“(as artists) How do you want to acknowledge the circumstances of your own production within a highly compromised economy. Let's be strategic about how we want to contribute to these structures and be tactical about how we want to interrupt or stall its ruthless logic."Julia Bryan-Wilson
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AWID is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide. They have an amazing array of resources : videos, presentations, publications, practical tools available on their website, and they are fierce fighters for gender justice around the world.
Inter Pares - which means among equals – believes in solidarity as an approach to international cooperation. For over 40 years, they have worked closely with activists and inspiring organizations throughout the world to build peace, advance justice and globalize equality. Please check them out!
I saw this video on the website of Feminist Art Coalition . It is an excerpt of an argument made by feminist art historian Julia Bryan-Wilson about the strategic practice of art to effect change . Short and very strong video. When you get to that page, you'll have to scroll down a bit. If you prefer to see it on the tube, click here .
PBS learning media produces free videos, interactive media and lesson plans for teachers, on many subjects. They have short learning videos about art and social justice which I find really helpful and inspiring.
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My studio is at the Artisan Village in Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada.
I am member of Arts Carleton Place and Smith's Falls and District Arts Council.
I am part of the Ottawa Mixed Media Artists Association where I have some mixed media pieces.
On Instagram as theytoohavetheirstory