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Spring 2018 – Art + Resistance

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Frustrated with the current state of things, more people are organizing for change and looking to apply their creative skills outside the studio to support the movements they champion. In this six-week workshop, you will design artistic responses to social challenges and practice useful tools for the development and deployment of community projects. From long-term works that support a neighborhood’s strength and resilience to one-day events that confront systemic injustice, we will workshop new ideas, grow our toolbox of practical skills, and ground ourselves in historical and theoretical frameworks of art and resistance. Topics covered may include:

Group Dynamics, Facilitation Techniques, Living as FormWhat skills do artists already posses and what skills can help artists undertaking new community-based initiatives? We will look at projects that exist outside the art world (as well as those that have been co-opted by it) from the Combahee River Collective to Women on Waves, and practice skills that foster group participation and center equity.
Human-Centered Design and Participatory Action ResearchHuman-centered design is an approach to problem solving that centers the user and their experience.Though worthy of critique, this strategy offers a wealth of tools for community-based projects rooted in ‘participatory action research.’ In this session, we will use human-centered design techniques to move from brainstorming to rapid prototyping and refining ideas.
Sustainability and Strategic PlanningHow can you leverage your new found knowledge and make this work a sustainable part of your practice? We will look at lessons from local activists who’ve been working at the intersection of art and social change to understand how they make this work sustainable. Either as art, or organizing, or both, from the Blackout Collective to Favianna Rodriguez, the wisdom is already here. Writer adrienne maree brown has created a new take on strategic planning for artists and activists called, ‘Emergent Strategy.’ We will finish the workshop with lessons from her book and make personal plans for moving forward strategically.

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Lauren Marie Taylor is a Bay Area conceptual artist. In 2013 she was the first Artist in Residence at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, from which the first message was sent to outer space. In 2015 she was an Artist in Residence at the American Academy in Rome, where she worked with the Vatican Astronomical Observatory. Recent projects include collaborative work on the Man in Space Collection at the Walt Disney Family Museum, Satellite Engineering at California Academy of Sciences, Workshops for BAN 7 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and a solo exhibition at Southern Exposure on science fiction and robotics in the Civil Rights Era. Taylor has presented at the Octavia Butler Conference, Science in the Studio Symposium for AICAD, the Bay Area Science Festival, Nerd Nite, Stairwells and more. She was a 2016-17 Equity Fellow at YBCA. She holds a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, an MEd from Portland State University and an MFA in Social Practice from the California College of the Arts.utopianrealism.org
Image courtesy of the artist

PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined  up to 24 hours in advance of the class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change. 

FAQs
What is the refund policy?You can view the SFAI Public Education refund policy on the SFAI website here. Refund requests must be made in writing to [email protected].


For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.


What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.I have a question that isn't on this list. Who can I contact?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday–Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: [email protected] 
Frustrated with the current state of things, more people are organizing for change and looking to apply their creative skills outside the studio to support the movements they champion. In this six-week workshop, you will design artistic responses to social challenges and practice useful tools for the development and deployment of community projects. From long-term works that support a neighborhood’s strength and resilience to one-day events that confront systemic injustice, we will workshop new ideas, grow our toolbox of practical skills, and ground ourselves in historical and theoretical frameworks of art and resistance. Topics covered may include:

Group Dynamics, Facilitation Techniques, Living as FormWhat skills do artists already posses and what skills can help artists undertaking new community-based initiatives? We will look at projects that exist outside the art world (as well as those that have been co-opted by it) from the Combahee River Collective to Women on Waves, and practice skills that foster group participation and center equity.
Human-Centered Design and Participatory Action ResearchHuman-centered design is an approach to problem solving that centers the user and their experience.Though worthy of critique, this strategy offers a wealth of tools for community-based projects rooted in ‘participatory action research.’ In this session, we will use human-centered design techniques to move from brainstorming to rapid prototyping and refining ideas.
Sustainability and Strategic PlanningHow can you leverage your new found knowledge and make this work a sustainable part of your practice? We will look at lessons from local activists who’ve been working at the intersection of art and social change to understand how they make this work sustainable. Either as art, or organizing, or both, from the Blackout Collective to Favianna Rodriguez, the wisdom is already here. Writer adrienne maree brown has created a new take on strategic planning for artists and activists called, ‘Emergent Strategy.’ We will finish the workshop with lessons from her book and make personal plans for moving forward strategically.

____
Lauren Marie Taylor is a Bay Area conceptual artist. In 2013 she was the first Artist in Residence at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, from which the first message was sent to outer space. In 2015 she was an Artist in Residence at the American Academy in Rome, where she worked with the Vatican Astronomical Observatory. Recent projects include collaborative work on the Man in Space Collection at the Walt Disney Family Museum, Satellite Engineering at California Academy of Sciences, Workshops for BAN 7 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and a solo exhibition at Southern Exposure on science fiction and robotics in the Civil Rights Era. Taylor has presented at the Octavia Butler Conference, Science in the Studio Symposium for AICAD, the Bay Area Science Festival, Nerd Nite, Stairwells and more. She was a 2016-17 Equity Fellow at YBCA. She holds a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, an MEd from Portland State University and an MFA in Social Practice from the California College of the Arts.utopianrealism.org
Image courtesy of the artist

PLEASE NOTE: Public Education courses are held contingent on a minimum enrollment, which is determined  up to 24 hours in advance of the class start date. Public Education Staff will contact you ONLY if there is a course cancellation or change. 

FAQs
What is the refund policy?You can view the SFAI Public Education refund policy on the SFAI website here. Refund requests must be made in writing to [email protected].


For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.
For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund.


What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class?Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started making right away. Materials lists are available approximately two weeks prior to the course start date. Visit the SFAI website here, click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff.What are my transport/parking options getting to San Francisco Art Institute?All classes meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website.
SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7pm.SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus.I have a question that isn't on this list. Who can I contact?SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday–Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call us at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: [email protected] 
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