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Assignment:

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. Most of the music videos we have watched at the beginning of class this semester can fairly be described as examples of artivism. 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.

Creating an original piece of artivism. i recommend 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) communities of Color 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 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.

You will be graded on the following criteria, each having equal weight:

1- original piece of artivism using creativity

2- Show a clear connection to (1) communities of Color and (2) social justice

3- Explain why you chose both (1) this issue and (2) art form

4- Describe the social change you hope your piece can help to create