https://brianhawkinsartist.com Brian Hawkins Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:55:40 +0000 https://brianhawkinsartist.com en https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Home Sat, 06 May 2023 07:04:09 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Home <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cfa5f25cc38cece2ebcb68470f0e64367a851b17bbe38ad6255d561c6587c514/Ulven-Still-1.png" data-mid="250392187" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cfa5f25cc38cece2ebcb68470f0e64367a851b17bbe38ad6255d561c6587c514/Ulven-Still-1.png" /> INDEX INSTAGRAM ©&nbsp; BRIAN HAWKINS, 2024&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://brianhawkinsartist.com/index Sun, 07 May 2023 07:11:31 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/index <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75dd2f35c0b96fef2c1415f6dec6093f5133a6701053d67eb016873f82fa272a/Ulven-Still-1.png" data-mid="250390030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75dd2f35c0b96fef2c1415f6dec6093f5133a6701053d67eb016873f82fa272a/Ulven-Still-1.png" /> <img width="4767" height="3575" width_o="4767" height_o="3575" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82353e746202a5941cafeae179397ff82fe22136ee77b78dd5f4a7e54d009a64/La-Moisson-Le-Champ.jpg" data-mid="177911673" border="0" alt="La Moisson" data-caption="La Moisson" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82353e746202a5941cafeae179397ff82fe22136ee77b78dd5f4a7e54d009a64/La-Moisson-Le-Champ.jpg" /> <img width="2268" height="1620" width_o="2268" height_o="1620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ac2806307a0da91341eee6cf5fe1c9c7f16bb505a5bbf3cdb072b9f9209bcbf/toujours-icitte-still-c.jpg" data-mid="177967759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ac2806307a0da91341eee6cf5fe1c9c7f16bb505a5bbf3cdb072b9f9209bcbf/toujours-icitte-still-c.jpg" /> <img width="5500" height="3094" width_o="5500" height_o="3094" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9e613b7d06b6a4a5a2cb16b2b091e00bd40f972e2b2cf26e6d3635d27b630d9/Chasse-Galerite-Chevreuil.jpg" data-mid="177911674" border="0" alt="Chasse Galerite" data-caption="Chasse Galerite" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9e613b7d06b6a4a5a2cb16b2b091e00bd40f972e2b2cf26e6d3635d27b630d9/Chasse-Galerite-Chevreuil.jpg" /> <img width="4833" height="3153" width_o="4833" height_o="3153" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8c3030936d00e89b64a87c68a4b4b5241ba5b58e208a98172e3b4f63f8f388d/LVFQL_001_05_X1_0019b.jpg" data-mid="177911700" border="0" alt="LVFQL" data-caption="LVFQL" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c8c3030936d00e89b64a87c68a4b4b5241ba5b58e208a98172e3b4f63f8f388d/LVFQL_001_05_X1_0019b.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac6cfd73cdecd6ec2033ca1075e9a617435a99518a9501d6f24ba9a6a71368e8/PascalFamilyPortrait.jpg" data-mid="177912177" border="0" alt="Murmurations" data-caption="Murmurations" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac6cfd73cdecd6ec2033ca1075e9a617435a99518a9501d6f24ba9a6a71368e8/PascalFamilyPortrait.jpg" /> <img width="5472" height="3072" width_o="5472" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4925d303623a29c47e6032d495ffcd24f46ab5e49082a5e8f699bb188c47c44f/Hawkins_Brian_03.jpg" data-mid="177911708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4925d303623a29c47e6032d495ffcd24f46ab5e49082a5e8f699bb188c47c44f/Hawkins_Brian_03.jpg" /> <img width="2896" height="1944" width_o="2896" height_o="1944" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6943a3e35def9cca303e680218094783c1cce253328cb8d3f652a9e26009f10d/Still-from-Traces.jpg" data-mid="177911738" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6943a3e35def9cca303e680218094783c1cce253328cb8d3f652a9e26009f10d/Still-from-Traces.jpg" /> <img width="1567" height="1080" width_o="1567" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7dc3e02f48092433111d8c9cc9a5f86933779b2125afbea55a47330c410e760c/02.jpg" data-mid="177911761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7dc3e02f48092433111d8c9cc9a5f86933779b2125afbea55a47330c410e760c/02.jpg" /> https://brianhawkinsartist.com/About Sun, 07 May 