Adelphi Continues Art, Social Activism Project with Fall Events
Garden City, NY (09/07/2021) — Earlier this year, Adelphi University co-debuted an interdisciplinary series that combined art and social action to engage people in transforming society. This fall, the series, Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation, restarts with several virtual and in-person events that showcase how the arts can redress inequities, reflect all voices and push society forward.
The continuation of this ongoing project will include events that address sensory safety, fundraising through theater techniques, the complexities of restorative art, socially engaged art, poetry and more. This fall's lineup also includes international presentations and projects, including artivists from Greece, Iran, Poland, the Philippines, Ecuador, Russia, Costa Rica and France, to name a few of the represented countries. This initiative aims to generate community through multidisciplinary teamwork for a more dignified and meaningful coexistence, and to nurture confidence in taking continuous action from wherever you are by means of reciprocity.
The Artivism team includes Dr. Stephanie Lake, Director of the Criminal Justice Program in the Sociology Department; Argie Agelarakis, Adjunct Faculty member in The Criminal Justice Program; Carolina Cambronero Varela, Adelphi Alumna; and support from Dean Margaret Lally. Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation is sponsored by Adelphi University; Jennifer Govan, Library Director and Senior Librarian, Gottesman Library, Teachers College, Columbia University; and Sing for Hope.
According to Prof. Agelarakis, "This fall our presenters are from all over the world, providing a more global perspective of artivism and social change initiatives. We now have a European Liaison, Irini Ampoumogli, who will also be serving as a presenter in the Spring semester."
Significantly, Dr. Lake states, "we are looking forward to another fruitful experience with the Student Ambassador Program, wherein Adelphi students and other young people meet and exchange ideas with an artivist, present their own socially transformative creative work at the event, and introduce the main speaker. Last spring, students from Studio Art, Music, Dance, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Communications and Sociology served as Student Ambassadors, some parlaying their experience into internships with their respective organizations!"
Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation is possible thanks to the enthusiasm, kindness and good will of our collaborators and sponsors. As Carolina Cambronero Varela puts it, "trust engenders opportunities; and opportunity begets a more dignified coexistence."
Some of the events that will continue along with Artivism's Student Ambassador Program include:
Sensory Safety in an Art Museum
Monday, September 20, 2021 - 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
This talk will introduce the concept of sensory safety for museum inclusion and present the ways to ensure a safe visit for individuals with autism and other conditions that can be associated with sensory challenges.
Theatre as a Tool For Social Change Fundraising
September 27, 2021 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The vision of this workshop is that all attendees leave with new ways to integrate the arts into their fundraising mechanisms and programs.
Artivism Roundtable: Fall Arts Festival
October 6, 2021 - 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Artivists will discuss current projects and engage the audience through thought-provoking topics that inspire action towards social change via the arts.
October 25, 2021 - 6 p.m.
"Movement Matters" follows the trajectory of a dancer's life in NYC. Paz Tanjuaquio discusses her artistic path as a dancer, choreographer, and performer that leads to creating the nonprofit arts organization TOPAZ ARTS.
The Classroom at the Intersection of Art, History, and Social Justice
November 15, 2021 - 4 to 5 p.m.
Art Jones, award-winning filmmaker, will discuss the making of his documentary featuring Professor Cristina Zaccarini's "History, Mindfulness and Prison Reform" class, as both artistic work and amplifier of social justice action.
From Vortex to Peace: Poetry as a Pathway of Resistance
December 13 - 4:30 p.m.
In this presentation, Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz will discuss the writing of two full-length books of poetry as a way to deal with pain and joy and journey to self-love, and affirm her love of equity and her ancestors' legacy.
To learn more about Artivism and the upcoming events, visit adelphi.edu/artivism/
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Adelphi’s Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation Fall 2021 poster designed by Raphaella Marie Borrero Naula, student at UTPL of Loja, Ecuador.