Part of the Practice

In this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota talks with Hunter College MFA student and SPCUNY Actionist Ali Motamedi , about the development of Ali's work through different media, his relationship to the Farsi language, and thoughts on the possibilities of collective authorship. Ali discusses how his use of materials has changed over time, the project he is working on with S...

On this episode of Part of the Practice, SPCUNY Actionist and Master's Student in the CUNY Liberal Studies Program at the Graduate Center CUNY Kendall Allison talks with Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota about their approach to breath, community, and building a better future together. Tune in to learn about Kendall's practice as a standup comedian, using humor in their work in o...

On this episode, we chat with artist and Queens College MFA student E. Adamo . Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota talks with E. about their frustrations with art and subsequent re-engagement with art via an exhibition that featured John Cage's 4'33", as well as the importance to E. of Joseph Beuys's statement that "Everyone is an artist." FULL TRANSCRIPT of Ep...

This episode features a whole lot of love for a very special borough of NYC: Queens. Self-described "Queens girl" and SPCUNY Actionist Janggo Mahmud talks with host Catherine LaSota about the importance of coalition building, her broad definition of "artist," the inspirational work of organizers in Queens, and her curatorial vision in her work as the Public Programs and Communi...

This episode of Part of the Practice finds us in conversation with 2023-24 SPCUNY Actionist and recent Brooklyn College poetry MFA graduate Leanne Tory-Murphy . We talk about Leanne's movement from journalistic writing to more creative writing, about the importance of sometimes separating our social movement work from our creative practice, and we also have a really powerful and heartfelt con...

On this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with two students in the Social Practice CUNY network: Student Fellow brandon king , an MFA student at Queens College-CUNY, and Student Actionist Christopher Colón , a Ph. D. candidate in Urban Education at the Graduate Center-CUNY. As the SPCUNY program has spread to more campuses in the CUNY system, we have the gif...

Our second episode of Part of the Practice features SPCUNY Faculty Fellow Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga in conversation with host Catherine LaSota. Ricardo is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College CUNY, as well as Director of the Emerging Media Program. In this discussion, he shares the various steps of his career path that have led him to this point, the ways that he is inspire...

Welcome to Part of the Practice! On our first episode, artists and educators (and SPCUNY co-directors) Chloë Bass and Gregory Sholette talk with host Catherine LaSota about the origins of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, including its beginnings as Social Practice Queens. Chloë and Greg discuss the evolution of art in society, weaving in their own experiences in visual art and performance art,...

What is social practice, and how does it affect the ways we navigate our lives and make change in the world? Join faculty, staff, and students from Social Practice CUNY, with Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota, as we discuss our individual art practices, our relationships with our communities, and the role of socially engaged art in our work for social justice. Subscribe wherever you liste...

Launching in Summer 2024: Part of the Practice , a new podcast brought to you by Social Practice CUNY and hosted by SPCUNY Associate Director Catherine LaSota. What is social practice, and how does socially engaged art play a role in our work for social justice? Subscribe to hear from new voices in the SPCUNY network every other Wednesday! Learn more about Social Practice CUNY . Follow us on Insta...