Social Activism in Mixed Media Projects

Art.with.a.Message.

What is Art with a Message?Activist art is intended for a wider audience, and sets out to

create awareness for those who have been marginalized and disenfranchised (I.E. The people of Nicaragua) so they can be seen and given a voice.

Activist art incorporates the use of public space to address socio-political issues and to encourage community and public participation as a means of bringing about social change.

It aims to change society by opening up the dialogue, raising consciousness, and empowering individuals and communities to create positive change .

About nicaragua: ANSWERS

About Nicaragua: ANSWERS• 2009 Elementary School Classroom for Village of San Martin, Nicaragua

Project Cost: $14,725.85BackgroundNicaragua, bordered by Honduras and Costa Rica in Central America, is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Over 28% of the population in Nicaragua lives in poverty with a per capita average annual income is $945. According to UN figures, 80% of the indigenous population lives on less than $1 per day.

Nicaragua: current classroom state

About the US….• More than $11,000 is spent on each student PER YEAR in the US.• The US is tied for first place with Switzerland when it comes to

annual spending per student in it’s public schools• Approximately 85% of students in the US are enrolled in tax-

subsidized public education which costs over $500 BILLION to fund EACH YEAR on approximately 132,600 primary and secondary schools = over $3.5 million per year/per school

• We have a literacy rate of 99% and a drop out rate of 6.6% - however, 75% of crime in the US is committed by high school dropouts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States

Why we believe in this….

http://www.odfl.org/article.php?story=2013Nicaragua

http://odfl.org/galleries/2014Nicaragua/images

/ http://odfl.org

/galleries/2014SouthAfrica/images/

Watch the video about who ODFL is

1.South Korea2.Japan3.Singapore4.Hong Kong5.Finland6.UK7.Canada8.Netherlands9.Ireland10.Poland

International “Education” Rankings

The United States places 17th in the developed world for education, according to a global report by education firm Pearson.Finland and South Korea, not surprisingly, top the list of 40 developed countries with the best education systems. Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore follow. The rankings are calculated based on various measures, including international test scores, graduation rates between 2006 and 2010, and the prevalence of higher education seekers.

PROJECT OPTIONSCollection Boxes: use a combo of the paper template and tape techniqueYour pair will be given a teachers name, make a flashy/personalized box to collect funds in their homeroomMixed Media Poster OR ZINE Spread-an 11x17 inch art poster illustrating an idea/fact that will create awareness for ODFL using mixed-media collage style including images, stencil, block print, drawn design or collage.-The poster will be installed around campus to further support ‘the cause.’- Create a mixed-media mini magazine to be handed out to homerooms

TAPE SCULPTURE: One group per period will be chosen to complete a tape sculpture to be displayed on campus that support our ODFL goal and mission of bringing about awarenessPROPOSE YOUR OWN:-Come up with another creative way to support the ODFL project around campus!IE: ODFL fence weaving,Decorate a large collection box for other supplies, instagram frame with text like “I just donated” etc

Collection boxes

Collection boxes• Each pair will adjust

& personalize a box, for their chosen homeroom

• The box can be personalized for the teacher, and should stand out to encourage students to donate.

• How you design and decorate your box is up to you!

• Click link for more student samples

Collect Box Ideas!

Start with a simple box shape and add additional pieces and decorations to turn it into a themed box

Additions on top or back to serve a purpose or for decoration

Diorama message or themed according to the class your box will be put in

Or no message at all- just an original design

A few more examples:

Student Samples …

More student samples…http://3dart653.blogspot.com/2013/03/odfl-collection-boxes-for-gahr.html

What is our goal going to be this year? How much do we want to raise? How many students do we want to go on the service trips with us?What incentives from teachers and staff do you want to see happen to encourage more donations? How can we each help out?

Our Goals this year 2015We have raised $8,200 as a school, since 2013

Student and Teacher participants on the trip:

Cost per person:

$1 per student at Gahr& student trip scholarships.

Project Option 2:Mixed Media

Poster

For this project…• -You will be creating a work

of art that sends a message to your viewer

• -Your point of view may be extremely obvious OR it may be obscured and be able to be read multiple ways

• -The specific proposal for your project should be something you feel strongly about or connected to

• -You may choose to use words/text to better help get your point across but text is not required.

Classic examples of POSTER ART with a message: American Propaganda

Shepard Fairey• Born in 1970 (42 years

old, probably the youngest artist we will study)

• He went to RISD (Rhode Island School of Design)

• While at RISD Fairey made his infamous “Andre the Giant has a Posse” and “Liberated” posters

Getting the Message OutFairey’s idea of

phenomenology was carried out through posting up images and posters all around the world

Some of the images were vague in meaning and some had very clear and bold messages

War and art from Shepard Fairey

War as a theme

The environment as a theme

Education as a theme

Peace as a theme

Dada Style Collage:

“fighting discrimination with facts, humor and fake fur since 1985”•Theme: “reinventing the ‘F’ word: feminism•Call themselves: “the conscious of the art world” •Employ guerrilla tactics by putting up posters and flyers in public places

Guerilla Girls

The role of women in the art world

Chris Jordan• Running the Numbers looks at

contemporary American culture through the lens of statistics.

• Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); The photo to the right depicts one hundred million toothpicks, equal to the number of trees cut in the U.S. yearly to make the paper for junk mail.

Guns

photos depict 29,569 handguns, equal to the number of gun-related deaths in the US in 2004.

Mixed Media Poster Examples

zines

Time to make your own…Zine:-a 5.5x8.5 inch zine (pronounced Zeen), a do-it-yourself style pamphlet exposing truths and spreading the word about the ODFL movement. -You and your group will create a cut-and paste layout for a spread (2 pages), using various materials like type, stamps, handwritten notes, bits of paper, images from the web or magazines, fabric, hand drawn designs or images, etc.-The best spreads will be photocopied and distributed around campus in the form of a zine. We need center spreads, front and back cover.

Zine examples

Scott Chenoweth

Click the link ^

Link to Zine made by gahr students