Contemporary art and food are frequently paired together in artist projects and exhibitions in order to explore the sensorial to the political. This panel features individuals working at the intersection of art and food who will discuss why it is repeatedly mined by artists and art institutions, and what it means for the public to experience this topic in new ways within cultural spaces. Panelists: -Sita Bhaumik, artist, writer, curator, and co-founder of the People’s Kitchen Collective (San Francisco) -Dani Burrows, curator of the Politics of Food series at the Delfina Foundation (UK) -John Echevestes, CEO, La Plaza de Cultural y Artes and La Plaza Cocina (Los Angeles) -Laura Fried, founding executive director and curator of Active Cultures (Los Angeles)