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[Uncut] Live with Riley Blanks and Virginia Cumberbatch
05/27/20 • 48 min
A live discussion between Woke Beauty hostess, Riley Blanks, and creative, scholar and organizer, Virginia Cumberbatch celebrating the debut of Riley Blanks’ self portrait series, Manifest. Here, they share in dialogue focused on identity, representation and claiming space.
Manifest speaks to the lack of authentic representation of women of color in Austin and further, our country at large. Through compelling imagery and writing, Riley dispels the notion that in order for black and brown women to be acknowledged in a cosmopolitan space, they must faultlessly perform. The silver lining around her series proclaims that women of color have the capacity to claim space with their presence alone.
Virginia Cumberbatch’s work sits at the intersection of community advocacy and storytelling. Virginia has served as Director of equity and community advocacy for The University of Texas at Austin's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, since 2016, helping drive the university's vision to become less of an ivory tower, and more of a community anchor addressing issues of access and equity. Virginia is also the co-founder of Rosa Rebellion, “a platform for creative activism by and for women of color that launch at SXSW 2019.
Miranda Bennett Studio is an ethical women's apparel brand based in Austin, TX. They make exceptional, plant-dyed clothing with an all-woman team in the USA. Their considered apparel is Zero Waste and sustainable by design, prioritizing style, versatility, and comfort. They are a female-founded and independently owned.
Explore more on Woke Beauty at https://wokebeauty.com/
Read a feature on Manifest: https://medium.com/@elaine96almeida/loving-the-liminal-riley-blanks-manifest-and-the-claiming-of-space-9f265274ae1b
Get involved with Rosa Rebellion at: https://www.rosarebellion.com/
Learn more about Miranda Bennett Studio at: https://shopmirandabennett.com/
Follow @wokebeauty, @rileyblanks, @vacumberbatch and @mirandabennettstudio on Instagram.
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A live discussion between Woke Beauty hostess, Riley Blanks, and creative, scholar and organizer, Virginia Cumberbatch celebrating the debut of Riley Blanks’ self portrait series, Manifest. Here, they share in dialogue focused on identity, representation and claiming space.
Manifest speaks to the lack of authentic representation of women of color in Austin and further, our country at large. Through compelling imagery and writing, Riley dispels the notion that in order for black and brown women to be acknowledged in a cosmopolitan space, they must faultlessly perform. The silver lining around her series proclaims that women of color have the capacity to claim space with their presence alone.
Virginia Cumberbatch’s work sits at the intersection of community advocacy and storytelling. Virginia has served as Director of equity and community advocacy for The University of Texas at Austin's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, since 2016, helping drive the university's vision to become less of an ivory tower, and more of a community anchor addressing issues of access and equity. Virginia is also the co-founder of Rosa Rebellion, “a platform for creative activism by and for women of color that launch at SXSW 2019.
Miranda Bennett Studio is an ethical women's apparel brand based in Austin, TX. They make exceptional, plant-dyed clothing with an all-woman team in the USA. Their considered apparel is Zero Waste and sustainable by design, prioritizing style, versatility, and comfort. They are a female-founded and independently owned.
Explore more on Woke Beauty at https://wokebeauty.com/
Read a feature on Manifest: https://medium.com/@elaine96almeida/loving-the-liminal-riley-blanks-manifest-and-the-claiming-of-space-9f265274ae1b
Get involved with Rosa Rebellion at: https://www.rosarebellion.com/
Learn more about Miranda Bennett Studio at: https://shopmirandabennett.com/
Follow @wokebeauty, @rileyblanks, @vacumberbatch and @mirandabennettstudio on Instagram.
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