Art of Resistance and Resilience
Organization Details
| Name | Art of Resistance and Resilience |
| URL | Instagram @art.of.r.and.r |
Organization Description
| Mission statement | AR&R is a student-led art activism club based out of Franklin High School that aims to create a safer space for students to build a supportive arts community, gain organizing skills, and further develop artistic skills around social and environmental justice. The club partners with local social and environmental justice activists and organizations to gain an in-depth understanding of chosen social and environmental justice issues that impact their communities. This exchange helps prepare them for the creation of large collaborative public artworks based on themes investigated. Projects include murals, screen printing, banners, signs, buttons, and other forms of protest art. |
| Service(s) description | Art club is offered twice per week for 1.5 hours per session. Students receive art instruction from teaching artist Kema Jones during this time and students lead and participate in visual art project activities that are both independent and collaborative. |
| Program impact | Students explore identity, develop their confidence and voice, translate social and environmental concerns into action, discover possible art careers. The program has an emphasis on empowering BIPOC and LGBTQ identifying students. |
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