Event Title
Art and Social Engagement
Description
The two will present and discuss various examples of community-based art projects they have generated. Fletcher's socially engaged art practice focuses on participatory site-specific projects that reference issues and histories of specific communities and places, and asks community members to actively contribute to the realization of each project. Red Star concentrates on subjects related to her experience of growing up on the Crow Reservation, examining the history and current culture of Native Americans. Among the recent projects she will discuss is her photographic series, "My Home is Where My Tipi Sits (Crow Country)", which documents the everyday aspects of the reservation.
About the Lecturers: Harrell Fletcher, Associate Professor of Art and Social Practice at Portland State University, and Wendy Red Star, Adjunct Professor of Art at Portland State University
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-2-2012 12:00 PM
End Date
1-2-2012 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)
Pubic art; Art and society; Artists and community; Community art projects; Indians in art
Geographic Coverage
Crow Indian Reservation (Mont.)
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Socially engaged art, Growing up on the Crow Reservation
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
Art and Social Engagement
Fairhaven College Auditorium
The two will present and discuss various examples of community-based art projects they have generated. Fletcher's socially engaged art practice focuses on participatory site-specific projects that reference issues and histories of specific communities and places, and asks community members to actively contribute to the realization of each project. Red Star concentrates on subjects related to her experience of growing up on the Crow Reservation, examining the history and current culture of Native Americans. Among the recent projects she will discuss is her photographic series, "My Home is Where My Tipi Sits (Crow Country)", which documents the everyday aspects of the reservation.
About the Lecturers: Harrell Fletcher, Associate Professor of Art and Social Practice at Portland State University, and Wendy Red Star, Adjunct Professor of Art at Portland State University