2023 21:04:22 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/About <img width="2664" height="3868" width_o="2664" height_o="3868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6744a5ef69383a209605e77be9db46cc963925ac61802e4afed752958b0dbb47/Brian-by-Mike.jpg" data-mid="177971072" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6744a5ef69383a209605e77be9db46cc963925ac61802e4afed752958b0dbb47/Brian-by-Mike.jpg" />Brian by Michael McCaffrey, 2020 Brian Hawkins (b. 1987 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a visual artist and filmmaker whose work is concerned with the intentional act of remembering. How do we identify the intangible things that are important to us, and what spurs us to take responsibility for their preservation? He has produced a series of intricate, cut-paper animations which draw inspiration from the music, folklore, and history of his native state. Since 2016, Brian has been collaborating with the people of Old Mines, Missouri, folklorists, and linguists to produce a body of work about Missouri French culture called Toujours Icitte (Still Here). His award-winning animations have screened at numerous film festivals including the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Brian is a Guggenheim Fellow in Film-Video and a Missouri Living Traditions Fellow. His work has also been supported by partnerships with The Center for Independent Documentary and NOUS, the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures, and by grants from ArtsKC (2017, 2022), The Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art (2017, 2024), French Colonial America (2024), GLAS Animation (2023), and L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (2023), The Puffin Foundation (2022), and the Terra Foundation for American Art (2020). Brian teaches in the Department of Media, Art, and Design at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, and has taught in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Kansas, and the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Missouri - Columbia. https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Ulven-Har-Kommet Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:55:40 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Ulven-Har-Kommet |<img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4fcde470882631ee47f7388f0cf73634ec1f3a7c26484821fc392a038138130/Ulven-Still-1.png" data-mid="250390021" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4fcde470882631ee47f7388f0cf73634ec1f3a7c26484821fc392a038138130/Ulven-Still-1.png" /> ULVEN HAR KOMMET 2026 | animation, watercolor on cut-paper, digital | 1:48 The wolf has come. Nobody knows any longer what to do.&nbsp; Official Selection:Fantoche International Animation Film Festival Directed, with paintings, animation, and sound by Brian Hawkins. Written, with music by Leon Elba. Supported by grants from TVIBIT and Trafo.no https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Vouesins Sun, 07 May 2023 06:12:18 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Vouesins <img width="4767" height="3575" width_o="4767" height_o="3575" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f43feb9af4e984b3f31b76977d33d46b82cffdfd7169a04554cdca79b3f0a75f/vouesins-still-1.jpg" data-mid="212157775" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f43feb9af4e984b3f31b76977d33d46b82cffdfd7169a04554cdca79b3f0a75f/vouesins-still-1.jpg" /> <img width="4800" height="3616" width_o="4800" height_o="3616" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26f80bc910bd433ea586632a4adb7e41ff6d3b5fed43c6f7365f20e5d0cfa5d6/La-Moisson-Red-Sun-2.jpg" data-mid="177910327" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26f80bc910bd433ea586632a4adb7e41ff6d3b5fed43c6f7365f20e5d0cfa5d6/La-Moisson-Red-Sun-2.jpg" /> <img width="4730" height="3548" width_o="4730" height_o="3548" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10e81563ea246fccc52f294f59247f4a1d9b5dfca217a64755c64f419b53558c/La-Moisson-Ride.jpg" data-mid="177909176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10e81563ea246fccc52f294f59247f4a1d9b5dfca217a64755c64f419b53558c/La-Moisson-Ride.