Event Title
Irresistible Resistance: Artists Confronting Issues of Our Time
Description
Art as entertainment and decoration comforts and reinforces the status quo. Oppression of various kinds, as well as economic, socio-political and ecological unraveling, has moved many artists to gather and share stories of resistance, make the invisible visible, provoke dialog in polarized communities, awaken those who are asleep and help envision a more just and sustainable world. This slide talk and discussion will highlight art being created about environmental issues, war, racism and cultural identity, body image, labor issues and global justice. The community-based and eco-art movements and socially engaged art pedagogy will also be discussed.
About the Lecturer: Beverly Naidus, interdisciplinary artist, writer and facilitator of an innovative studio arts curriculum, has been creating interactive installations, digital projects, artist books and narrative drawings for over three decades. She is an associate professor at University of Washington Tacoma
Document Type
Event
Start Date
20-1-2010 12:00 PM
End Date
20-1-2010 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Political art; Social movements in art; Green movement
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Art as resistance, Community-based art, Eco-art, Social art
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Irresistible Resistance: Artists Confronting Issues of Our Time
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Art as entertainment and decoration comforts and reinforces the status quo. Oppression of various kinds, as well as economic, socio-political and ecological unraveling, has moved many artists to gather and share stories of resistance, make the invisible visible, provoke dialog in polarized communities, awaken those who are asleep and help envision a more just and sustainable world. This slide talk and discussion will highlight art being created about environmental issues, war, racism and cultural identity, body image, labor issues and global justice. The community-based and eco-art movements and socially engaged art pedagogy will also be discussed.
About the Lecturer: Beverly Naidus, interdisciplinary artist, writer and facilitator of an innovative studio arts curriculum, has been creating interactive installations, digital projects, artist books and narrative drawings for over three decades. She is an associate professor at University of Washington Tacoma
