ERICK LEDESMA
Erick "Ck" Ledesma is a transdisciplinary artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, living in the diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their socially engaged practice is centered at the intersections of history, place, experiences, community, and how these influence the creation of our identity(ies).
Most recently they've been exploring the legacies of slavery and colonization within Afro-Caribbean food systems, as well as the effects they have had on the formation of Puerto Rican culture.
(fluent in English and Spanish)
JEANETTE MARTÍN
Jeanette Martín is a Chicana community-based artist, cultural worker, and educator. Born and raised on the southside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin by parents who immigrated as economic refugees from Jalisco, México. She has been highly involved in the community within the intersections of immigration and community engagement via the arts.
At the young age of 15 during a campaign to pass the DREAM Act, she began using art as a tool to amplify stories of other youth. She uses her skills and vision to co-create cultural and dignified community spaces that use art and storytelling as a tool to bridge communities together.
(fluent in English and Spanish).