Artistic Activism and Building Community Helena Wang I recently read up on an article written by Jan Cohen Cruz, who founded Center for Art and Activism and I felt deeply inspired when she mentioned how interconnected art and activism have always been and how powerful artistic What is artistic activism and how does it
activism can be.
help build a community? I was introduced to this concept during my third year here at Tulane. Being a communications and theatre double major, I feel fortunate enough to have plenty of opportunities to explore the connections between media and community art. I have always been interested in seeing how to combine my fields of interest to together achieve something bigger.
Community art, by definition, refers to art that reflects more than the creators’ mindsets, perspectives, personal styles and beliefs, it’s about reflecting the collective and creating with and within the ensemble during the process.
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