First Hand

A three-day group show featuring mixed-media artists. Curated by Jaza Samuel

First Hand brings together the works of artists illustrating stories and experiences that are at risk of erasure. Using art as documentation, the works function as a historical archive capturing current global events, the dissolution of QTBIPOC memoirs, and the limitations of homogeneity versus the promise of a pluralistic society.

With authoritarian narrative-control tactics on the rise, journalistic integrity is in peril; and as power structures intensify, the public sphere becomes increasingly militarized.

How is cultural memory constructed and who is permitted to inhabit it? The exhibition probes these questions and the scope for cultural internationalism, not as an abstract ideal but as a collective practice.

Participating artists

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Anlisa Outar
Donna Grace Kroh
Isaac Fowler
Jasmin Nessa Ali
Jaza Samuel
Jennica Drice
Marzan Tasmia
Rahul Majumdar
Raqeebah Zaman
Steven Baboun
Sukhmani Kaur

Special performances by

Naz Nardina Bi
Nafis

Good to know

• This show runs from March 20th - 22nd with special events everyday. Address: 220 Bogart St, Brooklyn
• Itinerary:
• Friday March 20th, 6:30-10:00pm- opening reception (art, drinks, music, community, and always the vibes).
• Saturday March 21st, 4:30-9:00pm - In conversation: artists panel and performance pieces
• Sunday March 22nd, 12:00pm - 7:00pm - Workshops & closing reception.
• Workshop [Cyanotype workshop facilitated by Jennica Drice]: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
• Workshop is $35 to attend. Please make the payment for day 3 at checkout.
• We believe in supporting the arts but also making spaces accessible to all; tickets are donation based with at least $1 donation required at checkout, we recommend $5-$25 donation per ticket. All donations will be split evenly amongst the artists.
• Contact Jaza for any questions(IG: @jaza.samuel, email: jazasamuel.design@gmail.com).

We look forward to seeing you! <3

PS - If you want to know more about the vibes, check-out this zine from our previous show!