#44: Flavia Zuñiga-West & Sydney Snyder: Adding Voices

Adding Voices began as a free virtual conference for art educators of color and allies, founded by Flavia Zuñiga-West. Soon after the first conference, one of the presenters, Sydney Snyder, came on board as a co-organizer for future conferences and editor and contributor to the Patreon resources. Their newsletter for patrons is almost a misnomer - it’s more like a beautifully designed virtual magazine with clickable links, curated images, articles and carefully developed lesson plans that include pre-learning resources for art educators and contextual information about the artists they feature.

It was such a pleasure talking with Flavia and Sydney and seeing their dynamic. I love how both Flavia and Sydney resisted becoming teachers despite it being sort of in their bones. It was wonderful to hear more about their art practices as well as their paths to teaching and creating Adding Voices.

We got into questions of conceptual work versus craft and why they’re often pitted against each other. We talked about identity and the planting and harvesting of self. Flavia talked beautifully about her children and the process of parenting and teaching as akin to sculpture, gently shaping these individuals. So much goodness in this (slightly longer) episode!

Blog post with links and images

www.addingvoices.com

@addingvoices on Instagram

patreon.com/addingvoices

@flaviazw_hw on Instagram

@blaxicanmama

@sydneyteachingart on Instagram

www.justsydneysnyder.com

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