Projects tagged "CA"

Imagined Realms
Practitioner:
Julie Dillong
Date:
Jun 29 2015
Julie Dillon is a critically acclaimed illustrator, having been nominated and won multiple awards, including two Hugos and a Chesley. Her work often deals with science fiction and fantasy stories, and her work in the field has made her aware of the lack of diversity in this optimistic speculative fiction.
Artist Replaces Billboards with Photos of the Landscapes They’re Blocking
Practitioner:
Jennifer Bolande
Date:
Mar 14 2017
Visible Distance / Second Sight is an art installation by Jennifer Bolande for DesertX. The temporary artwork can be found along the Gene Autry Trail near Vista Chino (33°50’41.70”N 116°30’21.02”W), where a series of consecutive billboards have been replaced by perfectly aligned photos of the landscapes they are blocking. From the DesertX project page:
10 Rappers Turned Social Activists-Vince Staples
Practitioner:
Vince Staples
Date:
Jul 11 2016
Vince Staples mentioned Long Beach's Ramona Park approximately 80 times on his debut album Summertime '06 and even allotted the park two of its own tracks: "Ramona Park Legend Pt. 1" and "Ramona Park Legend Pt. 2." "The sun come down and guns come out, you know Ramona Park."
Brinco
Practitioner:
Judith Werthein
Date:
Jan 11 2005
Creative Time, Social Practice Archive: Brinco is an art project, product, and intervention created by the Argentinean artist Judith Werthein for the 2005 inSITE Biennial held on the border of Tijuana and San Diego. Brinco—Spanish for "jump"—is a specially designed shoe the artist created for illegal migrant workers and immigrants who navigate the border region at night.
Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo Bay
Practitioner:
California Department of Corrections
Date:
Mar 24 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, California Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo Bay The California Department of Corrections (CDC) has unveiled a new billboard campaign to assist the U.S. Navy with transparency at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Game of Floods
Practitioner:
Marin County Government
Date:
Apr 26 2017
Marin County’s “Game of Floods” teaches citizens how to make tough decisions for the future.
Getting Your Sh*t Together/GYSTInk
Practitioner:
Karen Atkinson and the GYST Team
Date:
Mar 7 2013
"Making Life Better For Artists" (on ongoing project) http://www.gyst-ink.com
The project: Give cameras to people with HIV. The pictures: Joy, grief, desire, hope
Practitioner:
David Gere, Gideon Mendel
Date:
Nov 28 2019
For artist Vasilios Papapitsios, going public with his HIV status has been gradual.
Life Line Booth
Practitioner:
Life Line Booth
Date:
Jan 1 2013
3-part webseries where Life Line Booths are set up with donated items in homeless communities for anyone's taking. In addition to practical aid, we provide blank canvases, paper and markers for visitors to express their thoughts and share their stories. Through these shared stories, we hope to shatter the stigmas about homelessness at large.
Transient Typewrite Project
Practitioner:
Melrose Poetry Bureau
Date:
May 13 2015
Founded by Bobby Gordon and Nayeli Adorador Knudsen, The Melrose Poetry Bureau is a public intervention involving a whole lot of typewriters, a public space, and the chaos that ensues. Once a location is picked for an intervention, Bobby and Nayeli pack up their collection of old and new, sleek and saggy typewriters and transport them to that place. They set up tables, distribute the typewriters, and invite people to come write poetry.
The Merit Shop
Practitioner:
Daniel Soares, Pedro Sampaio, Joao Stein
Date:
Jan 1 2014
This shop is more interested in people than it is in profits. If you've got some mad dance skills, or even just some mediocre ones, you can purchase a variety of goods at The Merit Shop in San Francisco.
Three Weeks in May
Practitioner:
Suzanne Lacy
Date:
Jan 6 2012
In May of 1977, artist Suzanne Lacy mapped every reported rape in LA for a period of three weeks. This project, aptly named "Three Weeks in May", was part of an extended performance which Lacy utilized as a means to expose LA's problem of violence against women. As a centerpiece for this project, Lacy used a large map where she recorded every reported rape in the area with the word RAPE.
No More War!
Practitioner:
Diego Marcial Rios Art & Design Works
Date:
Mar 2 2025
I will create a series of paintings with acrylics on canvas size 15" x 19". The subject of my art works will be the futility and immorality of modern warfare.
