Projects tagged
Projects with Clear Short-Term Goals
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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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Turtle Island
Read more: Turtle IslandThe inspiration for the creation was the Common Snapping Turtle. A big shout-out to local member, Kristin Rubin and local college students, Sarah Lockhart and Alanis Gonzalez, for their assistance in the construction of the artwork. The display of Turtle…
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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…
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‘Memorial’
Read more: ‘Memorial’Cheril Linett is a female artist from Chile, with a background in performance art and stage performance, who primarily focuses her artwork on feminist issues in Chile, especially ones involving violence, murder, hate crime and different kinds of oppression and…
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‘Memorial’
Read more: ‘Memorial’Cheril Linett is a female artist from Chile, with a background in performance art and stage performance, who primarily focuses her artwork on feminist issues in Chile, especially ones involving violence, murder, hate crime and different kinds of oppression and…
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A Call to Action
Read more: A Call to ActionThis piece is fascinating because of its use of just a few words and country names, muted colors, and the recreation of famous art. The artist used this canvas to depict a concern about events happening in the Gaza strip.…
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Aquatic Protests Against Climate Inaction
Read more: Aquatic Protests Against Climate InactionA protest on June 18, 2022 took place in the Guadalquivir River in Seville, where fifty Greenpeace activists used their bodies and environment to stage a demonstrative performance, highlighting the water crisis that the Andalusian region is predicted to face…
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Work Ideology
Read more: Work IdeologyWork ideology centers around sustainable work. Through fifteen interviews, workers and prospective workers were interviewed about their experiences with work and the job search. Those interviews are analyzed and compiled on work ideology. However, work ideology goes further than showcasing…
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Russian antiwar graffiti
Read more: Russian antiwar graffitiIt is exceedingly difficult to organize peaceful protests in Russia. Since the Kremlin’s “Special Operation” began on Feb. 24, police have detained nearly 15,000 people across the country in connection with peaceful demonstrations. On March 4, the Kremlin expanded the scope of…
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Ghost Army
Read more: Ghost ArmyThe Ghost Army had one goal: Deceive Hitler’s forces and their allies. Credited with fine-tuning the ancient art of deceptive warfare, the American military units of the Ghost Army used inflatable tanks and trucks to cloak the true size and…
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This ‘Plastic Man’ Has a Cape and a Superhero’s Mission: Cleaning Up Senegal
Read more: This ‘Plastic Man’ Has a Cape and a Superhero’s Mission: Cleaning Up SenegalDressed head to toe in plastic, Modou Fall is a familiar sight in Dakar. But however playful his costume, his goal couldn’t be more serious: ridding the capital of the scourge of plastic bags. DAKAR, Senegal — As the marathon…