Panel discussion — “Artivism: Can Art Effect Social Change?” (Moderated by Helen Frederick)
3901 Rhode Island Avenue
Brentwood, MD 20722
USA
Please join us for a discussion about the evolving role of art, and social practice art in particular, in raising awareness of social issues and influencing policy and social change. Do come and join in the discussion and also check out the Layer by Layer exhibition if you haven’t had the chance.
Moderator: Helen Frederick, artist, professor at George Mason University, founder of Pyramid Atlantic, and leader of the Search Project, a global initiative to research the ways diversity influences collaborative artistic experiences and supports social activism.
Panelists:
Monica Jahan Bose, artist, environmental lawyer/activist, creator of Storytelling with Saris project
J.J. McCracken, artist, creator of performances/installations addressing issues such as hunger and water resources, including Hunger, Philadelphia and Earth To Table; currently participating in the Green Acres exhibition at the Katzen Center
Siobhan Rigg, artist and professor of New Media at George Washington University, engaged with projects implicating food issues and political representation.
Terry Scott, producer and media consultant for the arts and social justice, currently working on Creation With Representation: Cultural Cartography, a public humanities mapping initiative in Ward 8 (Anacostia).
