Kas Merriwether

Kas is a musician, digital storyteller, and curator of community arts experiences. They are committed to weaving languages of media to challenge oppressive narratives that impact Black, Indigenous, queer, and trans communities in local neighborhoods. As an artist themself, Kas looks to the arts as a space for communities to contextualize, shape, and reimagine their political realities. Kas’s emergent approach to digital storytelling centers on lineages of personal and communal transformation amongst “the rest of us,” grounded in place, sentience, truth, and resistance. Prior to working with The LP, Kas served as Grant Writer at Brooklyn Arts Council, Community Relations Manager at Lang Civic Engagement and Social Justice (The New School), a co-producer for various independent projects, including an international dialogue series, short films & podcasts, and a Transcription Intern at BRIC Arts Media. Additionally, Kas holds a B.A. in Culture & Media Studies with a concentration in filmmaking and is pursuing an M.A. in Media Management from The New School. Beyond their work with The LP, Kas performs original music at local venues, festivals, & community spaces, visits their friends’ arts showcases around the city, and dwells in studios to create new interdisciplinary works with fellow dreamers and doers.

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