meet tarik.
Tarik Bartel (they/them) is a trans and non-binary Thai-American artist based in Providence, RI. Tarik is a photographer, an award-winning filmmaker, and a spoken word poet. Tarik has worked as an arts educator, youth worker, and community organizer since 2014. Currently, they are a co-steward of Hearth: a liberation lab, and a chef at Big Feeling.
Tarik is passionate about: making art more accessible, letting young people do things, and the color yellow. They are an advocate for educational equity, and equipping youth with tools that will allow them to thrive and hold power in their communities. Tarik co-founded Boston-based art collective ANGRY ASIAN GIRLS in 2016. This collaborative project introduced them to radical liberation practices within youth-centered community work, and planted the seeds for all to come.
Tarik's lifework is informed by the belief that art centered in healing can disrupt empire and make way for more imaginative futures. To book Tarik for consultations, speaking engagements, or photography work, email them at tarikbartel@gmail.com.
Photography by Kannetha Brown, whose work you can see more of here.