ARTivism: CHALK ART 4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
April 23, 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
Latino Cultural Center (LC B2)
Address
803 S. Morgan, Chicago, IL 60707
Cost
Free
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Featuring Chicago Artist Cori Nakamura Lin
Presented by the Latino Cultural Center and the Asian American Resource Center
Join the Latino Cultural Center in creating Chalk Art in honor of Earth Month!
Chalk Art has historically been used as guerilla art technique to bring issues of social justice in a temporary way to permanent institutions. This is an open studio where Chicago artist Cori Nakamura Lin will be creating their own Chalk Art piece while providing tips for creating illustrations and ecological art. Create your own design or write an environmental slogan for environmental justice along with the UIC community!
Create an Earth Month chalk art piece outside of the LCC related to one of the following themes:
Climate Resilience
Community Resistance
Clean Air, Land and Water
No professional art skills necessary, everyone welcome!*
*Materials for chalking will be provided & materials for poster-making will also be available.
Date: Tuesday April 23, 2024
Time: 1pm-3pm
Where: Outside of the Latino Cultural Center, Lecture Center B2
Cori (she/her) is an illustrator, archivist, and community organizer. Cori's art roots her communities in collective struggle by visualizing marginalized narratives and illuminating concepts of abolition, care, and generational curse-breaking. Her work has been published by HarperCollins, the LA Times, the History Channel, WBEZ Chicago, and more. By pushing us to imagine future(s) beyond this current dimension, Cori makes art that fuels action. She organizes with Nikkei Uprising. www.corilin.co | @cori.lin.art
If you would like to submit a design to ensure your artwork has a dedicated space, please email Nat Ayala (nayala3@uic.edu) by Monday, April 15th. Student organizations and collectives are especially encouraged to submit a sketch. Materials will be provided during the program for anyone who would like to create their own chalk art outside of the LCC! All skill levels are welcome, no experience required.
Date posted
Apr 8, 2024
Date updated
Apr 26, 2024