Take a graffiti workshop, watch the film "Louder than a Bomb" or a demonstration from the University of Hip-Hop at the Evanston Art Center. We're hosting a 3-day educational program from May 3 through May 5 around street art called Street Arts as Public Pedagogy: Learning From the Margins. The goal of these events is to highlight the artistic and cultural efforts of those working in the realms of graffiti, hip-hop, education, and the visual arts so that we may grow visibility and awareness of these practices for audiences who may or may not have direct contact with them.
-Film-Screening: Louder Than a Bomb (Friday 7-9pm)
Hosted by Director of Education Keith Brown
-Hip-Hop Education Day (Saturday 12-6pm)
University of Hip-hop, Jocorey Jenkin’s VOICE project, North Lawndale CP Peace Warriors, with Robin D’Averso, North Lawndale CP debate team “Freedom Fighters,” and Kuumba Lynx
-Graffiti Writers Art Presentation (Sunday 1-3pm)
Chris Silva, Ruben Aguirre, and Jordan Nickel
-Educators Panel Discussion (Sunday 3-5pm)
Andres Hernandez, Craig Harshaw, Miguel Aguilar, Jorge Lucero, and Caitlin Bruce
Special Thanks To:
Jon Siskel, Editor at Siskel and Jacobs Productions
Lavie Raven, Minister of Culture at University of Hip-hop
Jocorey Jenkins, VOICE project
NLCP Peace Warriors, with Robin D’Averso
NLCP debate team “Freedom Fighters”
Kuumba Lynx
Chris Silva, artist
Jordan Nickel, artist
Ruben Aguirre, artist
Andres Hernandez, Art Education Professor at SAIC
Jorge Lucero, Art Education Professor at University of Illinois
Miguel Aguilar, artist and adjunct professor at SAIC
Craig Harshaw, Executive Director of Insight Arts
Caitlin Bruce, Rhetoric and Public Culture PhD student at Northwestern University
The promotional image for this project was supplied to us by participating Chicago artists Chris Silva and David Cuesta.
http://dailynorthwestern.com/2013/05/05/city/evanston-art-center-educates-community-on-street-art/