Monday June 9: Theodora Skipitares & Skysaver Productions, J Hann, Doubled Jointed Studios (Alyssa Parkhurst and Emma Alosi), Brzezinski & Schap, Jaime Sunwoo, and Deniz Khateri
Curated by Concrete Temple Theatre

Tuesday June 17: Felicia Cooper, max and BreakFAST Puppets
Co-curated by Jean Marie Keevins & Amanda Card with O’Neill Puppetry Conference

 

During this time of imminent danger to Queer People of Color, I catch myself slipping into anxious episodes of grief; imagining myself dying at the hands of another. This pattern is essentially me giving in to the fear & killing myself before anyone lays a hand on me – a preemptive surrender of life. I have to remind myself I am safe, beautiful, and nothing has happened to me yet. This conversation between the living & dead versions of the same being illustrate that inner conflict.

William PK Carter is a quilter, poet, singer, and puppet artist who creates fantastical vignettes that exist at the intersection of Queerness and Blackness. Granted awards and residencies include Skidmore College’s President’s Racial Justice Award, the Van Dewater Memorial Award, and the John P. Heins Award: Outstanding Senior Thesis Exhibition. She is a part of the 2025 cohorts of Puppet Showplace’s Creative Residency for Black Puppeteers and Ann Street Gallery’s Emerging Artist Fellowship.