“And then, all of a sudden… an art project [gets] all key stakeholders…participating.” -Heidi Quante

HQ: My name is Heidi Quante and I primarily work in the realm of creative communication. For the last year-and-a-half, I worked with 350.org, the largest international grassroots climate change organization, to use creative communication to educate the public about the impacts and solutions to climate change and ideally to spark them into action.

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“You might not be an expert in political science…and you may not be a traditional and trained artist, but everyone has access to the same tools…where art comes form, which is imagining things…When it comes to imaging great ideas, that is…accessible to everyone.” -Jose Serrano-McClain, founder of Trust Art, community organizer at Queens Museum of Art

  • Support Trust Art and buy tickets to their May 4th Triennial Event
  • If you want to participate in the next round of Trust Art projects make sure to sign up on their homepage
  • Follow @TrustArt on twitter

Images courtesy of Trust Art and Queens Museum of Art.

“How can art really influence politics, and…not just [be] a commentary about what’s happening with no level of influence other than awareness?” -Tania Bruguera

All images courtesy of Immigrant Movement International

“By valuing the arts I feel like you value..people’s opinions…across race, class because we all express ourselves and arts doesn’t see the color of one’s skin.” -Sharon De La Cruz, graffiti artist and program director of ACTION and WOMEN at The Point

All images courtesy of Sharon De La Cruz and The Point.

“We’ve always talked about comics and social justice…we thought about how that could reach beyond just the people who were Occupying. I think art and creativity…make organizing more effective.” -Terry Marshall of OccupyComix