Artivism: Art from the Heart
Offit Gallery
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Often the responsibility demanded by our relationships with others leads to a larger understanding and appreciation of one's responsibility to the world. Through love, we learn that what we give to one another is more important than what we may receive in return. And, by investing in our love and care for others, selfless relationships become more special, deep, and meaningful.
The annual exposition of Artivism focuses on artwork created in the spirit of love and generosity, as we close the seventh season of programming for weekly talks that connect us to each other -- building community, while raising awareness of significant issues that affect our lives and humanity -- sustainability, health, equity, justice, and peace, to name a few. Through a variety of mediums, and with open hearts and minds, we also provide the unique opportunity for artists, including students, teachers, and others, to gift their work to a charity or organization for a good cause.
Art from the Heart complements Student Voices in Print and Perpetuity, archival materials on display in the adjacent Third Floor Curiosity Cabinets; Thinking, Acting, and Learning: On Student Activism, a new Everett Cafe book display; and the recent interactive art installation, Spectrum of Togetherness.
Where: Offit Gallery
When: May 22nd - July 26th
Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation aims to generate community through multidisciplinary teamwork for a more dignified and meaningful coexistence. The overarching goal is to nurture confidence in taking continuous action from wherever we are by means of reciprocity.
Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation is jointly sponsored by Adelphi University, Sing for Hope, and the Gottesman Libraries. A movement with committed social artivists, Artivism: The Power of Art Social Transformation, grew out of Illuminations of Social Imagination: Learning From Maxine Greene, (Dio Press, 2019), edited by Teachers College alumni Courtney Weida and Carolina Cambronero-Varela, and Dolapo Adeniji-Neill, of Adelphi University.
