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Rhinebeck's own Jaime Ransome on Feminism, Afrofuturism, and Curating ‘Weird Sisters’ in the Hudson Valley

Episode 222: Rhinebeck's own Jaime Ransome on Feminism, Afrofuturism, and Curating ‘Weird Sisters’ in the Hudson Valley

Curator Jaime Ransome joins Norm to discuss her family roots, feminist spirituality, and two current exhibitions in the Hudson Valley.

Show notes

Norm sits down with Rhinebeck's own Jaime Ransome, an educator, former adjunct professor, gallery manager, and one of the most compelling curators working in the Hudson Valley today. They talk family, feminism, and a life in the art world. Jaime explains her middle name (Ernestina), shares stories about her grandparents, and traces the through-line connecting spirituality, the moon, and feminist thinking, including what her mother taught her about consent and sex ed. She talks about her parents, author Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome, and makes the case for fiction as a vehicle for deeper truth. Jaime defines Afrofuturism, recommends Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, and reflects on curating an Afrofuturism show in Newburgh. She discusses her exhibition "Weird Sisters" at Dutchess Community College's Mildred Washington Gallery, and points listeners to "Crazy" at Bow Gallery in Beacon.

Produced by Norm Magnusson, Jennifer Hammoud, and Matty Rosenberg @ radiofreerhinecliff.org

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