artist talks
Artists sharing the stories, ideas, and experiences that shape their work.
Each year, In Progress brings together artists working across photography, filmmaking, music, and other creative disciplines to foster meaningful conversations about what it means to create, communicate, and contribute to community through the arts. These talks provide opportunities for emerging and established artists alike to engage with new perspectives, ask questions, and build connections within Minnesota's creative community.
King demetrius pendleton
April 9th 6PM / Studio 213
Join independent photojournalist, activist, and In Progress artist KingDemetrius Pendleton for an evening of images, conversation, and critical reflection as he shares photographs created during the I.C.E federal occupation. Pendletons work spans more than a decade of Minnesota's movements for racial justice, community resilience, and public protest. Drawing from his experience as an independent journalist, he will discuss the responsibility of bearing witness, the ethics of documenting moments of crisis, and the power of photography to preserve history and amplify voices too often left out of mainstream narratives.
chris juhn
April 30th 6PM / Studio 213
Join Twin Cities photojournalist and In Progress artist Chris Juhn, an independent photo journalist whose work work spans breaking news, sports, documentary photography, and long-term community storytelling, with a particular commitment to elevating underrepresented voices and issues of disability, equity, and social justice. Through photographs and personal stories from the field, he explores the role of visual journalism in building understanding, documenting change, and creating authentic connections with the communities we photograph.
xavier tavera
may 20th 6PM/ studio 213
Join internationally recognized photographer and In Progress artist Xavier Tavera as he presents work from several of his acclaimed photographic series exploring migration, identity, race, memory, and the lived experiences of Latinx communities on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border. Through portraits and documentary photography, he will discuss the importance of long-term relationships with his subjects, the role of photography in challenging stereotypes, and how artists can create images that honor history while expanding public understanding of community and belonging.