Lady Gaga Delivers Emotional Performance of ‘Til It Happens to You’ at the 2016 Oscars
Practitioner:
Lady Gaga
Date:
Feb 28 2016
http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lady-gaga-performs-til-it-h...
Max Factor 26 billboard improvement campaign launches the Billboard Liberation Front
Practitioner:
Billboard Liberation Front
Date:
Dec 1 1977
For 35 years, the Billboard Liberation Front have been altering public advertisements in San Francisco under the cover of night, strategically changing words or phrases to invert the intended message of corporate sponsors. Considering their guerrilla reclamation of public space an "improvement of outdoor advertising," the BLF regards the advertisers whose billboards they improve as clients, for whom they are performing a vital service.
Grammys 2015: Abuse Survivor Brooke Axtell
Practitioner:
Brooke Axtell, Katy Perry
Date:
Feb 8 2015
Grammys 2015: Abuse survivor Brooke Axtell talks Katy Perry, advocacy by Nardine Saad Domestic abuse survivor and advocate Brooke Axtell captivated audiences watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday with a stirring spoken-word piece before Katy Perry's performance of her ballad "By the Grace of God" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Aqua Line
Practitioner:
Heavy Trash
Date:
Jan 1 2000
Creative Time, Social Practice Archive: In 2000 Heavy Trash, an anonymous arts organization of designers, architects, and urban planners, implemented its Aqua Line project throughout various parts of Los Angeles. The project involved the installation of false "Future Station Location" signs in the downtown area, notifying passersby of the impending construction of a subway that would connect the downtown to the Westside.
#BeyChella
Practitioner:
Beyonce
Date:
Apr 14 2018
Beyoncé delivered an intensely, unapologetic celebration of Black and HBCU culture at the Coachella Festival 2 weekends in a row. Not only were her performances some of the best live performances to date but they sent a pretty significant message to the world. Here are some assessments of this beautiful demonstration of Blackness and Black Girl Magic: From BBC News:
1.5 °C is Dead! Climate Revolution Now!
Practitioner:
Scientist Rebellion
Date:
Apr 6 2022
A NASA scientist and three others were arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday after chaining themselves to the doors of a Chase Bank office building.
Bridgetown DiY
Practitioner:
Bridgetown DIY
Date:
Jan 2 2011
Bridgetown DIY is a not-for-profit social center and music/art space. We are dedicated to empowerment through education, collaboration, and sharing.
HOODsisters
Practitioner:
HOODsisters
Date:
Jan 1 2015
(Honoring our Origins, Ourselves and our Dreams) is an all-womyn and womyn-identified crew from the northeast San Fernando Valley dedicated to creating awareness through public art.
Silent River Film Festival
Practitioner:
Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
Date:
Oct 10 2011
Cinema is a popular medium for people to escape the real world. It provides comedy, drama, and endless entertainment. But Kalpna Singh-Chitnis saw an even greater potential for film. She believed that this art form could be utilized as a means to highlight social causes, so she created the Silent River Film Festival.
Compton's Cafeteria Riot
Practitioner:
Costumers at Compton's
Date:
Aug 2 1966
Compton's Cafeteria, 24 hour diner in S.F.'s Tenderloin was a hang out spot for trans women, drag queens, and sex workers. It was a place for the community to meet up for an expensive meal, a place to chit chat, and let each other know they made it through the night alive. They were often harassed by police and arrested for female impersonation. Finally one night in August the Compton's costumers weren't going to take it anymore.
Grammys featured on-air weddings of 34 couples
Practitioner:
Grammy Awards
Date:
Jan 26 2014
LOS ANGELES — At the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, pop’s megastars will compete for the music industry’s most prestigious trophy, and put on flashy performances that are sure to ricochet through social media.
Cabaret Con-Sensual
Practitioner:
Bitsy La Bourbon, More Than No
Date:
Aug 1 2016
“Cabaret Con-Sensual is an effort comprised of actors, dancers, comedians, producers, writers, and other artists who strive to champion consent and discuss rape-culture through the subversive, yet expressive medium of the performing arts.” The show was created by Bitsy La Bourbon, founder of the anti rape campaign and non profit organization More Than No.

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