Turning ideas about racial equity into art

The painting produced by Bisco during the first day of the Racial Equity Summit. Hillman/KSKA
Last week the First Alaskans Institute held a summit on racial equity. Speakers focused on topics like internalized oppression, unconscious bias, and finding healthy ways to talk about race. Off to the side of the stage, Arielo “Bisco” Taylor shook cans of spray paint and turned the ideas into art.
Bisco’s first professional art gig was in the 5th grade in Anchorage, when he matured fr