete wielding billionaire's son who murders crooked CEOs.