"Social Change and the Arts" Summer Institute

July 19th (Turner Hall) & July 20th (Milwaukee Art Museum)

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Arts @ Large welcomes both teachers and community artist educators to this year's 2-day "Social Change and the Arts" Summer Institute featuring various presenters and workshops including:

DAY ONE @ TURNER HALL, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, LUNCH PROVIDED
Rhythmic Uprising, Movie Screening and Talkback
Benjamin Watkins, Director of Rhythmic Uprising-a documentary project that seeks to empower a movement of artists who are using Afro-Brazilian traditions to elevate the quality of life for children in the culturally rich region of Bahia, Brazil, will talk with participants about the film crew's experience with Arts Education organizations in Brazil and how these organizations have used the arts and creativity to revolt against oppressive circumstances.

The Legend of the Ibejis: Dissection of a Youth-led Digital Video Production
While filming Rhythmic Uprising in Brazil, director Benjamin Watkins and film collaborators took time out to aid community mentors in blending digital video effectively with their already honed art-education curriculums. One result was a youth-led video production featuring stories from Yoruba mythology. In his workshop, Watkins will dissect this successful month-long, youth-led, digital video production piece-by-piece to help attendees grasp the workflow and understand the importance of identifying the right script.  As with theater production, digital storytelling (when done right) transforms us socially.  Benefits include growth in critical thinking, sense of self, socialization, leadership, team-building, resource calculation, and more.  Video production marries these social benefits with hands-on experience learning technologies that will only continue to become more prevalent in our lives.  Bring your experience and knowledge to share while we learn how to best blend it with motion arts!

Revolution, Revolution, Dance
Milwaukee's Nago Capoeria Club will teach participants this Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance. Capoeria was created in the Congo and was brought to Brazil by slaves from Africa. Capoeira was very important because the slaves had to deceive their oppressors by making Capoeira look like a folkloric dance. Since actual combat would have intimidated the oppressors, the slaves never made contact with the other opponent while practicing in public. Rather they would use fast, evasive movements with their hands and feet while dodging blows from another opponent. Capoeira soon became an expression of freedom for African slaves and a way to fight their oppressors in any attempt of a revolt.

DAY TWO @ MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, 10:00 AM – 4:15 PM, LUNCH PROVIDED
Tour of To Speculate Darkly Exhibit by Theaster Gates
In this exhibition, curated by The Chipstone Foundation, contemporary Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates Jr. explores the history and legacy of Dave Drake (also known as Dave the Potter). A slave in antebellum South Carolina, Drake produced stoneware pottery and famously adorned his pots with poetic couplets.

Word is Bond
This two-part workshop includes a poetry workshop led by Orron Kenyetta, a Chicago-based poet, using poetry to explore race in America. The other workshop will be led by Murray Hill Pottery in which the participants will inscribe their poetry into their clay pots much like Dave the Potter.

Milwaukee Civil Rights: From Fair Housing to Segregation
When people think of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s, the people and places that often come to mind are Rosa Parks, Montgomery, Martin Luther King Jr., Selma, etc. However, this workshop, led by Margaret Rozga-poet, activist and widow of one of Milwaukee’s most celebrated Civil Rights Leaders, Father James Groppi, and Shirley Butler Derge-author educator and former lead member of the NAACP youth council, will explore the history of the Civil Rights Uprising in Milwaukee through the use of theatre and group dialogue.

March on Milwaukee: Virtual Archive
This brand new online virtual archive will take participants through a virtual tour of the Civil Rights Movement in Milwaukee and give tips on how this important resource can be used in the classroom and community.

This event is co-sponsored by The Milwaukee Turners and The Chipstone Foundation in collaboration with The Milwaukee Art Museum.

BECAUSE SPACE IS LIMITED-ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED FOR BOTH DATES-REGISTER HERE!