Where Art Meets Activism, Issue 6 of our Research Guide, investigates the issues and ideas that inform curators and artists whose creative work aims for real and lasting change.
The book Curatorial Activism suggests a range of ways to amplify hidden voices. Curators that become familiar with the practices that author Maura Reilly explores will recognize the strengths in inclusion and the common pitfalls faced by those working to cultivate equity in the field of contemporary art.
Where does art meet activism? Activism has long been a way for artists and curators, writers and filmmakers to engage with global flashpoints, inspiring new…
Presidents of Cuba and the U.S. recently announced a rapprochement, but is the island country ready for free expression in the form of contemporary art activism?…
Andrea Bowers, an artist from Ohio who’s based in Los Angeles talks about what motivates her to engage with social and political issues. Curators of…
Counterpublic is listening to the city of St. Louis. In 2023, the young art triennial responds—with creative interventions that engage public memory.
“This Persian Garden Project will be providing visitors with a private, yet public environment in which to engage important social and cultural issues by gathering…
The First Amendment became a cause célèbre for artist Sheryl Oring during the election season of 2004. In conversations across time, we trace her synthesis of art and free speech in a public performance project that quite naturally has no end in sight.
Now, more than ever, culture transcends geographic boundaries. In this episode, we explore the impact of that global phenomenon on the visibility of contemporary diaspora art with Miami-based curator and arts advocate Rosie Gordon-Wallace. In 1996, Gordon-Wallace launched a transformative enterprise, now known as Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator.
The Awakening: Women curators and artists engage with this critical moment. U.S. VP Kamala Harris inspires us to move forward.
We speak to six women artists and curators responding to the challenges of the past year with renewed resolve. Strengthening their engagement with vital issues and ideas, each one positions herself in service to social justice. Future episodes will reveal more about their individual awakenings.
