Learning how to create public art & make change.
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“Art is… a way of creating community pride because it’s …a way to talk about who we are and where we come from.”-Edward Hillel founder of the Harlem Biennale
“Why is it that it would be…left to an activist street culture to remember the people who died in hurricane Katrina?”-Dread Scott, Artist
- Dread is inspired by Basics by Bob Avakian, and the work of Carrie Mae Weems, Fred Wilson, Hans Haacke, Leon Golub, Cai Guo Qiang, Wafaa Bila
- See his work at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York starting January 23rd through April 22nd. For more info visit: http://www.dreadscott.net/category/news
All images courtesy of Dread Scott
“We’re not providing solutions…We’re providing the platform for people to talk about it, and hopefully we’ll all figure it out together.”- Kristen Svorka & Lana Zellner founders of Ground Up talking about their community art project Art not Arrests
- Want to get involved? Art Not Arrests Construction is happning Sunday, April 1 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Help Ground Up Designers build build the framework and satisfy all urges to get dirty, use power tools, and play outside. Food and beverages will be served. For more info visit http://www.facebook.com/events/286344471436360/
- Kristen and Lana funded the project through Kickstarter and have some great tips, check back soon to hear their funding story
- Follow @GUpDesigners on twitter
3 minutes with Stephen Duncombe, founder of the Center for Artistic Activism
- Interested in attending the school for artistic activism? Apply here
- Want an internship? Contact them here
- Follow @CreativeActivism
