Projects tagged
Community
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Nowhereisland
Read more: NowhereislandNowhereisland was an island which journeyed from the High Arctic region of Svalbard to the south west coast of England in summer 2012. As it made this epic journey, it travelled through international waters, whereupon it became the world’s newest…
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A Gift for Amsterdam
Read more: A Gift for AmsterdamIn the summer of 2011, squatters take over an unused building, once an animal shelter, and begin renovating it into a social and cultural center for a neighborhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam. They call it Op de Valreep (“in…
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Inside the house that Theaster built
Read more: Inside the house that Theaster builtInside the house that Theaster built Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his neighbourhood, one building at a time By Helen Stoilas. Features, Issue 238, September 2012Published online: 06 September 2012 When I arrive at 6901 Dorchester…
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The art of activism: Thapelo Motsumi & the Umuzi Photo Club
Read more: The art of activism: Thapelo Motsumi & the Umuzi Photo ClubPhotographer Thapelo Motsumi is one of many young South Africans who has worked with the Umuzi Photo Club to develop his artistic skills and engage his community. Now this “drop out” has had two exhibitions in London and has been…
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Flour Bluff students expand education through activism
Read more: Flour Bluff students expand education through activismCORPUS CHRISTI — Many Flour Bluff ISD students have developed an extracurricular activity that takes their education to the streets, to social media and toward a path of change: activism.Much of the students’ passion stems from the April 1 suicide of…
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Participatory Chinatown: Promoting Civic Engagement
Read more: Participatory Chinatown: Promoting Civic EngagementTaken from Boston Globe Article: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/05/06/chinatown_the_video_game/ WHILE PUBLIC participation is a hallmark of urban planning in Boston, it normally takes the form of long, often windy meetings. In the era of augmented-reality apps and Google Earth, planners need more creative…
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Dignidad Rebelde
Read more: Dignidad RebeldeOakland-based artist-activists Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza teamed up to form Dignidad Rebelde, a graphic arts collaboration working for social change. They believe that art can be an empowering reflection of community struggles, dreams and visions, and following principles of…
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Cross-Border Communication
Read more: Cross-Border CommunicationFrom Creative Time, Social Practice Archive: Produced by the Windsor, Canada-based collective Broken City Lab—an artist-led interdisciplinary research group—Cross-Border Communication was a performative public art project that took place in November 2009 between the cities of Windsor and Detroit, which…