Projects tagged
Arts & Culture
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Organization for the Democratization of the Visual Arts
Read more: Organization for the Democratization of the Visual ArtsODBK is an activist organization that aims to create a more equal, diverse, inclusive, transparent and democratic art world. ODBK seeks to do this by diversify and increase the number of people who understand and engage with contemporary art. We…
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La Fiera en Sevilla
Read more: La Fiera en SevillaDuring the economic crisis of 2008, bankers in Spain took advantage of the economically disadvantaged, and the artwork La Fiera en Sevilla, or the Wild Animal in Sevilla in English, brings attention to this money-centric act from the bankers. La…
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2015 Die-In Protest Against Gender Violence
Read more: 2015 Die-In Protest Against Gender ViolenceOn September 2nd 2015, a die-in protest to advocate against gender violence was carried out by a group called Women in Black (Olmedilla, 2015). This form of protest was likely inspired by other die-in protests in Spain and represented Spanish…
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Social Reintegration of Prisoners in Spain
Read more: Social Reintegration of Prisoners in SpainMáximas de Seguridad, a survival manual written and illustrated by Jhafis Quintero creates a new voice for the voiceless, vulnerable and underprivileged groups in prisons and creates empathy for those that are labeled as dangerous by society. The manual aims…
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La Casa Invisible Protests Against Gentrification
Read more: La Casa Invisible Protests Against GentrificationLa Casa Invisible project was started in 2007 in Malaga, Spain, when a group of socially involved participants squatted in a run-down building, aiming to eventually claim the legal rights to the property (Moor & Smart, 2016). The space was…
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Ghana Thinktank. Developing the first world.
Read more: Ghana Thinktank. Developing the first world.Ghana ThinkTank is an international collective that “develops the first world” by flipping traditional power dynamics, asking the “third world” to intervene into the lives of the people living in the so-called “developed” world. We collect problems from communities throughout…
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Violence Against Women Art Map
Read more: Violence Against Women Art MapThe Violence Against Women (VAW) Art Map was conceptualized in the fall of 2018, in the wake of the #MeToo movement by Dr. Lauren Stetz, as part of her doctoral research in Art Education with a minor in Women’s, Gender,…
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Caleidoscópica Violeta (Feminist Art Festival)
Read more: Caleidoscópica Violeta (Feminist Art Festival)Caleidoscópica Violeta, is a creative space for reflection, dialogue, critique, and praxis of pop contemporary feminism. It is also an initiative that seeks to reflect on the role of women in the history of modern art. Historically, the role of…
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It Never Ends: The Everlasting Battle on Fighting for Female Equality
Read more: It Never Ends: The Everlasting Battle on Fighting for Female EqualityEl Rey de la Ruina, aka The King of Ruin, is a local artist based in Madrid, Spain, who creates artistic activist pieces that range from the impact Covid-19 had on the social life of people in Spain, to the…
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Effects of Gentrification in Madrid
Read more: Effects of Gentrification in MadridEl Rey de la Ruina (The King of the Ruin) has become an act of powerful recognizable symbolism throughout Madrid. In terms of his popular heart symbolism, the artist chose the organ, a heart, as one of his favorite symbols…