Events

Over the past 5 years, LA Freewaves has been exploring gender questions as the foundation of DIS…MISS through exhibitions, performances, essays, images, videos, discussions and audience engagements. In 2020 and 2021, DIS…MISS artists, writers, and activists entered more cross dialogues through our new Instagram Live interview series DIS…MISS: connecting the dots and Zoomed with each other around curated groups and topics, summarized in the culminating book and archived at our IGTV.

August 11, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Zoom Group Discussions
How many
 Masculinities?
Moderated by Marcus Kuiland-Nazario with  Paul Donald, Dorian Wood, Pony Lee Musgrave and rafa esparza

June 20, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Zoom Group Discussions
What do you want next for TGI folx?
(trans, gender nonconforming and intersex) moderated by Miss Barbie Q with Yozmit, Fei Hernandez, Bamby Salcedo, and Cassils 

June 13, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Zoom Group Discussions
How do we reimagine Black Gender Justice?

Moderated by La Mikia Castillo with Tiffany Barber, Caress Reeves, Tynacity That DJ, O.Funmilayo Makarah, Johna Rivers and Yahniie Bridges

June 6, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Zoom Group Discussions
What are Indigenous Feminisms?
Moderated by Evonne Gallardo with Yue Begay, Kat High, and Kimberly Dawn Robertson 

May 27, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Sebastian Hernandez
& Lady Soulfly
Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

May 21, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Austin Young
& Mz Neon

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

May 13, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Jerri Allyn
& Cherise Charleswell

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

May 6, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Abriel Gardner
& Ndeye Maguette Doumbia

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

April 29, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Mandy Harris Williams
& Dr. Tiffany E. Barber

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

April 22, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Sue Bell Yank & Reanne Estrada

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

April 15, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Anuradha Vikram
& Marcus Kuiland-Nazario

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

April 8, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Dakota Noot
& Christopher Velasco

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

April 1, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Christy Roberts Berkowitz
& Kristina Wong,

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

March 25, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Eve Oishi & Thinh Nguyen

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

March 18, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Jordiana
& The Uhuruverse

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

March 11, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Evonne Gallardo
and Shizu Saldamando

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

March 4, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Jordiana & The Uhuruverse

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

February 25, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Badly Licked Bear
& Micol Hebron

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

February 12, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
April Bey & Valorie Thomas

February 4, 2021

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Cassils
& Féi Hernandez

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

Nov 30-Dec 4, 2020

Racial Radical events at MKE and online

Oct 5-10, 2020

Racial Radical events at MKE and online

Sept 29, 30, Oct 5, 14, 2020

Racial Radical events at USC and online 

September 24, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Dorian Wood
and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV (Part I & Part II)

September 17, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots 
Nao Bustamante and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario – IG LIVE Interview

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

September 10, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Pony Lee Musgrave
and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario
Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

September 3, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Sebastian Hernandez and Raquel Gutiérrez
Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

August 27, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Audrey Chan
and Elana Mann
Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

August 20, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Suzanne Lacy
and Neda Moridpour 
Public art & sexual violence prevention.
Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

July 23, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview
Karen Tongson

What happened to Lesbian clubs?

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

July 16, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Kristina Wong

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

June 25, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Christy Roberts Berkowitz

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

June 18, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Anuradha Vikram

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

June 11, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Amitis Motevalli

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

June 4, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Thinh Nguyen

May 28, 2020

DIS…MISS: connecting the dots, Instagram Interview

Jordi Phi

Archived at @LAFreewaves IGTV

2020 Zoom Group Discussions

April 19, 2020

DIS…MISS Digests, connecting the dots 

Sexual Violence Prevention and the Arts 

Facilitated by Elana Mann

Discussion among Andrea Bowers, Shirley Alvarado/ Peace Over Violence, Sean Milan/Reach LA, Lili Bernard, Midori Ozaki/Tomorrrow Girls Troup, Cathy Salser/A Window Between Worlds, Olga Koumondorous/ Department of Public Health/Office of Violence Prevention

April 12, 2020

DIS…MISS Digests, connecting the dots

Is non-binary feminism possible? 

Facilitated by Evonne Gallardo

Discussion among April Bey, Sebastian Hernandez, Dawn Finley/ FLOW, Ezak Perez/GJLA ,Eve Oishi, Valorie Thomas, and Anuradha Vikram

April 5, 2020

DIS…MISS Digests, connecting the dots 

Who decided your gender? Autobio

Facilitated by Kristina Wong

Discussion among Amelia Jones, SondriaWRITES, Thinh Nguyen, Young Joon Kwak, Jordi Phi, Christy Roberts Berkowitz, and Raquel Gutierrez.