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3750" width_o="5000" height_o="3750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52619709989f907707c9a3f0358fede25cd175af294392fd1b099ec81d9d7b83/La-Moisson-Le-Soleil.jpg" data-mid="177910321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52619709989f907707c9a3f0358fede25cd175af294392fd1b099ec81d9d7b83/La-Moisson-Le-Soleil.jpg" /> <img width="4659" height="3494" width_o="4659" height_o="3494" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/314bff9973b31723d77bc5b82b068f3d632172fb2cc1eac34f45d5cb07283c0c/La-Moisson-La-Verge-d-or-brighter-cropped.jpg" data-mid="177909158" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/314bff9973b31723d77bc5b82b068f3d632172fb2cc1eac34f45d5cb07283c0c/La-Moisson-La-Verge-d-or-brighter-cropped.jpg" /> <img width="4621" height="3466" width_o="4621" height_o="3466" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79e85c557a540a568bb568a7a1d02ffb593b1edf0912067de39a6e075526de31/windo_001_01_X1_0008.jpg" data-mid="177910319" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79e85c557a540a568bb568a7a1d02ffb593b1edf0912067de39a6e075526de31/windo_001_01_X1_0008.jpg" /> <img width="2399" height="1799" width_o="2399" height_o="1799" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99284966e4df98ac48aec3f4d81f992962f2f4f8356d6a9cdc03eb5de8a9712c/La-Moisson-Hiver.jpg" data-mid="177909157" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/99284966e4df98ac48aec3f4d81f992962f2f4f8356d6a9cdc03eb5de8a9712c/La-Moisson-Hiver.jpg" /> &nbsp; LES VOUÈSINS2024 | animation, watercolor on cut-paper, digital | 15 minutesIn this cautionary tale from Missouri’s French Creole community, Petit Jean is a farmer who also happens to be the devil’s neighbor. The two work their fields together, but the harmony of their relationship is threatened when it comes time to split the harvest.Best Animated Short: Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film Festival &nbsp; Official Selection:Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival Festival de la francophonie à Chicago Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie Festival international de cinéma d’auteur de Rabat Francophone Short Films in Harlem French Heritage Festival - Sainte-Geneviève GLAS Animation Festival Minnanimate Minneapolis - St. Paul. International Film FestivalSt. Louis International Film Festival A Cinéma Rossignol Production in collaboration with the Center for Independent Documentary and the Nous Foundation Supported by grants from the ArtsKC Regional Arts Council, the Charlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art, La Francophonie, GLAS Animation, and the Puffin Foundation &nbsp; A film by Brian Hawkins with original music and sound design by Nicolas Snyder Featuring performances by Gregory Allison, Charlie Pashia, Joe Politte, and Lourdes Bequette Archival audio recorded in the field by the Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts and Rosemary Hyde Thomas. <img width="1288" height="258" width_o="1288" height_o="258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e4cf0d6e916938dc4e9168094451369973dca8187f36917115972e6f6cb1c45/Support-Logos-for-Vouesins.jpg" data-mid="229850459" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e4cf0d6e916938dc4e9168094451369973dca8187f36917115972e6f6cb1c45/Support-Logos-for-Vouesins.jpg" /> https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Toujours-Icitte Sun, 07 May 2023 04:22:26 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Toujours-Icitte C'EST BON D'VOUS DZIRE... IT'S GOOD TO TELL YOU... Missouri’s French Creoles captured their listeners’ attention with these words. From this single point of departure, their eclectic folktales unfurl in a dazzling variety of directions. Legends of survival and cunning, humorous fantasies, and gruesome cautionary tales, the stories contain the wisdom and vitality of the culture. Toujours Icitte is a feature-length documentary that explores the permeable boundaries between history and fiction within this community. Balancing video footage with animations of traditional folktales and historical episodes, this film examines the ways in which a culture is revealed and maintained by its stories.