Featured Artist: Jess X. Snow

Dear Friends:

Jess X. Snow is a remarkable filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist, writer and cultural worker of the JiangXi Chinese diaspora. Through a wide range of mediums, their work re-imagines mental health, the collective unwellness of the American dream, kinships across cultures and species, abolitionist futures. They are committed to immersing audiences in queer Asian immigrant worlds rarely seen in cinema and literature.

Recently named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film, Jess has generously shared their work with Syracuse Cultural Workers over a number of years. Jess' work has been featured several times in the Peace Calendar, including the cover art for 2022.

A member of the Justseeds Artist Co-operative, prior to filmmaking, they spent a decade creating artwork for social movements and leading dozens of community murals on the streets of NYC, Atlanta, the Bay Area, and Philadelphia. Learn more.

SCW is delighted to carry a variety of their work.

Peace,

Andy Mager
SCW Coordinator

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is observed during May to recognize the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans on the history, culture and life of the United States. AAPI folks are highly diverse, having their origins from many different countries, each with their own cultures, languages and traditions.

Take time during May to learn about these bountiful cultures and also to act in solidarity with communities which have been targets of violence and marginalization over many years.