March 29, 2020

DIS…MISS Digests, connecting the dots

How do you perform gender?

Facilitated by Marcus Kuiland-Nazario

Solo discussions with Dorian Wood, Oskar De La Cruz, Paul Donald, Pony Lee Musgrave, Arshia Haq, Cassils, Nao Bustamante, Karen Tongson, Invited participants: Zackary Drucker and Bamby Salcedo

March 22, 2020

DIS…MISS Digests, connecting the dots 
How can we enact intersectional power?
Facilitated by Nicole Kelly
Discussion among Jackline Romine, La Mikia Castillo/BLM, Amitis Motevalli
Trang T Kim-Trang, Pauletta Pierce/People for Mobility Justice, Sara Daleiden, Gina Valona and Anne Bray 

September 7, 2019 8-11 pm

LOVE &/OR FEAR

A Celebration of Genders

25 performances and installations on Hollywood Blvd

In a sexual harassment free zone

Nov 14-December 13, 2018, opening Nov 28

Exhibition and high school engagements

Crossroads School

October 2018

Scripps College, data workshop,

July 28, 2018

Ain’t I A Womxn?
Los Angeles State Historic Park,

Night of performance art, videos, zines, discussions, audio art and activism

April 14, 2018

Armory Center for the Arts fundraising event with Dis…Miss audience interactions

March 22 and 23, 2018

Two digital art classes invited interactions and brainstormings at Scripps College

February 10, 2018

Closing event – end of engagement- cards added to data

Vincent Price Art Museum lobby exhibition of Dis…Miss videos and postcards

February 2018

Manila, Phillipines, several informal audience engagements

January 14, 2018 12-7 pm

California African American Museum

Closing symposium for We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women 1965-1985

Symposium of senior exhibiting artists and young local artists in dialogue.

Online screenings in 2017

Mitu – 19 million for “Boys Will Be Boys”
Youtube – 67,000 views
Vimeo 16,700 views
Buzzfeed   109,000 times shared
Remezcla

December 2017

Tehran, Iran, several informal audience engagements.

November 15, 2017

Dis…Miss at Oxy 8pm – 10pm at The Tiger Cooler, Occidental College

November 4, 2017

Gendered and Queer Space + Plush Pony After Hours 3pm – 8pm at Vincent Price Art Museum

October 19, 2017

Dis…Miss: Performing Gender 7pm – 9pm at USC Wallis Annenberg Hall as Visions & Voices event

October 14 – November 5, 2017

FACES: gender, art, and technology at Schaumbad – Freies Atelierhaus Graz

October 14, 2017

Pico Block Party 1pm – 4pm at 18th Street Arts Center

September 17, 2017

DIS…MISS videos and postcards at Vincent Price Art Museum (found in lobby through Feb. 10, 2018)

September 14, 2017

DIS…MISS 6pm – 9pm at Cypress College Art Gallery

August 5, 2017

Self Help Graphics, Cine Este, Freewaves present: Cria Cuervos 6pm – 10pm at Self Help Graphics & Art

August 4, 2017

Filmmobile Presents: Race & Space V: Women of the La Rebellion 6:30pm – 9:30pm at KAOS Network

May 26, 2017

April Bey Artist Lecture / Womanism: From Bell Hooks to Beyoncé 1pm – 3pm at Glendale Community College

May 1, 2017

May Day March 10am – 4pm at MacArthur Park

April 5, 2017

Performing AAPI + Gender Identities Workshop 7:30 – 9:30pm at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC)

March 11, 2017

Freewaves x LACE present Art + Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 11am – 4pm at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions

March 11, 2017

Las Fotos Project presents Viva La Muxer 5pm – 11pm at Plaza de la Raza

January 28 – 29, 2017

FAR Bazaar: Cerritos College 10am – 10pm at Cerritos College

January 28, 2017

Opening Reception: Masculine-Feminine at Beall Center for Art and Technology at UC Irvine

January 6, 2017

Pussyhat Project: Outloud 6pm – 10pm at A Place to Create

December 11, 2016

ART AND ACTIVISM! 1pm – 5pm at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions

November 17, 2016

DISMISS Opening Reception 7pm at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions