The theme this year for Chicago Artists Month is “Crossing Borders”; starting in November, the Pop Up research station will resume our weekly on-air radio interviews with blogtalkradio.com/GYST-ink.
GYST Radio call-in number: (914) 338-0532.
Phantom Gallery Chicago and Phantom Galleries LA have come together with the intent to create a network of support for artists and arts organizations who are engaged in creative placemaking.
I attended the Roots and Remedies Conference in Detroit, Michigan, on July 17th, and have scheduled live interviews with art organizers from Oakland Artist Coalition who have transformed Detroit’s Historic North End neighborhood.
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| National Conference Attendees on Tour |
Tour public art sites along Oakland Avenue in Detroit's historic North End neighborhood with members of the Oakland Avenue Artists Coalition.
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| Proposed Flagship Location |
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| Urban Farming and Art Learn more about the initiative's historical context, recent public art projects, and glimpse future plans for the art corridor. We will end our tour at Oakland Avenue Farm and Market and stroll through this awesome example of the intersection of art, urban agriculture, and community engagement. |
Building a 21st Century Movement: Research Justice
How does research fit into our campaigns? What does it mean to integrate the principles and practice of research justice into our work? Participants walked away with concrete tools on how target research can make our social change campaigns more successful and how research can support campaign planning and execution.
We discussed how to redefine research and the idea of “expertise” on our own terms, highlight research as a tool we already use actively in our daily lives, and harness it to serve our needs. And we will collectively begin to surface the connections between the knowledge already existing in our communities and the political power we are trying to build.
This project is funded by Hatchfund, GYST, Phantom Gallery LA, and membership donations from Phantom Gallery Chicago Network, Creative-Currency, Praxis, UIC, EMU, Borderbend Arts Collective, with support from DCASE Chicago Artists Month.