&nbsp; By the time the forces of assimilation reached them in the 1920s, the Creoles concentrated around Old Mines, Missouri, had preserved their ancestors’ language and customs for over 200 years. Today, the loss of the French language has eroded the community’s collective memory and sense of identity, yet they persist.&nbsp; They have had to adapt, as they continue to identify with and celebrate their heritage. THEY SAY « ON EST TOUJOURS ICITTE » WE'RE STILL HERE. TOUJOURS ICITTE: The Folklore of the Missouri French Creoles is an upcoming, feature-length documentary about this vibrant community and the tales that they tell.We need your help to complete this film. To support the project, please visit &nbsp;https://www.documentaries.org/toujours-icitte &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="5000" height="456" width_o="5000" height_o="456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed02994ac29b7d28982ff7fa79d171f16b8f31c5163887d5cf466cb0060e9c0d/logos-ti.jpg" data-mid="177975829" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed02994ac29b7d28982ff7fa79d171f16b8f31c5163887d5cf466cb0060e9c0d/logos-ti.jpg" /> https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Chasse-Galerite Fri, 05 May 2023 20:15:55 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Chasse-Galerite <img width="5500" height="3094" width_o="5500" height_o="3094" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9e613b7d06b6a4a5a2cb16b2b091e00bd40f972e2b2cf26e6d3635d27b630d9/Chasse-Galerite-Chevreuil.jpg" data-mid="177839358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9e613b7d06b6a4a5a2cb16b2b091e00bd40f972e2b2cf26e6d3635d27b630d9/Chasse-Galerite-Chevreuil.jpg" /> <img width="5659" height="3183" width_o="5659" height_o="3183" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ae2f4547909e690a57b577e06b3507fcd6677d087c91f99ad66628a033e365a/Chasse-Galerite-Geese.jpg" data-mid="177839135" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ae2f4547909e690a57b577e06b3507fcd6677d087c91f99ad66628a033e365a/Chasse-Galerite-Geese.jpg" /> <img width="3991" height="2245" width_o="3991" height_o="2245" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b07cef467033ea5c0aac02c8a1307def6a5262bc94930b88c6d823975f7e34a2/Chasse-Galerite-walk.jpg" data-mid="177839136" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b07cef467033ea5c0aac02c8a1307def6a5262bc94930b88c6d823975f7e34a2/Chasse-Galerite-walk.jpg" /> <img width="3755" height="2112" width_o="3755" height_o="2112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76cf925a13c6214fbea4ce654ecbd65f4f2afd0b97b243224f489a702cfe520f/Chasse-Galerite-Tomber.jpg" data-mid="177839968" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/76cf925a13c6214fbea4ce654ecbd65f4f2afd0b97b243224f489a702cfe520f/Chasse-Galerite-Tomber.jpg" /> <img width="5643" height="3174" width_o="5643" height_o="3174" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bfa6ad41d008e46301f4974a512dc657601148ab0b89c01b77d64a105e7e553/Chasse-Galerite-Noyaux-De-Peche.jpg" data-mid="177841191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bfa6ad41d008e46301f4974a512dc657601148ab0b89c01b77d64a105e7e553/Chasse-Galerite-Noyaux-De-Peche.jpg" /> <img width="4932" height="2774" width_o="4932" height_o="2774" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f97c33fb182a0dfcd094d9a88439ea65f8c25c6a5ded3cea6439b89d96ec3ef6/Chasse-Galerite-les-Oies.jpg" data-mid="177839402" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f97c33fb182a0dfcd094d9a88439ea65f8c25c6a5ded3cea6439b89d96ec3ef6/Chasse-Galerite-les-Oies.jpg" /> <img width="5271" height="3121" width_o="5271" height_o="3121" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13e41e510dd8cb599433cca68ec4e1d0a0fa6152a138ba10bf74996df9c850e1/Chasse-Galerite-Blackberries.jpg" data-mid="177839134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13e41e510dd8cb599433cca68ec4e1d0a0fa6152a138ba10bf74996df9c850e1/Chasse-Galerite-Blackberries.jpg" /> &nbsp; CHASSE GALERITE 2020 | animation, watercolor on cut-paper, digital | 6:19 Chasse Galerite is a passionate hunter whose untamed desire often leads him into trouble. Set in the Illinois