The creative instigator's handbook : a DIY guide to making social change through art / Leanne Prain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prain, Leanne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, British Columbia : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2022]

Summary:

From the co-creator of the seminal craftivism book Yarn Bombing: a guide for creatives to make impactful, socially engaged art projects.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Calling All Creative Instigators

How to Make Everything Out of Anything: Thomas Dambo (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Make Your Own Rules: Aram Han Sifuentes (Chicago, IL)

Chapter 2. Get Comfortable with Your Creative Voice

Focus On Your Mission: The Horrible &amp

Wonderful Project (Portland, OR)

Inspire Others to Inspire Yourself: The BE MIGHTY Project (New York, NY)

Be Truly Yourself: Meg Lewis (Minneapolis, MN)

Chapter 3. What Activates You?

Collective Action: The Evolution of The Red Dress Awareness Campaign &amp

Installation (Comox Valley, BC)

Bear Witness: The Tiny Pricks Project (San Francisco, CA / New York, NY)

Chapter 4. Coconspirators Unite!

A Shared Vision with Different Perspectives: Mustaali Raj and Minahil Bukhari (Vancouver, BC)

Create Play: Hot One Inch Action (Vancouver, BC)

Trust in Collaboration: The Spirit of the Animals Is in the Wheels (Detroit, MI)

Chapter 5. Learn More: Do Your Research

Researching Radical Hospitality: Sara Clugage (New York, NY)

Reimagining Public Space: Alley-Oop (Vancouver, BC)

Expanding Material Practice: Katherine Soucie (London, England)

Chapter 6. Practice Makes Perfect: Iterate and Prototype

Play in Public: Luke Jerram (United Kingdom)

Create a Platform for Others: The Global Angel Wings Project (Los Angeles, CA)

Citizen Stewards: The Little Free Library Project (Hudson, WI)

Chapter 7. Be Your Own Megaphone: Promote That Thing

A Community Invitation: The Quarantine Quilt Project (United Kingdom)

Converting Chaos Into Opportunity: Kevin Spenst (Vancouver, BC)

Dream Bigger: The Poetry Society of New York (New York, NY)

Chapter 8. Make It Wondrous: Execute Your Project

Public Rituals: Candy Chang (New Orleans, LA).

Creativity Is Not Enough: The Center for Artistic Activism (New York, NY)

Chapter 9. The Pivot: How to Deal When the Love Is Gone

Collecting Stories: The Brooklyn Art Library (Brooklyn, NY)

Finding the Beauty in the Broken: The Heidelberg Project (Detroit, MI)

Chapter 10. Celebrate It! Memorialize Your Project

Art on the Move: The Projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile Project (Montreal, QC / Philadelphia, PA)

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781551528762

1551528762

OCLC:

1272909456