We, along with our colleagues at Creative Generation, read UNESCO’s International Commission on the Futures of Education’s paper outlining nine ideas for public action in education in a post-COVID world with great interest. UNESCO’s recommendations are necessarily vague, so as to be applicable to the broadest set of communities, but they are a strong jumping-off point that is well-aligned with Creative Generation’s mission and practices with regard to equity.
Read moreWhat Are you Willing to Give Up? (Part 2)
Our eleventh installment continues the conversation with our panel of guests including Robyne Walker Murphy, Toya Lillard and Durell Cooper, with our host Courtney J. Boddie from the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie Podcast, whom are all fighting for equitable arts education for BIPOC youth.
Read moreWhat Are you Willing to Give Up? (Part 1)
Our tenth installment features a panel of guests including Robyne Walker Murphy, Toya Lillard and Durell Cooper, with our host Courtney J. Boddie from the Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie Podcast, whom are all fighting for equitable arts education for BIPOC youth.
Read moreARTIVISM: Rock the Vote (through Art)
Many young artists in the United States are activating their creativity for social change at the ballot box and on important congressional funding measures. These individuals and coalitions aim to get out to vote, educate citizens on the issues, and fight for important causes. One of those causes is funding for Arts & Cultural Education and the creative sector of the U.S. economy which has been ravaged by the global coronavirus pandemic. In this edition of #Artivism, we will highlight the work of two Artivist practitioners and a group led by young artists that is fighting for congressional financial support for creatives, teaching artists, and cultural organizations.
Read moreWhitewashed
A personal story from André Solomon: “I am excited to uncover all the parts of me. The beauty of being human is that we are always changing with the capacity to rewire our behavior. Rewiring that I hope to apply to myself and the arts world because we both have work to do.”
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