Projects with Clear Short-Term Goals

These projects all have short-term goals. Ideally each contributes to a campaign with a clear, well-defined path to a goal. Ideally, there are targets—people, institutions—that the project (and/or campaign) pressures and which, if pressured, can help achieve the goal.
Day of Disruption
Practitioner:
Israeli Artists
Date:
Mar 16 2023

Text by Jerusalem Post Staff

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Ballerina uses art to express solidarity with Iran protests
Practitioner:
TARA GHASSEMIEH
Date:
May 4 2023

AMNA NAWAZ: Since anti-government protests erupted in Iran last year, people around the world have taken to social media to show their support.

That includes an Iranian American ballerina who's tapping into her own heritage and her art, in solidarity with those pushing for more rights.

The "NewsHour"'s Julia Griffin reports for our arts and culture series, Canvas.

Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art
Practitioner:
Tim Martin and Joanna Smith
Date:
Apr 27 2023

On Thursday, two climate protesters dressed in suits smeared paint on the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

West Palm Beach arts community, drag queens protest against Clematis Street permit denial
Practitioner:
West Palm Beach arts community
Date:
Apr 18 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
Supporters of the LGBTQ+ and arts communities in West Palm Beach are protesting the closure of two popular spots for creatives in the city.

How Protest Art Is Helping Fuel the Historic Demonstrations Erupting Across China
Practitioner:
Chinese art students
Date:
Nov 28 2022

Students at art colleges across China are taking a strong stance in the midst of the largest wave of protests to have gripped the country since 1989. As demonstrations against the government’s strict Covid-19 policies erupted across the country over the weekend, students rallied on campuses to create protest art and graffiti.

Local artist stages demonstration inspired by protesters in China
Practitioner:
Yolanda He Yang
Date:
Dec 11 2022

Late last month, Chinese citizens took up a creative means of protest over the nation’s strict “zero-COVID” policy. In a place with little tolerance for large public demonstrations, protesters have been holding up blank pieces of paper. Their ingenuity inspired a local artist Yolanda He Yang to stage a public art demonstration to subtly communicate their dissent.

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