Country in the late 17th century, this humorous and imaginative folktale, cherished by Missouri's French Creole community, is told in the local dialect by one of its last native speakers. Best Animation: Verona International Film Festival Best Animated Short:Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival Official Selection:Annecy International Animation Film Festival Boston Short Film FestivalBrussels Independent Film Festival Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival Fest Anča International Animation FestivalFestival International du Film sur l’Art Francophone Short Films in Harlem GIRAF 18 GLAS Animation Festival St. Louis International Film Festival Verona International Film Festival Directed, with paintings, animation, and sound by Brian Hawkins. Told by Pierre Aloysius Boyer on “French in MO, Old Mines” CA5648, Adolf E. &amp; Rebecca Schroeder Collection, State Historical Society of Missouri. Supported by grants from ArtsKC Regional Arts CouncilCharlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art<img width="5000" height="473" width_o="5000" height_o="473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d3828cf7e5232dcece7b3ab99c007a30c469cc4b194908d50b04300d629a8be/logos-lvfql-cg.jpg" data-mid="177975922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d3828cf7e5232dcece7b3ab99c007a30c469cc4b194908d50b04300d629a8be/logos-lvfql-cg.jpg" /> https://brianhawkinsartist.com/La-Vieille-Femme-Qui-Lave Sun, 07 May 2023 03:48:49 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/La-Vieille-Femme-Qui-Lave &nbsp; LA VIEILLE FEMME QUI LAVE 2020 | animation, watercolor on yupo | 2:42 This recording of Missouri French fiddlers Charlie Pashia and Joe Politte playing La Vieille Femme Qui Lave (The Irish Washerwoman) and Chinese Breakdown&nbsp;was made through a Missouri Friends of the Folk Arts (MFFA) fieldwork project funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. It is included in this film thanks to the MFFA and Old Mines Area Historical Society (OMAHS). Special thanks also to Robert Lewis of Old Mines for sharing his childhood memories of his great-aunt Euphrosine Politte which inspired this short. Supported by grants from ArtsKC Regional Arts CouncilCharlotte Street Foundation and the Spencer Museum of Art <img width="5000" height="473" width_o="5000" height_o="473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16a5d099dbea39aebadf0071382140d4bc75fc7563d6a439e072e96358679108/logos-lvfql-cg.jpg" data-mid="177975927" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/16a5d099dbea39aebadf0071382140d4bc75fc7563d6a439e072e96358679108/logos-lvfql-cg.jpg" /> https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Murmurations Sun, 07 May 2023 05:05:29 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Murmurations MURMURATIONS 2018&nbsp;| a documentary in collaboration with Tanya Hartman | 25 minutes Murmurations is a short documentary created by artists Tanya Hartman and Brian Hawkins. Through interviews and impressionistic images, the film explores the intricacies, beauties, and losses in the lives of refugee and migrant teenaged students enrolled in the English as a Second/Other Language program at Wichita East High School in Wichita, Kansas. Unlike their elders, securely rooted in the culture of their country of origin, or their younger family members, rapidly assimilating into American culture, these young adults suddenly find themselves acting as translators and breadwinners for their families, as they struggle to determine how best to balance two ways of life.The claustrophobic disjunction between vast inner lives and the limitations of an unfamiliar language creates a lyrical cadence that runs through the film, as words and phrases are cobbled together in unexpected, poetic ways to express longing, courage, and fear. This documentary is a tribute to its subjects’ beauty and inventiveness, a ballad of longing for home and hope for the future. https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Traces Fri, 05 May 2023 20:15:56 +0000 Brian Hawkins https://brianhawkinsartist.com/Traces TRACES&nbsp;(excerpts) 2014 | animation, watercolor on cut-paper | 8 minute loop