Public Programs


Social Movement Histories in Practice: Oral History, Political Education, & Art
Feat. Alicia Grullón, Mark Loughney, and Betty Yu
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, April 12, 2024

Raven Chacon: A Worm’s Eye View from a Bird’s Beak
Feat. Raven Chacon, Alison Coplan, and Re’al Christian in conversation
Brooklyn Rail, online, April 8, 2024

Book launch for Kaddish by Adam Golfer
Unnameable Books in Brooklyn, April 2, 2024

Off Script (co-organizer)
Feat. Maria Hupfield, Peter Morin, Michael Nardone, Skeena Reece, Dylan Robinson,
Charlene Vickers with Claudia Fernandez, Shelly Rosenblum, and Re’al Christian
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery + Vera List Center for Art and Politics, March 2, 2024

MOVEMENTS: A Community JAM (in conversation with danilo machado)
Brown Arts Institute, October 27, 2023

Track Changes: A Launch Event
n+1, August 14, 2023

Libraries in Practice: Tending Toward Liberation (organizer + moderator)
Feat. BlackMass Publishing, the Pilipinx American Library, and
Contemporary And/C& Center of Unfinished Business
Vera List Center for Art and Politics, May 18, 2023

A Reading and Conversation with Helen Cammock and Re'al Christian
Center for Art, Research and Alliances, March 31, 2023

Screening & Conversation: Ayanna Dozier, Ilana Harris-Babou, Buzz Slutzky, moderated by Re’al Christian
BRIC, March 15, 2023

The Poetics of Criticism: Black femme critics in conversation
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, December 16, 2022

Gi (Ginny) Huo in Conversation with Re’al Christian
Baxter St at CCNY, November 16, 2022

Breaking Protocol: Conversation with Maria Hupfield
Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference, October 15, 2022

Studies into Darkness: Editors and Artists in Conversations (organizer + moderator)
Vancouver Art Book Fair, October 13, 2022

Re’al Christian & Maxwell Paparella in Conversation
ART PAPERS, Instagram Live, October 6, 2022

Visiting Critics Vienna 2022: A Different Point of View
Verein K, September 27, 2022

Steven Anthony Johnson II in Conversation with Re’al Christian and TK Smith
International Studies & Curatorial Program (ISCP), August 16, 2022

Mark-Making Between the Imaginative and the Political
Sharon Norwood, Petrina Dacres, Steven Anthony Johnson II,
Re’al Christian, and Oneika Russell in conversation
International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), May 20, 2022

Unraveling Words: A Reading Program for The earth leaked red ochre (organizer)
Feat. Le’Andra LeSeur, danilo machado, and TK Smith
Miriam Gallery, May 14, 2022

Sara Jimenez: Online Panel Discussion with Re’al Christian, PJ Policarpio, and Crystal Z Campbell
Smack Mellon, December 17, 2021

ART PAPERS Live: Re’al Christian & Jason Lipeles in Conversation
ART PAPERS, Instagram Live, August 26, 2021

The Black Index: Publication Launch
Hunter College Art Galleries & Palo Alto Art Center, June 18, 2021

CARE LAB Part II: Access in New Time (transcript)
Rubin Foundation, March 11, 2021

ART PAPERS Live: Re'al Christian & danilo machado in Conversation
ART PAPERS, Instagram Live, March 12, 2021

Inside the Workspace: Saya Woolfalk & Jean Shin (organizer)
Dieu Donné, December 16, 2020

Inside the Workspace: Natalie Frank (organizer)
Dieu Donné, November 18, 2020

Inside the Workspace: Nancy Cohen & Mina Takahashi (organizer)
Dieu Donné, October 7, 2020

ART PAPERS Live: Re’al Christian & TK Smith in Conversation
ART PAPERS, Instagram Live, June 18, 2020