Projects with Clear Long-Term Goals

These projects have long-term goals for change. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
Dear Congressman Tiberi
Practitioner:
Chasing Ice Team
Date:
Jan 2 2014

"To that end, in the Spring of 2014 we launched the Chasing Ice Ohio Tour in an attempt to use the film to shift the political conversation around climate change. As a society, for us to address climate change properly, we need our leaders in Washington to stop debating about whether or not it is actually happening and start taking action.

For the People Artists Collective: Virtual Quilt Project
Practitioner:
For the People Artists Collective
Date:
Jul 9 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, two Chicago-based organizations, For the People Artists Collective and Chicago Community Bond Fund, worked together to create Decarcerate Now, a virtual quilt honoring individuals who died of COVID-19 while in the custody of the Cook County Jail (CCJ).

In Search of Magic - A Proposal for a New Constitution for The Republic of Iceland.
Practitioner:
Libia Castro (b. 1970) & Ólafur Ólafsson (b. 1973)
Date:
Oct 3 2020

The duo Libia Castro (b. 1970) & Ólafur Ólafsson (b. 1973) are the recipients of the Art Prize 2021 for their collective performance with the Magic Team In Search of Magic - A Proposal for a New Constitution for The Republic of Iceland.

Remember La Tierra
Practitioner:
Lucinda Hinojos
Date:
Feb 17 2021

In a collaboration with fellow artist @vyalone on Instagram, Lucinda Hinojos or La Morena as the artist is known recently completed this mural in Phoenix which showcases the Native American culture of the people indigenous to the area. La Morena said in a post about the project on Facebook, "This mural is about reclaiming space, reclaiming our roots, our identity and finding our truth.

Protection of the Ocean
Practitioner:
Wan Yunfeng
Date:
Apr 10 2019

Two pairs of dusty, pastel-orange roller skates. A ram's skull. Several meters of tangled, bright red rope. They aren't the sort of items you'd find in the great fashion houses of Europe or on North American catwalks.
But, for unconventional Chinese designer and performance artist Wan Yunfeng, they are perfect.
From his small apartment in eastern Beijing, Wan makes fashion that only he wears.

"What were you wearing?" Survivor Art Installation
Practitioner:
Jen Brockman and Mary Wyandt-HIebert
Date:
Jan 1 2018

It is an art installation that tells the story of 18 victims of sexual assault and what were they wearing at that time.

"What were you wearing?"

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