An event series that brings to light how the arts can redress inequities, reflect the voices of all and push society forward.
The mission of this interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration is to engage people in changing society through the power of art.
“Nurturing change for a more dignified and meaningful coexistence”
This initiative builds upon the ideas in the book Illuminations of Social Imagination: Learning from Maxine Greene.
Vision
The vision of Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation, an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional global collaboration, is to engage people in transforming society through the power of art. The vision of this initiative is to generate a movement with committed social artivists in response to historic global concerns. Artivism aims to generate community through multi-disciplinary teamwork for a more dignified and meaningful coexistence, however you define these terms. The goal of this initiative is to nurture confidence in taking continuous action from wherever you are by means of reciprocity.
Founders and Sponsors
Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation was co-founded and is co-produced by Argie Agelarakis and Carolina Cambronero Varela. The series is presented by Stephanie Lake, PhD, Director of Adelphi University’s Criminal Justice Program, Department of Sociology, Jennifer Govan, Library Director and Senior Librarian, Teachers College, Columbia University and Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus, co-founders of Sing for Hope.
Poster Design
Christopher Spinelli
Artist Statement: I relied on a simple image of two hearts painted in a vibrant impasto style. At this time in our world that seems darker and more violent, I focused on simplicity and beauty. My palette is always vibrant and joyful – even on my altarpieces that address such issues and Black Lives Matter, Immigration and LGBTQ+ rights, my palette remains vibrant because deep down my own hopes are the ones shining through.
Christopher Spinelli poster design: Nurturing change for a more dignified and meaningful coexistence
Past Events
- America Divided: Socialism for the Top, Capitalism for Everyone Else
- Art Unites: Energy of creation in the service of a healthy community
- Presentation of Spring 2022 Poster: Reggio Inspired Network of Greece (RING)
- The Power of Artmaking Towards Transformation: Macro and Micro Healing Ourselves and Community
- The Earth Singing Project
- M.U.J.E.R. (Media Used for Justice, Equity and Respect)
- The Earth Singing Project
- The Ground Beneath Our Hearts
- Gender and Design
- Occupy Art Project #3- Networks
- Using Art as Advocacy: Providing Healing, Building Community, Inspiring Social Change
- ¿Dónde puedo ir? Searching for Home
- Reimagining Fashion and Art Ed
- Freeing up the Windup Dolls
- Art for Life: The Role of Culture in Sustainable Development Through Case Studies
- Hidden Mothers Project : UK based Czech artist Tereza Buskova in conversation with Polish singer Karolina Wegrzyn and Tina Francis, Stitch Innovator
- The Clothesline Project
- Multilingual Artivism: The Case of the Americas Poetry Festivals of New York and Artepoetica Press
- Instilling Hope: Creative Arts Therapy in a Forensic Setting
- The Veggera Project: A Feminist Intergenerational Initiative in a Cretan Village
- Towards a More Inclusive Culture: Opening Art and Culture to People with Visual Impairment
- Virtual Reality Application in Artistic Exhibitions: The UTPL Experience Share Options
- Sensory Safety in an Art Museum
- Theatre as a Tool For Social Change Fundraising
- Recognizing and Dignifying: Restorative Art in Conflicts
- Unjust Democracy: Unconstitutional Practices and Neocolonial Policies in the Ecuadorian Amazon
- Artivism Round Table
- Occupy Art Project
- Public Art as A Commune
- Movement Matters
- Constructoras Sonoras: A Feminist Project to Decolonize Sounds Cultures
- The Classroom at the Intersection of Art, History, and Social Justice
- The Talisman Project: Artifacts of Growth Mindset
- Maine Inside Out
- From Vortex to Peace: Poetry as a Pathway of Resistance
- Artivism Zoom Party
- Deaf Music Project Documentary
- Intervention: Indigo – Protest, Mutual Aid and Reciprocity
- The Clothesline Project
- Borderlands
- Jazz as Global Citizenship
- Indigenous Poetry in Women’s Voices
- The Power of Art: Creativity and Academics
- Sing for Hope: Voicing the Social Imagination
- Cinema of Dreams
- Reimagining Human Rights
- Inspire…Empower…Implement…by Bake Back America
- The Reflections on War (R.O.W.)
- Jazz for Justice: Top Musicians Playing It Forward
- The Power of Art for Social Transformation & Reclaiming the Hall: Amplifying Community Voices at the Hall of Fame
