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Teaching Artistic Activism

Great lessons inspire great projects. Changing culture and policy is a collective effort and there’s no need to work in isolation when sharing artistic activism methods in your community.

This repository includes curricula developed by the Center for Artistic Activism and alumni of our training.

Here’s an example, selected at random:

Utopia

Stephen Duncombe | 50 minutes

We discuss the importance of Utopian goals in giving us political direction, and how, in our campaigns, we need to begin … Read More with these – inspiring, motivating, common — dreams and work backwards to the particular objectives. While technical, short term objectives might inspire committed activists, larger and more vivid dreams are necessary to attract and motivate others. The ultimate goal we are walking toward needs to be built into each particular step in order to provide coherence, direction and inspiration. Examples from C4AA ‘s Steve Lambert’s own art practice are used as illustrations.

Keywords – Goals, Campaigns, Motivation

Feel free to use the lessons on this site – slideshows, text, and activities. We have offerings in French and English. These lessons are free to use and build upon All we ask is be sure to credit the Center for Artistic Activism and the author of the curriculum and re-submit any modifications.