ASAP/14: Arts of Fugitivity will take place October 4 - October 7, 2023 at UW Seattle and Bothell, as well as at Seattle University. All keynote events are open to UW faculty, students, and staff who register through this form. Once registered, you are encouraged to show up at the keynote event 15m prior to start time as seating is first come, first served. To learn more about the ASAP14 conference, visit linktr.ee….

About the Keynote Speaker:
Elisheba Johnson is a curator, poet, public artist and consultant that lives in Seattle, WA. Johnson, who has a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts, was the owner of Faire Gallery Café, a multi-use art space that held art exhibitions, music shows, poetry readings and creative gatherings. For six years Johnson worked at the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture on capacity building initiatives and racial equity in public art. Johnson was a member of the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Network advisory council and has won four Americans for the Arts Public Art Year in Review Awards for her work. She currently co-manages Wa Na Wari, a Black art center in Seattle’s Central Area that uses the arts to build community and resist displacement. www.wanawari.org