Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Duwamish, Puyallup, Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.
Initiated by the DEI Core, the Public Art and Community Dialogue program provides an opportunity for artists, employees and the broader community to be in dialogue about community solidarity and the pursuit of equity in research and health care.
A Fred Hutch Public Art and Community Dialogue Artist
I am a queer, non-binary trans woman and mixed media artist based in the Duwamish land currently occupied by the city of Seattle. I draw great inspiration from the inherent complexities of the mundane and the events and materials that shape and color our everyday lives, and strive to use those observations as a means of keeping alive the hopes, dreams, fears, and passions of people in my community who have been forgotten, abandoned, abused, or otherwise have had their voices taken from them.
In the face of constant fear, hate, and threats of extermination, I hope to offer my art as a message to all in my community to know that you are heard, wanted, understood, and, most importantly, loved.
Join us for the unveiling of the fourth installation of the Public Art & Community Dialogue Program, sponsored by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Core. This work by artist Ari Campanella represents our commitment to inclusion, solidarity and connection with the LGBTQIA+ communities.
This event is indoors and free to the public. Light refreshments will be available.
Fred Hutch is celebrating and showcasing the artwork of diverse artists within our global community across our South Lake Union campus and in programming activities. Artists selected for the program through open calls will engage in dialogue with each other and Hutch employees and create commissioned work informed by these conversations. These art installations serve to engage other underrepresented communities and create broader and connected messages of solidarity.
Stories sustain communities, validate experiences, and connect us to one another. We invite you to watch and reflect on these previously recorded conversations. Artists, panelists, employees and community members share stories and lived experiences related to healing, joy, and solidarity. These conversations drive our commitment to inclusion and inspire our public artwork.
Dr. Joe Ungco engages artist Ari Campanella, Fred Hutch employees and community members in conversation centering LGBTQIA+ communities as they reflect on healing, in/visibility, and moving from surviving to thriving.
Mark Modimola, Public Art and Community Dialogue Artist
In March of 2021, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center released a statement in solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in response to rising acts of anti-Asian hate, harassment, murder and terror. We stand firmly against racial oppression in all its forms, including all acts of violence, and we resist the psychosocial violence of denying the reality of racist-motivated crime.
The Hutch calls on our community to support one another; report hate incidents at stopaapihate.org; offer support and encouragement to one another, especially our colleagues and friends in the Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander community; and continue our own learning about anti-Asian hate.