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'We exist': Public art project gives India's transgender community a voice

Priti Salian

March 21, 2018 |

NBC News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

The Aravani Art Project is a project that works to raise the visibility and voice of the trans community in India. It does so by employing them to paint murals across the country (and even one in Sri Lanka) featuring slices of life as a trans person. It took time to build trust with the community at first, but eventually the people behind the project developed a system of idea conception to realization with their participants. Over time they have developed long-term relationships with each other, and the trans community is slowly becoming comfortable with having a public voice.

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Can Art Heal? How A Lagos Creative Group Is Using Art As Therapy

Chibuike Alagboso

March 12, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The pediatric oncology ward at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital is using art therapy to help their patients heal emotionally from treatment. The Arts in Medicine Project utilizes several forms of artistic expression to help patients express their emotions.

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Instagram art project spreads awareness about femicides in Mexico

Paola Mardo

March 02, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico

The project No estamos todas (“We are not all here”) was founded to call attention to rising rate of female homicide victims in Mexico as well as to commemorate victim’s lives. Artists are commissioned to make a woman’s portrait—often incorporating aspects of their lives—and these portraits are shared on the project’s Instagram account. Since November of 2017, over 80 portraits have been made and shared.

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How to Fight Gentrification With a Comic Book

Mimi Kirk

February 06, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

The diverse Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota is filled with immigrants from all over the world. However, warning signs of gentrification are hinting at rising home prices that threaten the affordability of the area for its long-time residents. To ensure the neighborhood’s vision for the future is clear and accessible, local artists transformed the small area plan into a graphic novel that is helping residents have a voice in their community’s future.

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A new lick of paint can be all it takes to make cities safer for pedestrians

Anoush Darabi

January 30, 2018 |

Apolitical |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Redesigning streets to be more pedestrian-friendly can have big impacts on traffic safety and local business. A fast, easy and cheap way to weigh the pros and cons of such changes is to simply redraw street lines using paint or chalk, then measure public response. After a day-long pilot in Sao Paulo, 97 percent of locals supported making the proposed changes permanent.

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When an Elite Museum Prioritizes Inclusion

Catesby Holmes

December 31, 2017 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Museums all over the country are trying to attract diverse audiences. One of those is the Frick museum in New York which has a program called the Ghetto Film School project. Twenty students from the Bronx are selected to attend a weekly discussion-based seminar. At the end, students must write a script. “The winning script is turned into a movie and filmed at the museum.” “People should feel they can go to museums, learn something, and improve their lives in doing so.”

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VR at the Tate Modern's Modigliani exhibition is no gimmick

Jamie Rigg

November 28, 2017 |

Endgadget |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

Tate Modern’s 2017 exhibition on painter Amedeo Modigliani included a virtual reality recreation of Modigliani’s final studio in Paris. Seated on wooden chairs with VR headsets on, visitors can explore the studio and hear firsthand accounts of the space from Modigliani’s friends.

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Victims of Gentrification, Meet Your Patron Saint

Maya Kroth

October 02, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

In a rapidly gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood, two artists refurbished an icon and set up an altar for Santa Mari La Juaricua, a saint to protect residents from eviction. The saint raises awareness and acts as a reminder about housing issues and the icon has been taken up by the residents and has been used in processions and protests.

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Mexico's Cartoon Therapists

Elizabeth Cassin

July 25, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico

In order to address dynamics that may keep a child from talking about traumatic experiences, a Mexico City-based child psychologist developed Antennas. Antennas is an animated character controlled and voiced by the psychologist who, as an alien, can ask basic questions about people and relationships. This approach has been effective for psychologists and use of Antennas has spread to the judicial system as well.

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New Philly mural features work by formerly incarcerated artists

Dominique “Peak” Johnson

June 02, 2017 |

Billy Penn |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The mural at Eighth and Callowhill in Philadelphia was created by two formerly incarcerated artists. The work is part of a larger exhibition that brings attention to U.S. criminal justice reform through the artwork of currently and formerly incarcerated individuals.

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