Creating for Change

Climate Justice Committee mobilizes activists through art

Tosin Faseemo, Mira LaNasa and Peyton Sitz Climate Justice Committee (CJC), a local environmental activist group, uses its artistic platform to spread a clear message:…

Art that ignites – how student organizations use art as protest

Your guide to how The Minnesota Daily, The Wake Magazine and The Minnesota Student Association use art to advocate for social justice causes. By Mikayla…

Local visionaries: A look into art and social change

Minneapolis is home to a diverse and innovative art scene — and two local artists seek to incorporate social justice work into their art forms,…

Activism in Campus: Fighting for food sovereignty

By Adam Beiningen, Erica Lee, Olivia Oehmcke Uprooted and Rising in Minneapolis Uprooted and Rising (UnR) is a network of campus and community-based groups, or…

Wooden board with a painted blue and white heart. The words, in black, say Justice for George Floyd

Memorialize the Movement: Collecting and Preserving Artwork From the Minneapolis 2020 Uprising

Leesa Kelly is the Founder and Executive Director of Memorialize The Movement, an initiative to collect and preserve artwork created in response to the murder of George Floyd and the Minneapolis 2020 uprising.

Mind Over Matter: Exploring Mental Health Through Art

By: Audrey Pickering, Jaimee Kretsch, & Casey McCabe The Bigger Picture: College is an exciting time for young adults. There are new opportunities, and new…