Projects tagged
Arts & Culture
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NJ Hero David McCauley & Rise Up Gallery Empowering Disabled Artists from JC to Miami
Read more: NJ Hero David McCauley & Rise Up Gallery Empowering Disabled Artists from JC to MiamiBy Summer Dawn Hortillosa Jersey City’s got an art scene of movers and shakers but few can say they’ve done what David McCauley has in the past two years. McCauley (seen at right), the head of Rise Up Gallery, has…
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The Laundromat Project
Read more: The Laundromat ProjectWASH CLOTHES :: MAKE ART :: BUILD COMMUNITY The Laundromat Project brings engaging, community-responsive art and artists into local coinops across Greater New York City. By helping turn imaginations into creative fuel, we empower communities of color living on modest…
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Artbus
Read more: Artbus“Artbus is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary art. Supported by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations Artbus facilitates public access to current artistic expressions and fosters creativity and production by living artists. Artbus offers…
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Add-Art
Read more: Add-ArtAdd-Art is a free Firefox add-on which replaces advertising on websites with curated art images. Created with the support of Eyebeam, Rhizome, Add-Art releases new art shows every two weeks and strives to feature contemporary artists and curators. The plugin…
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Brazil Introduces Stipend for Culture Spending
Read more: Brazil Introduces Stipend for Culture SpendingWhile governmental support for arts and culture is often meager, the Brazilian national government has recently demonstrated great interest in the industry. They’ve just introduced a “cultural stipend,” which provides workers with 50 real (roughly $25) per month for arts…
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We Declare The World as Our Canvass
Read more: We Declare The World as Our CanvassThe website ‘Street art utopia’ has an amazing collection of pictures of street art from Belgium, NYC, to Brazil and Israel Palestine. Talented people sharing their art publicly for the streets and the world to see! Activism: reclaiming a public…
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Art and Activism (TV Documentary)
Read more: Art and Activism (TV Documentary)A television report written, directed and produced by Enmedio members Leónidas Martín and Xavier Artigas. Collective projects that see art as a kind of social relationship. Artistic interventions that target consumption, media guerrilla tactics, creative mobilisations and protest, critical projects…
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Activism and Fiction (TV documentary)
Read more: Activism and Fiction (TV documentary)On 6 January 2012, Metrópolis (TVE 2) broadcast “Activismo y Ficción”, a report directed by Enmedio members Leónidas Martín and Núria Campabadal. It looks at a series of creative projects that lie somewhere between fiction and social activism. The paramount…
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Party #CierraBankia (Shut down Bankia)
Read more: Party #CierraBankia (Shut down Bankia)First cut the banks! In 2012 Bankia declared itself bankrupt and, almost immediately, asked the Government of Spain for €23 billion. The Government accepted, yet that very same week ordered €20,000 million worth of cuts in health and education. It…
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How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a dose of Mischief.
Read more: How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a dose of Mischief.Enmedio member Leonidas Martín at Creativetime 2012 (New York). His presentation “How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a Dose of Mischief” is priceless. Watch the video and laugh. Just pause for a moment and imagine: the…