Artivism
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.
Fall 2023: Award Recipients
Brenda Perez
Founder, Restorative Justice for the Arts, Mural Restoration Campaign
Spring 2023: Award Recipients
Anastasia Samara
"Photography for the Blind" project by Inclusive Lines.
Aggeliki Kosma
"Photography for the Blind" project by Inclusive Lines.
Fall 2022: Award Recipients
Monica Mayer
A Few of My Long-Term Feminist Art Projects (1978-2022).
Micah Oelze
Orchestrating Activism: Notes on Music, Audience and History
from 1930’s Brazil.
Spring 2022: Award Recipients
Stela Anastasaki
Towards a More Inclusive Culture: Opening Art and Culture to
People with Visual Impairment, the Mind’s Eye
Garyfalia Terizaki
The Cultural Center at the Public Central Library of Kalamata
(P.C.L KALAMATA): Using Art, a Universal Language, as a Means of
Communication and Expression
Spring 2021: Award Recipients
Cynthia Tobar
¿Dónde puedo ir? Searching for home
Fall 2021: Award Recipients
Eirini Linardaki
Cultures of Sharing, Research and Exhibition Project in New York
and Athens
Nina Bellisio
From Invisibility to Community- Teaching the Practice of
Creativity
For more information, visit https://www.adelphi.edu/artivism/
Testimonials
"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."