Social & Civic Practice

On Telling the Stories of the Disabilities Community: Artist Teresa Jaynes, Playwright Suli Holum, Writer Terry Galloway, and Art-Reach's John Orr

We invited a group of artists and an organizational leader working to serve individuals with disabilities to discuss how art can offer new lenses through which to interpret people's lived experiences.

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Faustin Linyekula on Creating Accessible Art

Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula discusses why he is "constantly trying to find ways of being in dialogue with the city." 

Questions of Practice: The Village of Arts and Humanities' Aviva Kapust on Local Messages with Global Impact

Aviva Kapust on global messages that originate in the local environment.  

Questions of Practice: Cohabitation Strategies on Authorship and Community Engagement

Cohabitation Strategies on the concept of authorship when developing collaborative projects with communities that are not their own.

Questions of Practice: Artist Pepón Osorio on the Role of the Arts in Expanding Dialogue Beyond the "Local"

Visual artist and Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio talks about the relationship between artistic practice and "the local." 

Questions of Practice: Artist Ken Lum on Creating Art that Emanates from "the Local"

Artist Ken Lum discusses the importance of "the local" in the globalized realm of the visual arts.

Questions of Practice: Cohabitation Strategies on the Role of the Arts in Fostering Social Change

Cohabitation Strategies' Miguel Robles-Durán and Lucia Babina discuss how their community-based projects promote dialogue and social change. 

Questions of Practice: Visiting Scholar Kristy Edmunds on Why We Should Look Beyond the Local

In her concluding address as the Center's visiting scholar, Kristy Edmunds discussed the importance of providing a platform for national and international artists alongside local artists.

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Germaine Ingram on the Responsibilities of Creating Socially Engaged Art

Pew Fellow Germaine Ingram talks with us about the responsibilities of creating socially engaged art.

Questions of Practice: Mural Arts' Jane Golden on Seeing Creative Opportunity

Jane Golden walks us through her process when considering a blank wall at the beginning of a mural project.