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Arts & Culture Track

Art in a Year of Unrest

Crosscut Festival 2021
Wed May 5, 2021 | 11:00am

A conversation with local artists whose work has been affected by the pandemic.

Black man with short dark hair and facial hair is wearing a black leather jacket over a black top and smiles at the camera against a dark grey background
White man with greyish-white mustache and beard wearing glasses and a multi-colored checked button-down shirt against a blurry background of a building
Asian woman with long, straight, dark hair wearing an orange off-the-shoulder top that reveals a tattoo on her right shoulder gazes off to the side. She is standing against a wall tiled with yellow posters of the same design
Featuring: Teddy Phillips (AKA Stat The Artist), Steven Miller, Monyee Chau
Arts & Culture Track

Washington State of the Pandemic

Crosscut Festival 2021
Fri May 7, 2021 | 9:00am

How we’re doing a year later, and what we expect to come next.

Older white man with combed back dark grey hair wearing a white striped button down, dark necktie and dark suit jacket smiles at the camera against a light grey backdrop
Featuring: Stuart Elway
Arts & Culture Track

Your Last Meal

Crosscut Festival 2021
Sat May 8, 2021 | 12:00pm

Rachel Belle talks with the Canlis brothers for the Your Last Meal podcast.

A white woman with dark, curly hair pulled back into a bun on the top of her head holds a sandwich above her head. She is wearing a black and white striped t-shirt and red bandana as a headband. She is smiling and looking up at the sandwich. In the background is a restaurant's glass window advertising burgers and milkshakes.
A white man with short, dark hair wearing a blue suit and light brown shoes is mid-jump with an excited expression on his face. Another man in a darker suit and dark brown shoes stand next to him, looking up at him quizzically. There is a dark grey wall behind them..
Featuring: Rachel Belle, Brian & Mark Canlis

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The Crosscut Ideas Festival is a celebration of big ideas and a gathering for bold thinkers. Newsmakers, changemakers and innovators come together to take a fresh look at the biggest issues of our time. Over one week, the Crosscut Ideas Festival hosts fireside conversations and panels, meetups, art installations, workshops, and interactive experiences.

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