Massart Ciné Culture | Sarah E. Jenkins

The department of Film and Video at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design is pleased to welcome Sarah E. Jenkins to the MassArt Ciné Culture screening series on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 7pm EST, via Zoom . SARAH E. JENKINS (she/they) is a queer Appalachian artist working primarily in experimental animation. Their recent work explores extraction, hidden labors, and disappearance via in-studio and site-responsive stop motion animation and sound. Their work has been exhibited and screened at the MFA Boston, Wheaton College, Torrance Art Museum, The Lesbian and Gay Association in Germany, Wonzimer, and GRRL HAUS Cinema (Boston/Berlin). Jenkins’ recent residencies include MacDowell and the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology and she will be an artist in residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute for their 2023 Thematic Residency: Changing Climate. Their work is included in the forthcoming book Queering Appalachia's Visual History: A Collection of Queer Appalachian Photographers, University of Kentucky Press, fall 2024. Jenkins works out of her studio at Vernon Street and lives in Jamaica Plain, MA with her darling cat, Nessie. + Attendees are invited to view selected works asynchronously* or in person on campus, at the Design and Media Center Lecture Hall on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7pm EST. + The filmmaker will be present for a live discussion and Q&A on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 7PM EST at MassArt’s DMC Lecture Hall and via ZOOM. This event is free and open to the public. Register for links and details. Registration closes on Tuesday, January 31 at 7pm EST. ___________________________________ The Massachusetts College of Art and Design Ciné Culture (MACC) screening series was established in 2018 by filmmaker and former MassArt Film/Video department chair Soon-Mi Yoo. Each semester, the series brings to campus a diverse group of filmmakers and moving image artists for screenings, panel discussions, master classes, and performances. The Spring 2023 installment of the Ciné Culture Screening Series is programmed and moderated by Rebecca Morrison. MassArt Ciné Culture is made possible with the support of MassArt's Office of Academic Affairs. ___________________________________ Above: Sarah E. Jenkins , still from Disappearing Acts (2022) | Below: Sarah E. Jenkins , still from and Slate Lines (2018) (detail). Courtesy of the filmmaker. More Info below.