The 2024 Artivism Conference was a resounding success, bringing together artists, academics, and activists from around the world to explore the powerful intersection of art and social justice. Hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Design at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the conference highlighted the critical role that creativity plays in addressing pressing societal issues, such as gender-based violence, inequality, and human rights.
The Faculty of Arts and Design played a pivotal role in organizing and curating the event, ensuring a diverse and thought-provoking program that included panel discussions, workshops, performances, and exhibitions. Through its commitment to fostering innovative and socially engaged art practices, the Faculty demonstrated its leadership in the global artivism movement, providing a platform for important conversations and groundbreaking artistic expression. The 2024 Artivism Conference not only solidified TUT's reputation as a hub for creative activism but also inspired participants to continue using art as a tool for positive change.
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If we told you that you could make it rain using only your body, would you believe it?
That's what we told changemakers participating at three international social change conferences on three continents. Last month, at the Global Artivism Conference 2024 in South Africa, the Ashoka Changemakers Summit in Germany and ITAC7 in New Zealand, we arranged for changemakers to become rainmakers...all on the same day! It was a demonstration of the power of simplicity, collective action and imagination...and what nature has to teach us about our interconnectedness.
CAN's Science and Technology Advisor, Pal Honti, worked with the teams to create and coordinate a simple artistic exercise...that connected these gatherings across oceans, in ways they couldn't have imagined!
Now the magic revealed...watch how they made it RAIN!
If you want to conduct this powerful exercise at your gatherings and events too, search for toolkit on CAN's Tools section on the website.
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