Art for Social Change
Some people in our community say that art not only helps promote social relationship and awareness, but encourages social change. Listen to segments of interviews with artists, art educators and art students about how art is a conversation.
Episode 1: University of Washington Tacoma, Professor of Interdisciplinary studies, Beverly Naidus talks about her experience in creating art for social change. (full interview aired in 2013)
Episode 2: Artist, Jasmine Brown describes what inspired her to create her art-piece on how the media portrays child deaths. (full interview aired in 2013)
Episode 3 : University of Washington Tacoma, Art students, Jenn Soikowski and Rachel Ervin describe how art builds community for them. (full interview aired in 2013)
Episode 4: University of Washington Tacoma Interdisciplinary studies professor, Beverly Naidus and her students (from 2013), Jenn Soikowski and Rachel Ervin describe how art shapes us. (full interview aired in 2013)
Episode 5: Music Educator, Clarence Acox gives his take on how deeply art curriculum can enrich students in public schools. (aired in 2009)
Art for Social Change
Some people might think of art as being easy-on-the-eye and created by professional artists to show off at fancy places. Beverly Naidus, a professional in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma, wants to make art accessible to anyone. She doesn’t stop there though – she wants art to spur and encourage social change.
Guests:
Professor Beverly Naidus the author of “Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame”.
Rachel Ervin is a writer and just graduated from UW Tacoma in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, with an emphasis in Arts, Media and Culture.
Jenn Soikowski is a current student at UW Tacoma with a double emphasis. One in Ethnic, Gender and Labor Studies and the other in Arts, Media and Culture, with an emphasis in Visual Art.
Listen to the interview: KBCS_M+I_20130620_Art for Social Change