Here is the document I read from at our last class. I hope it is helpful!
1. Art for social change has two major forms:Art that is made by professional artists in which social commentary lies in the content of the art « product » itself.
2. Art that is made by "non-professionals" and facilitated by specialized artist/facilitators working with community members. A form of cultural democracy that operates by:
- Working toward equity and justice
- Raising consciousness and awareness
- Fostering individual empowerment and participation
- Bringing people together and building relationships among individuals and groups
- Giving voice and telling stories
- Creating new visions and opening new imaginations for what the world could be
- Creating imaginative empath
- Creating dialogue
- Creating engagement, democratic inclusion, building community capacity
These activities can
• Create new forums for expression, discussion and for collaborative inquiry
• Provide space for alternative visions
• Provide tools and settings for both personal and public expression, and participation
• Assert the value of diversity and promote dialogue
• Unearth, preserve and extend cultural heritage
• Build understanding and imaginative empathy to resolve conflict
• Build community solidarity and engagement
• Create enlightened public policy (e.g. in community development, health promotion, sustainability agendas)
• Create networks (e.g. enable cross-sectoral social innovation)
• Build social capital
In many of these forms, the process of art creation is often more important than the product.
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