The Art of Justice
L.A. Lee YMCA Mizell Community Center What’s Your Elephant and Niki Lopez Presents :
The Art of Justice: Art-Making as Catalyst for Social Justice and Collective Action
L.A. Lee YMCA Mizell Community Center and Niki Lopez of What’s Your Elephant present “The Art of Justice: Art-Making as Catalyst for Social Justice and Collective Action” an art-making series that features social justice-themed presentations, artist-led workshops across literary, visual, and performing arts, and culminating showcases that highlight the work created in the workshops while encouraging critical conversations about access, advocacy, agency, and collective action.
What’s in the Box: The Art of Justice – Culminating Virtual program and performance
Culminating virtual exhibition & showcase: Wednesday, February 169 PM EST RSVP
All programs were VIRTUAL on Zoom and streamed LIVE to Facebook
Watch the previous workshop/community dialogue & showcase
Art of Justice: Art-Making workshop w/ Niki Lopez and Alana DaCosta + community dialogue. Focus: Access + Equity:
Art of Justice: Virtual Showcase + Community Dialogue featuring QUICKThePoet. Focus: Access + Equity:
The Art of Justice: Art-Making workshop + community dialogue with Kianga Jinaki and Patrice Walker:
The Art of Justice: Virtual Showcase featuring a performance by Alana DaCosta:
The Art of Justice: art-making workshop with poet Adejare A. McMillan and filmmaker Cathleen Dean:
The Art of Justice: Virtual Showcase featuring a performance by poet Adejare A. McMillan:
The Art of Justice: Art-Making workshop + dialogue with Khaulah Naima Nuruddin and Sheree L. Greer:
The Art of Justice: Virtual Showcase featuring performance by text-based artist Sheree L. Greer
Dates are subject to change without notice, please check back on this web page to confirm.
Artists are inherent risk-takers and creative problem-solvers, and the bold leadership of socially responsible artists have much to contribute to the struggle for justice and equity in our communities. With “The Art of Justice: Art-Making as Catalyst for Social Justice and Collective Action,” What’s Your Elephant and the L.A. Lee YMCA Mizell Community Center invite the community to engage with local artists whose passion for activism and outreach informs their creative work. Lead by artist, advocate and social practitioner, Niki Lopez, this art-making series centers local artist-led workshops across literary, visual, and performing arts while encouraging critical conversations about access, advocacy, agency, and collective action.
“The Art of Justice: Art-Making as Catalyst for Social Justice and Collective Action” provides an opportunity for members of the community to create art in response to social justice themes that affect their livelihood and reflect their experiences. No formal art background is required to participate, and all are welcome. The workshops, which include a social justice presentation, responsive art-making, and community dialogue, take place on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8 PM EST. On Saturdays, from 1- 3 PM EST, the community is invited to view the workshop-created art, watch special performances from local artists, and participate in an open mic.
Support for this project has been provided by the following Funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Oakland Park Woman’s Club, David and Francie Horvitz Family Fund, Ann Adams Fund and the Mary and Alex Mackenzie Impact Fund
About the Community Foundation of Broward:
Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward helps families, individuals and organizations create personalized charitable Funds that deliver game-changing philanthropic impact. 479 charitable Funds represent more than $200 million in assets, distributing $131 million in grants over the past 36 years. The Community Foundation provides bold leadership on community solutions and fosters philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. The Foundation empowers visionaries, innovators and doers to create the change they want to see in the community – and to BE BOLD. www.cfbroward.org
Lead Artist:
Niki Lopez
Feature contributors:
Khaulah Naima Nuruddin
Alana DaCosta
Ciatta Thompson
Press:
August 2021 – Niki Lopez challenges social injustice with new workshop – The Westside Gazette (click to read)
If you would like to join the eList for Niki Lopez to get updates on upcoming Aya Arts Programing and other creative happenings: http://eepurl.com/eqUc
The Circle:
The Circle: LIVE with Niki Lopez is a series sharing stories of our creative community, activists & social entrepreneurs. The 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 8:30 PM EST on: facebook.com/nikilopezcreative or youtube.com/c/Nikilopez19 or linkedin.com/in/nikilopezcreative. Click on some of the interviews below to learn more about the artists:
