April Banks

April Banks will research, ideate and write about Braiding Water, a county-wide festival focused on water rights and rituals in San Luis Obispo, California. The festival planned at multiple water sites will explore BIPOC relationships to water as an alternative entry point to climate discussions. The 2023 festival will culminate in an immersive exhibition of April’s work in 2024 that imagines a reparations for the historically planned Ebony Beach Club as a virtual Ebony Beach Commons.