NEW ORLEANS, LA.- In conjunction with the exhibition A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum, & Tomoo Gokita, the Newcomb Art Museum will host a panel discussion, “Art at the Perimeter,” on Thursday, November 19. The program brings together acclaimed local artists Brandan “BMike” Odums, Candy Chang, and Alex Glustrom to discuss their work and other projects that exist outside the mainstream art word. Exhibition curator and museum director Monica Ramirez-Montagut will join Odums in moderating the discussion.

Brandan “Bmike” Odums is an award-winning visual artist and filmmaker whose works address the youth who have the power to spark change in the world. He is the founder and director of 2-Cent Entertainment LLC, a youth education social enterprise that produces mixed-media content and events at the intersection of pop culture and social awareness. His major recent works include Project BE (2013), a series of graffiti murals depicting iconic African American civil rights leaders at New Orleans‘ Florida Avenue public housing complex, and ExhibitBE, the South’s largest graffiti gathering, which attracted more than 100,000 visitors during its three-month opening.

Candy Chang provokes spirited visions for how we can connect, reflect, and nurture the health of our communities through the activation of public spaces. Renowned for interactive installations that inspire civic engagement and emotional introspection, her work has examined issues from criminal justice and the future of vacant buildings to personal aspirations and anxieties. Her participatory public art project Before I Die has been created in over 1,000 cities and over 70 countries and her work has been exhibited in the Venice Architecture Biennale, New Museum, Tate Modern, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. She holds a Masters in Urban Planning, a BS in Architecture, a BFA in Graphic Design.

Alexander Glustrom has directed, shot, produced, and edited film projects from commercial and art videos to internationally shown documentaries. Alex's major work is the award-winning documentary Big Charity, which he directed, shot, produced and edited. Big Charity was awarded Documentary of the Year by Louisiana Endowment For The Humanities. In addition to filmmaking, Alex served as the director of The Boys & Girls Club of The Iberville public housing development, co-founded and runs a photo workshop at The Youth Empowerment Project, and regularly leads art and film classes to New Orleans youth. He is also a recognized aerosol artist, having painting murals across the world. A graduate of Tulane University, he was a team leader of ExhibitBe.

Free and open to the public, the program begins at 6 pm in the Woldenberg Art Center’s Freeman Auditorium, located on Tulane’s uptown campus.