Edgar Arceneaux

Edgar Arceneaux is an LA-based polymath working in the fields of Art and Performance, Economic Research, and Community Development. He investigates historical patterns through drawings, installations, and theater events, such as the play Until, Until, Until… which reenacts Ben Vereen’s tragically misunderstood blackface performance at Ronald Reagan’s 1981 Inaugural Gala. The play won the Performa Biennial Malcolm McLaren Best of Show Award in 2015 and is currently on tour with performances, screenings, and exhibitions organized throughout the U.S. and Europe. Arceneaux is developing his next play and art installation Boney Manilli, which was presented in Lagos, Nigeria in May 2019. New Financial Architectures for Creative Communities is his life-long research project that aspires to produce financial tools for a more just and equitable creative economy.