Tortilla Social is an participatory project by artist Salvador Jiménez-Flores that transforms public spaces through the use of printmaking as a tool for self-expression, advocacy, art education, and food as a uniter of community. Tortilla Social es un proyecto interactivo que transformará los espacios públicos a través del uso del grabado como herramienta para la auto expresión, la abogacía, la educación artística y la alimentación como unificador de la comunidad. Check out this amazing video and visit Salvador’s site here!Read more
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Jeni Hansen Gard and “The Common Table”
The Common Table brought together a group of twenty-two women that share the physical space on the Wesleyan College campus. The building walls, division of majors, age, and many other factors can create a barrier that prevent students, faculty, and staff who enter the campus each day from ever encountering each other. This project aimed to encourage a diverse group of students, faculty, and staff to build community through a series of events and a shared meal that took place withinRead more
Project Canary Wrap-Up!
@Project Canary: Thank you to all our collaborators across the nation, @hahaworks, Tally Clay, Life Changers Church, @mac_art_ceramics, @taylorrobenalt, @mary.amalthea, @bigredclit, @pattybilbro, @lourdesceramics, @nationalclayweek and @sociallyengagedcraftcollective to name a few. Project Canary is still going. We are planning drops for Election Day and beyond. 💕💕@nicolegugliottiart and @lauren.karle #NCW #nationalclayweek #projectcanary #tellyourstory #sociallyengagedcraftcollective #collaboration #artandpolitics #socialengagement As a part of #NationalClayWeek, the Socially Engaged Craft Collective launched Project Canary, a collaborative, social, ceramic project that considers the real-life implications of UnitedRead more
Fairy Rings of the Midwest
By Gregory Hatch Fairy Rings of the Mid-West A socially engaged project where I engage with LGBTQA groups to create queer space and markers of queer presence. Toadstools are constructed out of a material that has an industrial history with the community I partner with and are displayed in a public area, with an event that focuses on revitalization for the area. This project aims to give participants a creative voice, connect the past and present, and give a physical, thoughRead more
SECC on Pots in Action (#PIAsociallyengaged )
By Mary Baumstark This week, the Socially Engaged Craft Collective is hosting Pots in Action! Follow along on Instagram @potsinaction or with our hashtag #PIAsociallyengaged Pots in Action is a “crowd sourcing project that collects and features the best photographs of handmade pottery in use by potters and ceramic appreciators all over the world.” Pots in Action was founded by Ayumi Horie, and the Instagram feed and website evolved from her original project. If you check out Ayumi’s website, there’sRead more
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