Projects tagged
Education
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Negro Matapacos
Read more: Negro MatapacosThe streets of Santiago are once again alive with the spirit of revolution. For weeks now, working-class Chileans have occupied national monuments and blocked major intersections in protest of widespread inequality. They desire full reform — a request so long…
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“Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?”
Read more: “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?”National Museum of Women In the Arts: To maintain their anonymity, group members wear gorilla masks in public and adopt the names of historic women artists, such as Käthe Kollwitz and Frida Kahlo, as pseudonyms. Guerrilla Girls posters first appeared…
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Photographer Shoog McDaniel celebrates fatness in all its glory
Read more: Photographer Shoog McDaniel celebrates fatness in all its gloryThe Florida-based photographer and artist talks through their creative process, self-acceptance, and overcoming Instagram’s anti-nude algorithm 9October 2019 TextMarie Southard Ospina Shoog McDaniel’s photographs of fat, often queer, people are undoubtedly among the most striking pieces of art to be…
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1.5 °C is Dead! Climate Revolution Now!
Read more: 1.5 °C is Dead! Climate Revolution Now!A NASA scientist and three others were arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday after chaining themselves to the doors of a Chase Bank office building. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has invested more money in fossil fuels than any other bank,…
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Urban Art Video Campaign Against Gun Violence Goes Viral
Read more: Urban Art Video Campaign Against Gun Violence Goes ViralA video campaign titled Sympathy Cards, initially released in 2018, is going viral again. The chilling video depicts, via hidden cameras, shoppers walking by or browsing the greeting cards section at a shop. Shocked, confused, some visibly upset, shoppers freeze…
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Teachers in Their Power
Read more: Teachers in Their PowerTeachers in Their Power is a storytelling project focused on changing the narrative about the teaching profession. Through a combination of photography and interviews, Teachers in Their Power profiles the American teacher, quilting together perspectives from communities across the country.…
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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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NIU requirement of insurance on-campus
Read more: NIU requirement of insurance on-campusFor a class project at Northern Illinois University, we were tasked with performing an act of artistic activism on campus. We choose to raise awareness about the student health insurance policy. The policy at NIU states that if you do…
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Global Jars of Joy
Read more: Global Jars of JoyOur project aims to show people that joy can be an act of resistance and resilience in the face of global justice issues when harnessed in the right way. The sharing of joy can also act as a connector in…
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Dad Writes Anti-Sexism Timewarp Letter to Daughter’s School
Read more: Dad Writes Anti-Sexism Timewarp Letter to Daughter’s SchoolWhen the boys were sent on a field trip to a hardware store and girls went to get their hair done, this modern dad didn’t get mad, he got hilarious. He wrote a letter notifying the school that there was…