20/05/2022
Leeway define ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE as an art with a vision and an intentional analysis. It is an artistic or creative cultural practice that may operate in traditional or nontraditional mediums, modes, or disciplines. Art with a vision impacts people in many ways. It can:
> Raise consciousness
> Alter how we think about ourselves, our society, or our culture
> Create a vision of a more just world
> Be a tool or strategy for organizing and movement building
> Preserve or reclaim traditional cultural practices using your artistic practice as a form of resistance or empowerment
> Create space for expression and build a sense of community
> Challenge racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, ableism, or other oppressions
> Question mainstream culture and beliefs
> Shift or transform the perception of power and/or privilege and the dynamics associated with justice, equality, and/or accountability
> Value healing justice practices focused on strengthening communities, not just individuals
> Engage and utilize a reciprocal process — where there is teaching and learning simultaneously and the consent for engagement is mutual, as is the benefit for yourself as an artist and the community you are engaging
