Reconsidering Migration: Finding New Connections in What We Carry
About this Event
Join us for a panel discussion presented by Liberated Lines Collective, taking place at the LeRoy Neiman Center at SAIC.
Date: November 13, 2026
Time: 4–6 pm
Address: LeRoy Neiman Center (SAIC Sharp Lobby), 37 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
This panel discussion, organized by Liberated Lines Collective for the SAIC community, explores how people build relationships with culture through their interests, creative work, and sustained participation. The panel brings together people whose work or interests intersect with the topic of migration in different ways. Their varied backgrounds encompass not only their heritage, but also their educational and professional experiences.
Discussions about migration often center on the distinction between “mainstream” and “non-mainstream” cultures, as well as on ethnic and racial identities. These perspectives can narrow our understanding of people’s lived experiences and reinforce assumptions about cultural difference and belonging. Many people who have lived across cultures may recognize this pattern: when their experiences are discussed alongside their migration backgrounds, the complexity of those experiences is easily flattened into stereotypes about ethnic identity and cultural adaptation.
This panel will unsettle the way we think about human migration by setting aside preconceived ideas about cultural differences. We will look closely at each panelist’s lived experiences and how they engage with culture through their interests, ways of thinking, and creative practices. Most importantly, we will focus on their ongoing conversations with others. The discussion will take the form of a moderated conversation guided by prepared questions. Toward the end of the panel, the audience will be invited to respond to the conversation and share questions of their own. We hope these conversations bring different experiences into dialogue and open up perspectives beyond the narratives we take for granted.
About Liberated Lines Collective
Liberated Lines Collective is an interdisciplinary creative platform that supports artists through interviews, artist features, workshops, and public programs. The collective creates accessible opportunities for people from different backgrounds to share their work and experiences, exchange ideas, and connect through creative and cultural interests.
About the Organizers
Jinghan He: Project Lead & Co-host
Jinghan He is an artist, designer, and arts administration student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is also the founder of Liberated Lines Collective. Drawing on her experience as both a maker and an organizer, she is interested in how artists gain voice and visibility within cultural production, with a particular focus on women artists.
Jessica Liang: Co-host
Jessica Liang is an undergraduate student studying Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a member of Liberated Lines Collective. Her academic interests focus on art history and cultural studies. Through the collective, she engages in collaborative projects that foster artistic dialogue and connections across communities.
Free and open to the public. Public visitors must present a government-issued ID at the security desk.
Persons with disabilities requesting accommodations should visit saic.edu/access.
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