Pai Nam Kan Zine Launch & Workshop (MAY 24)

Saturday, May 24, 6-9pm

Come join Kim Sandara and Britney Vongdara as they introduce their new zine Pai Nam Kan: Go Together and guide a collage workshop themed around diaspora.

Questions to meditate on:
-What does it mean to be home?
-How do we carry home with us?
-What does it mean to be away from home?
-What makes somewhere home?

Materials that will be provided:
-Small Wood Panels
-Glue
-Scissors
-Paintbrushes
-Newspapers, Magazines

Guests of all ages are welcome to bring their own materials to collage in addition to provided materials, share their experiences and feelings on diaspora, and learn about the zine-making process together.

20% of all zine sales from this event will go to support the Sanabel Team, a Palestinian-led Mutual aid team providing support to Gaza since 2018.

Refreshments are provided.

😷 Masks are STRONGLY PREFERRED in our space 😷
We have free masks for you, but prefer that you bring your own to reduce waste.

Location:
567 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215

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This class is sliding scale, so please choose the amount that makes the most sense for you. The options are set up in $5 increments, but if you want to pay amounts in between, you can add a tip at checkout.

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Kim Sandara (they/them) (b.1994, Falls Church, VA) is a bi, genderqueer, Lao/Vietnamese American, multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Using abstract painting, stop motion animation and cartooning, their work focuses on queer escapism, intergenerational trauma and intersectional identity. In 2019 through 2021 they received a residency from the Torpedo Factory in VA and the Fluer and Charles fellowship from VisArts in Rockville, MD. They have been featured in the Washington Post for their music paintings and 270 Million Project, spotlighting the issue of bombs left in Laos from the Secret War. In 2023, their DC mural was featured in a New York Times article on public spaces.

Britney Soulaney ສຸລະນີ Vongdara (she/her) is a Lao Tai Dam-American visual artist originally from Nebraska and currently based in Brooklyn, NY on the ancestral lands of the Lenape people. She primarily works in visual art and documentary filmmaking and is constantly striving to weave transnational solidarity and collective liberation as a throughline in her work. As a narrative researcher, she leads projects that help bridge the gap between narrative research, advocacy, and artistic campaigns. She loves to move slowly, collect randos, and show her love through cooking.