Student Art Submissions, Spring 2017

In the Spring of 2017, this ARTivism project was initiated by students and the UIC Latino Cultural Center to support creative practices that can catalyze change to advance social and environmental justice. The LCC invited all creatives from the UIC campus and neighboring communities to participate by submitting their original activist work* related to one of the “Calls to Action” topics listed below.

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Demand Safe Zones
Alonzo Zamarrón
“Demand Safe Zones”

Support the Immigration Safe Zones Act (HB0426)

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Sunset over Irving Park
Lena Guerrero Reynolds
“Everyday Beauty”

At 7 am on March 16th, the new Trump Administration released their budget proposal to fund the federal government for the coming fiscal year (FY2018). The Trump proposal includes massive budget cuts (more than $54 billion in cuts to domestic programs in one year alone). The proposal includes the proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the Corporation for National and Community Services (Americorps), among other federal agencies.

Take 2 minutes now to contact your members of Congress and join the #SaveTheNEA campaign.

Education Access
Ian Torres
“Resilience”

Support the Student ACCESS Bill (SB2394)

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Reproductive Justice 1
Ewelina Rusek
“My Body, My Choice” The hummingbirds symbolize the reproductive freedom that womyn should have. Womyn should be able to make their reproductive decisions without fear.

ACTION: Protect Choice in Illinois!

Repeal Hyde Art Project – Create Your Own Installation!

Reproductive Justice 2
Kimmy Camacho
“Triggered” This piece was inspired by the late artist Georgia O’Keeffe who often depicted vaginas to look like flowers in her paintings. This male is using a woman’s femininity against her, much like those (government or not) that don’t think that women are intelligent enough to control what they do with their bodies. Despite being shot, she still remains standing. Women are resilient and magnificent beings. Just like flowers, we are reborn again when the storm passes. We take up space. We will use the stems in our veins to bloom bigger and more powerful than ever. Our femininity is an essentially weapon, and I’d like to invite the audience to fight like a girl.

ACTION: Protest Choice in Illinois!

Repeal Hyde Art Project – Create Your Own Installation!

Barrio, respira
Vicko Alvarez
“Barrio, respira” was created as a commission for the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO). The piece depicts individuals of a community coming together to transform an area overtaken by concrete into an area capable of growing a larger than life sunflower.

#NoDAPL Solidarity – Join an Action!

Earth Day, April 22, 2017 – Join the March For Science Chicago!

April 29, 2017 – Join the People’s Climate March – Chicago!