Workshop on Art and Social Engagement—Ford Foundation’s Art of Change—Welcome Remarks—Jan 5, 2016
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2016-01-06

Join Carrie Mae Weems, Rick Lowe, Theaster Gates, Suzanne Lacy, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and other artist-activists for a daylong, inter-generational workshop on art and social engagement, as part of the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change initiative livestreaming on the global, commons based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.

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Senior leaders in the field of art and social action will make extended presentations about their approach to this work, and the challenges they have faced in their practice. Ten younger artists will make briefer presentations about their approaches and current projects. This will be followed by a facilitated dialogue on common themes and differences in approach as well as current and future opportunities in this field of practice.

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