This afternoon, I’ll be phoning the original Guerrilla Gardener, Richard Reynolds, to say hello. We’ll conduct a formal interview in the near future, and are giving our readers a chance to ask questions directly. Submit your questions in the comment section, and we’ll give Richard a chance to answer!
SPEAK OUT is seeking current political and social art/design meant to persuade, inform and/or educate audiences in a visually overstimulating landscape. The exhibit will be on display at 516 Arts in Albuquerque, NM, from November 1 - December 20, 2008.
In the past, the power of print was enormous; people could be jailed for what they said, performed or put in print, and this is still true today in a few countries. In our present culture we are bombarded by a plethora of messages that jostle for our attention and flood our eyes and ears through print, performance, email and the internet.
Showcased in this exhibit are artists and designers from around the world that rise above the din with urgent, cogent images. Selections will be curated by invitation and from this call for art.
After last week’s roundup of subversive stitchers, it’s fitting to bring you Ulrika Erdes and her public embroidery. While she doesn’t set out to be subversive (or to change the world in any way other than to make you smile) her work is unique and presents a new opportunity for activist artists to use craft to stage public interventions.
Thank you all for your votes so far! Due to your support, we’re ahead of the pack, but it’ll take more votes to earn us a spot in the Art of Politics 2008 show. Below you will find our submissions, with specs and details.
The Groundswell Collective submitted four poster designs for the competition.
Throughout the month of May 2008, a democratic People’s Choice system of voting will determine which posters make it to the final round. Three posters will be chosen as the final contest winners in early June.
Help us make it to the final round! Follow the links below to vote:
Click “Read more” to see our other submissions.
