[cgfc] registration begins today--art and social movements

[Sarah Kanouse]

Registration begins March 15--sign up early, sign up often...

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Summer II Elective on Art and Social Movements

ARTPA 291: Art and Social Movements
Summer II (June 14-August 6)
T, Th 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Sarah Kanouse

This art elective course introduces students to a range of ways in 
which artists have participated in movements for social justice. The 12 
hour/week course is a hybrid seminar-studio experience with an emphasis 
on cross-disciplinary approaches, collaborative processes, and 
experiences beyond the classroom.

Socially-engaged art practices have always had an uneasy relation to 
both the art world and the academy, a relation which becomes all the 
more uncomfortable when political artists work closely with concrete 
movements for social justice. Conversely, artists allied with political 
organizations often find their roles painfully limited to lending a 
disposable cultural gloss to the ‘real’ politics.   This course seeks 
to correct these imbalances through uncovering political art's history, 
making artwork, and engaging in informed critical dialogue about what 
we create.

The primary instructor acts as a facilitator, posing critical questions 
and developing a framework for inquiry and experience. Much of the 
class, however, involves workshops by guest presenters, followed by 
projects using the forms they introduce. Guest presenters return during 
critique. Projects and guest presentations will be supplemented by core 
readings, supplementary video screenings, and a field trip to Chicago.

There will be $25 materials fee for this course.  Graduate credit may 
be available with special arrangement.

Questions?  Suggestions?  Please contact Sarah Kanouse at 
kanouse at uiuc.edu or 344-4662.