From jewelry to tote bags and buttons, @hoyartists is empowering students to use art as activism. In December 2021, justice and peace studies professor Kim Lubreski asked her students to each design a ...

This article is featured in the 2024 Winter Carnival special issue. Art is inherently intertwined with the world that inspired the artist. Art often reflects the state of the world, and while it is ...

What is the connection between art and social change? I’ve pondered this question for many years. According to the received wisdom, art means an aesthetic object. Sometimes it also means a performance ...

Art and activism are closely related for the Mexican-American actor Edward James Olmos, who has spent more than four decades working with outreach programs on behalf of Latino voters, prisoners and ...

Video by Chinatown Art Brigade, part of Voice a Wild Dream: Moments in Asian America Art and Activism, 1968–2022 at Oxy Arts, Los Angeles (all photos AX Mina/Hyperallergic) LOS ANGELES — In May 2021, ...

All eyes were fixed on abstract painter Carrie Moyer as her flashing images of colorful shadows filled the projector screen. Moyer, a well-known artist, gave a talk about her life and relationship ...

One brisk morning in October, combined classes from Star Community School, an alternative education high school located in the Seabright neighborhood, hopped into vans and traveled to downtown Santa ...

NEW YORK - Color on petals and patterns in bark at the Queens Botanical Garden make a vibrant setting for considering the future of our planet for a special group of students. Twenty one members make ...

Credit: Crocheted Protest Sign Displayed at Lafayette Square, Washington, DC, London Kaye, 2020. Fiber and synthetic fiber. Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution. What does utopia look ...

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the curation and stewardship of poetry archives related to ...

Aaron Maybin, a former National Football League star, retired from professional football in 2014 to pursue a notable track in art and philanthropy full time, with the mission of encouraging ...

We often think of art as a luxury; something to admire on a museum wall or enjoy at a concert after work. Beautiful and even moving, but optional. However, psychologists today are making the case that ...