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Call to Artists: Wall Street to Main Street Collaborative Art Project Deadline: February 1
Wall Street to Main Street is accepting proposals for collaborative art project linking Occupy Wall Street and the and the rest of America, via the small town of Catskill, NY. The Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWS) has focused its energy on the need for justice for the 99%. This project, Wall Street to Main Street, offers a platform for creative expression and dialogue focusing attention on an economically depressed community through inventive art exhibitions and cultural events.
Deadline:February 1
The project goals of Wall Street to Main Street
- To explore art as a way to understand the issues of the Occupy Movement with opportunities for education, communication, and a showcase of wildly creative artistic expressions;
- To highlight the vanguard role of artists in this and past movements, as well as the role communities play in nurturing their vision;
- To model a peaceful partnership between the cultural organizations, educational institutions, protesters, artists and the citizens who make up our communities;
- To explore ideas in art works that call attention to real-world economic problems, fundamental democratic processes, and an urgent need for systemic reform.
For more information, please visit Wall Street to Main Street: Call for Proposals/Entries
