for faculty


ARTIVISM explores the intersections of political action and creative work across genre.   From written manifestos to street art, from political theatre to documentary film, this semester's focus topic will investigate the way our desires for activism and message impact our artmaking, as well as the ways that artmaking enhances political protest, subverts the status quo,  and furthers action across communities.  

We are currently seeking faculty members who would like to collaborate via curricular ties and related projects within their classes, as well as faculty or staff who have an interest in these areas and would like to participate in our programming--exhibits, panel discussions, workshops, and more...


HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE:

1.  Help us spread the word among students and your peers.  

We are working to get wide campus involvement in our exhibits and programs, and to develop a dialogue on campus about the ways are at and activism reinforce each other. This website will be growing and building throughout the semester with exhibits, roundtable discussions, artist features, resource guides, and more. 

2.  Curricular collaborations.  

Is your class developing projects that touch on any of the following areas:  activism, community, protest, the vote, social commentary?  Would you like to incorporate  elements of these in other classes?  If so, we would love to collaborate in showcasing student projects, developing and helping your students find resources (either as a class or individual consultations) , hosting virtual zine making workshops, and  other related programming.   We also host a regular ARTIVISM spotlight feature and would love to share any work in this vein your students are creating.

3.  Sharing your work and expertise.

Are activism, protest, commentary, and social justice part of your passions or research interests? Does your creative work embody activist principles?   We will be looking for Columbia community members to join many of the future discussions we will be facilitating  (virtual panels and rountables).  Are you  or have you created projects or done scholarship on related subjects and agree to be interviewed for this site?  Our exhibit calls for work are also open to faculty and staff. We would love to see you are working on!


contact Kristy Bowen ( kbowen@colum.edu) if you would like to get involved.