Designed to foster dialogue and encourage positive social change through the arts, Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation, co-founded and co-produced by Argie Agelarakis and Carolina Cambronero Varela in the Spring of 2021, is an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration between Adelphi University, The Gottesman Libraries of Teachers College | Columbia University, and Sing for Hope. With weekly multi-modal events offered free of charge and open to all, Artivism presents diverse artists, activists, academics, and creative practitioners from around the world in conversations, workshops, and performances that center on how the arts transform lives and environments hyperlocally, citywide, nationally, and globally.
The Artivist Award, sponsored by Sing for Hope, honors those who embody the intersection of art and activism and inspire positive impact in their communities. Each season, Artivist Award recipients are chosen by an interdisciplinary independent committee for their exceptional contributions to society and dedication to advancing social justice.
For more information, visit https://www.adelphi.edu/artivism/
"It has all the ingredients of activism, but is charged with the wild creations of art. Artivism—where edges are pushed, imagination is freed, and a new language emerges altogether."
