Tsige Tafesse Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

“The Processing Foundation is invested in expanding the communities of technology and the arts to support those who have not had equal access because of their race, gender, class, sexuality, immigration/documentation status, age, geographical location, and disability…Our mission is to promote software learning within the arts, artistic learning within technology-related fields, and to celebrate the diverse communities that make these fields vibrant, liberatory, and innovative. Our goal is to support people of all backgrounds in learning how to program and make creative work with code, especially those who might not otherwise have access to tools and resources. We also believe that some of the most radical futures and innovative technologies are being built by communities that have been pushed to the margins by dominant tech. We hope to support those who have been marginalized by technology in continued self-determination by providing time, space, and resources”

Inaugural New Media Leaders: Art + Technology cohort 2021-22 conducted research in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa on Black arts festivals and emerging technologies. Worked with archives on FESTAC 77 & FESMAN 66. Participated in Think Tanks internally for ethics in technology.

Curated programs for sharedstudios “portal” space virtually connecting with facilitators in Palestine, Nigeria, Ghana, Germany, Mexico - around themes of Indigenous Futurism, FESTAC, Centennial of Harlem Renaissance

Conducted research on cultural leaders, created decks to distribute profiles of potential speakers, & presented curated speakers for future TED conferences

Director & Public Programs Curator / Co-Founder of BUFU. Directed interactive documentary in India, Japan, Jamaica, China, Ethiopia, South Korea, and USA. Curated programs across NYC institutions with conferences, festivals, residencies, online forums, & the WYFY school.Additional Media Projects:Allied Media Conference | Detroit, MI Afropresentism Track Curator 2022Tribeca Film Festival | New York, NYVirtual Reality Event Producer 2018Emerge Virtual Reality | New York, NY VR Producer 2018Prismatic Podcast: An Audio Series | New York, NYAudio Producer / Journalist / Co-Creator 2015 -16Afrofutruism Conference: Designing New Narratives for the African Diaspora | NewYork, NY Director & Curator / Founder 2015 Speaking Engagements:Museum of Modern Art PS1 “Glitch Feminism Panel”2020 Allied Media Conference “Weaving Us : How We Gather” 2020 Vera List Center x The New School “Protocols for Community and Equitable Networks” 2020 Ethel’s Club “Creative Good in the Time of Covid-19” 2020Afrotectopia Imaginarium Fellows “BlackFuturesManifesto” 2020 Bronx Museum x The Black School “Youth Solidarity Art Movements” 2020 SFPC x Westbeth Gallery “Critical Theory of Technology” 2020 Creative Time Summit X “Speaking Truth: Media & Technology” 2019 The Studio Museum of Harlem x The Armory “Culture in a Changing America” 2019 Princeton University “Love Praxis: Convening for QTPOC Community” 2019 Data & Society “WYFY: With You For You” 2019 Seattle Art Museum “SAM REMIX” 2019 Museum of Modern Art “Friction Salon: Solidarity is Possible, but not Inevitable” 2018 Art Basel: Hong Kong “Invisible Labor & Privilege” 2018 Rubin Museum “How to Get Without Getting Got” 2018NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program “Virtual Reality Think Tank” 2018Brooklyn Museum “US: Convening on Collectives & Collective Organizing” 2017 Queens Museum ”Build with Us” 2017 New Museum: Idea City “Reclaiming Space: Art Alliance as Defiance” 2017

Curated youth summit with team of NYC art leaders “Scamming the Patriarchy” and supported educational and public programs

Education record

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Directing And Theatrical Production

Activities and Societies: School of Drama at The New School is a multidisciplinary training program for theater arts

Scholar In Residence, 3D Printing, Scanning, And Prototyping

The New York University Tandon School of Engineering is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University.