From Art of Change 21’s website: “Art of Change 21 is a one-of-a-kind association that brings together artists, social entrepreneurs and young leaders who are deeply committed to sustainability and the environment, in order to create original, impactful solutions that address climate change and promote sustainable lifestyles. Art of Change 21 started its activities in … More Maskbook and Art of Change 21
A had a chat with one of my friends who is an artist and she recommended checking out CultureStrike as they are an organization that highlights artivism. I don’t know if I would of necessarily found this by just doing my own searching, so thank you Freda! According to their website, “CultureStrike empowers artists to … More CultureStrike
“Artivism” is using art as a non-violent method of action to change mentalities. Art appeals to sensibility rather than reason, since prejudice hides in certain reasoning. Art possesses a message that prejudice cannot silence. That’s why I‘m expanding this idea — I have led workshops about Artivism in various universities in Venezuela and now I … More Artivista (Artivist) Highlight-Daniel Arzola
These are all art from Amplifier’s website and I thought these were good examples of artivism. These images cover issues like gun violence, anti-gun, immigration issues mass incarceration. What I love about these examples is how you have art this is very direct in their activism and will often include words and/or hashtags, but you … More Art from Amplifier
Exploring artivism on the social media platform Instagram I came across one account that is particularly interesting for me as it relates to artivism on the web. The Instagram is Amplifier @amplifierart and they are labeled as a community organization. There account reads “We are an art machine for social change! I did some research … More Artivism on Instagram
“Once I started to illustrate as a reaction to the crises unfolding in the US, I realized that my art was resonating with people who were going through difficult times with this administration,” says Ashley. “Artists can amplify the experiences of people who are being marginalized in this country, and draw attention to pressing injustices. … More Artist Highlight-Ashley Lukashevsky
For this post I will be looking at the concept of public art. According to Wikipedia, “Public art is art in any media that has been planned and executed with the intention of being staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all.” I think that common examples of public art include murals, monuments, sculptures. I … More Public Art
In the article “Rebels without regret: documentary artivism in the digital age,” Selmin Kara looks at one documentaries China’s film Ali Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) and Kara also looks at the Gezi protests in Turkey and how it was documented through the internet. Kara looks to explore the implications of the blurring of art and … More Documentary Artivism
One of my first posts on this blog talked about where the term artivism came from. I still do not know where exactly the term was first used, but I did take a look at an article mentioned in that Wikipedia page. The article is titled “Chicana/o Artivism: Judy Baca’s Digital Work with Youth of … More “Digital Artivism” and Artivist Chicano/a Murals
I found a really interesting site on the internet called “Sea of Change” which is part of the Pangeaseed Foundation. What is so interesting about this site is that they have an online artivism website called “a volcom artivism contest,” where artists can submit a high resolution file of their artwork for the contest. One … More “Sea of Change”Ocean Artivism
Artivism in the Digital Age 