Tactical Media: Collective Brainstorm & Poster Swap with SPCUNY Co-Director Gregory Sholette and Viva Ruiz

CTHQ 59 E 4th St, Floor 7, New York, NY, United States

How do you intervene in fast-paced media narratives by engaging art and design? What does it look like to subvert hyperstimulation towards a political means? Inspired by Creative Time’s powerful and iconic public media campaigns that served as direct provocations, this event brings together artists and organizers Viva Ruiz and Gregory Sholette to reflect on their work spanning multiple contexts and social frameworks.

Free

Public Knowledge: The hidden hands of artistic (re)production

Camden Art Centre Arkwright Rd., London NW3 6DG, United Kingdom

The myth of the artist working alone in the studio overlooks the contributions of many uncredited workers involved in the production, circulation, display, and maintenance of artworks. To highlight their contributions, participants—including academics, practitioners, and art workers—will share their experiences and explore historical practices across various facets and geographies of the art world. SPCUNY Co-Director Gregory Sholette is among the speakers.

The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art

James Gallery 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Join Gregory Sholette, Ph.D. and Jennifer Jones for a discussion about the role of art in political and social movements and how art can function as a site of resistance and a tool for societal change. This conversation will explore some of the themes of his most recent book, "The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art," such as the concept of "dark matter" in the art world, the dynamics between institutionalized art and grassroots activism, and the evolving role of artists in contemporary social struggles.

we turn to time: Screening and Discussion

Rosenthal Library Auditorium 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, NY, United States

Join Social Practice CUNY Co-Director Chloë Bass, James Lowry (Professor and Chair, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies), and Daniel Pravit Fethke (Co-Producer, we turn to time) for a special single-channel screening of Bass’ film project we turn to time. The screening will be followed by a talk-back between Bass, Lowry, and Fethke about artists working in archival processes.

Free

What Else? A Comedy Show about the Solidarity Economy

Maker's Ensemble 13 Grattan St. #408, Brooklyn, NY, United States

What Else? is a series of co-created solidarity economy themed comedy shows. the shows will hold a practice of shared laughter as we answer the questions: what can the solidarity economy offer us, after and instead of capitalism, humorously, breathfully? how can humor make the solidarity economy compelling, inviting, appealing? what's funny and beautiful about it?

Run Amok: Asian Americans in Hardcore Punk

Lincoln Center 1887 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Three Asian American-led East Coast hardcore punk bands—No Model, Material Support, and Dog Breath—join forces for an epic showcase. Lyrically, these groups create music that addresses generational trauma, racism, war, social justice, and liberation in service of opening a conversation about the state of the punk scene and the use of the genre to assert fully empowered Asian American narratives rooted in anti-colonial resistance. Their work embraces the struggle of every person raging against oppression and inequality, both at home and abroad.

Free

sankofa ripples freedom fancy

Klapper Hall 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, New York, United States

QCMFA candidate, brandon king’s week long Thesis Show, “sankofa ripples freedom fancy” will offer an opening reception, exhibition visits, VR salon, and sound immersion experiences.

It’s the Time of the Season

College of Staten Island

It’s the Time of the Season is an interactive public event presented by Prem Krishnamurthy and Sam Rauch: Department of Transformation (DOT). Amid a deepening crisis of isolation and loneliness, how might art and design function as ways of reconnecting at both individual and communal scales? In this participatory talk, *Prem & Sam frame how art and design can prototype new formats for togetherness, learning, and collective healing.

Deported U.S. Veterans Immersive Exhibit

Baruch College Vertical Building 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Save the date and join us for the Deported U.S. Veterans Immersive Exhibit at Baruch College on November 13th, from 11 AM to 3 PM. The event is open to all ages, and no RSVP is needed.

OUR STUDIES SHOW Session 1

Center for Performance Research

OUR STUDIES SHOW stages philosophy of mind as experimental processes of social mapping and modal operations. Considering our inhabitation of our own body-minds as legitimate empirical study (e.g. “instances of human thinking”) and our intuitions and ideas as important philosophical contributions, we practice thinking together.

OUR STUDIES SHOW Session 2

CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States

OUR STUDIES SHOW stages philosophy of mind as experimental processes of social mapping and modal operations. Considering our inhabitation of our own body-minds as legitimate empirical study (e.g. “instances of human thinking”) and our intuitions and ideas as important philosophical contributions, we practice thinking together.