Guerrilla Art 5: education activism

Proud to present the "Shout Out!"

Wheat pastes on the exterior building of Curie HS.

These artworks express the students' views on what art means to them. It's their "Shout Out" to you.

Art belongs in EVERYONE'S education. EVERYONE deserves access to art, no matter where you live, how big or small is your paycheck, whether or not you can afford the ticket to an exhibit, show, performance. WE ALL NEED ART IN OUR LIVES!

Thanks to Mr. Perry, our principal, we have permission to wheat paste the school!

So, look to the building:

Archer Parking Lot entrance

Archer Ave, B Building Wall

and more to come...

Remember these prints were made from hand-carved lino-blocks by the students of Xanos' Guerrilla Art Class (AKA Multimedia/World Art)

Here they are!

Students often tell me about their frustration at not being heard. Adults make decisions about their education. They feel as if they do not have input regarding their own educational experience.

Public Education is experiencing reform and change.
BUT what do the STUDENTS need? Who will hear them?

Guerrilla Students made 'zines about their viewpoints regarding a variety of current educational issues. Student generated a list of issues they are concerned about, then focused on a particular one they wanted to address. They researched multiple views of the issue, chose a personal stance, and created the 'zine to voice that stance.

Educational Issues addressed by students: Teacher Layoffs, School Lunches, Standardized Testing, TIF money, Budget Cuts, Inequity, Class Size, Appointed School Board, Student Activism, Tardy policies, Dehumanization, Longer School Days, Violence, Drugs, Loss of programs, Loss of the Arts, Poor or No supplies/books, etc..

"Zines are being distributed through a variety of means (stay tuned). Next week they will be displayed and given away at the Art Show "It's Not Just Art!" at Firecat Projects Gallery. May 22, 6pm - 10 pm. 2124 N. Damen, Chicago, IL.

Here they are.

WE HEAR YOU!