Episode 15: Black Abbey Series w/ Mikai Arion

<p>Today, we present 1 of 4 very special episodes in our Black Abbey series. Black Abbey is a Black artist and writer residency we are currently co-hosting with Sharita Towne, a Black Art Ecology of Portland (BAEP), and Alberta Abbey. First up is multimedia artist Mikai Arion who returns to chat about how she’s coping with everything that has happened since we last spoke, her reaction and thoughts about this latest iteration of the Civil Right Movement, grieving, her unforgettable Graduation 2020 speech, the liberation of acknowledgement, post-graduation and post-Portland plans with herbalism, what she’s working on during the Black Abbey residency, ghosts and hauntings, the White Guilt Boon ™, the making of her book Mustard Greens, a printmaking-in-quarantine method she learned from artist Alejandra Arias Sevilla, Oakland, “interesting” responses to demands for solutions to anti-Black violence, and ever-changing quarantine rules and protocol.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Black Abbey Series episodes are funded by a grant from <a href='https://racc.org/'>Regional Arts & Culture Council.</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Mikai Arion’s book, “Mustard Greens”, is available at:</p> <p><a href='https://mikaiarion.com/shop/mustardgreens'>https://mikaiarion.com/shop/mustardgreens</a></p> <p>IG: @mikai_arion</p> <p> </p> <p>Ansâr Muhammad:</p> <p>IG: @_amnush</p> <p> </p> <p>The Nap Ministry:</p> <p>IG: @thenapminitsry</p> <p> </p> <p>Coco Chasing Adventures:</p> <p>IG: @coco_chasing_adventures</p> <p> </p> <p>Alejandra Aria Sevilla:</p> <p>IG: @ajajiux</p> <p> </p> <p>--------</p> <p> </p> <p>Follow us on IG:  @NatTurnerProject </p> <p>Facebook: /NatTurnerProject</p> <p>Twitter:  @whoallgonbethe1</p> <p> </p> <p>Become a patreon: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/natturnerproject'>https://patreon.com/natturnerproject</a></p> <p>Buy NTP merch: <a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/NatTurnerProject'>https://www.etsy.com/shop/NatTurnerProject</a></p>