New Artivism

What is artivism? It is the coming together of art and activism, or art with a social justice message. It is aimed at raising awareness of social justice issues and/or spurring action on these issues. Artivism can take many forms, including, but not limited to, art installations, dance, drawings, murals, paintings, poetry, posters, songs, spoken word, street theater, zines, etc. For this assignment you will be creating an original piece of artivism. Unless you are already well-acquainted with another art form, I recommend creating a poem (at least a full page in length), poster, or short zine. The subject matter is up to you, as long as it is connected to (1) Latinx communities in the United States, and (2) a social justice cause or issue. Along with your original piece of artivism, you will need to turn in a one-page double spaced write-up on your piece. It should include the social justice issue your piece is about, the reasons you chose both this particular issue and the art form, and the type of social change you hope your piece can help to create. You will need to turn in the artivism you create- either as a word document in the case of poetry, or as a photograph or digital copy in terms of visual art. In the case of performing arts, you can submit a video of your artivism. If you have any question about this, feel free to contact me. You will be graded on the following criteria, each having equal weight: 1- Create an original piece of artivism 2- Show a clear connection to (1) Latinx communities and (2) social justice 3- Explain why you chose both (1) this issue and (2) this art form 4- Describe the social change you hope your piece can help to create