Tonight's MPOP subject is Rhiannon Giddens
**Friday, July 17, 2020
City Reliquary Live Presents:
Mediocre Portraits of Outstanding People**
**Live at 8 pm EDT on the City Reliquary Instagram**
**Live at 8 pm EDT on the City Reliquary Instagram**
The City Reliquary's neighborhood artist-in-residence, [George Ferrandi](http://www.georgeferrandi.com/about), takes to Instagram live for an hour each **Friday at 8:00 pm EDT** to create a sketch of and reflect on someone who has been influencing her thinking this week during this remarkable cultural moment.
During this series, George will be listening to and learning from Black thinkers while attempting to honor them through portraiture, and sharing the experience live with our audience.
Last Friday, the focus was on author, director, and activist [Janet Mock](https://janetmock.com/). While George drew the fine portrait below, we heard Mock discuss being an ally, her journey as a trans woman and her work to highlight trans voices in popular culture.
During this series, George will be listening to and learning from Black thinkers while attempting to honor them through portraiture, and sharing the experience live with our audience.
Last Friday, the focus was on author, director, and activist [Janet Mock](https://janetmock.com/). While George drew the fine portrait below, we heard Mock discuss being an ally, her journey as a trans woman and her work to highlight trans voices in popular culture.
Tonight on the City Reliquary Instagram, we will be honoring bluegrass musician **Rhiannon Giddens**. Giddens' music is part of a long-standing but often overlooked black string band tradition, and [she speaks out](https://www.npr.org/2018/11/02/662261895/rhiannon-giddens-is-the-21st-centurys-revelator) about appropriation, representation, and telling forgotten American stories. George will create the sixth portrait in the MPOP series with a live drawing of Giddens, while broadcasting an interview with her. Tune in at 8 pm to watch the progress of this week's portrait - draw along if you like - and listen and learn from Giddens' art and exploration.We hope you'll join us at 8 PM on [Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/cityreliquary) ([@cityreliquary](http://instagram.com/cityreliquary)).
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