EP 4: Creative Expression as a Social Practice

Social Justice as a practice can be defined as the empowerment and mobilization of historically marginalized groups through community support and refinement of critical thinking skills. Creative Expression as a Social Practice could then be seen as tapping into creativity as a powerful tool in sparking conversations, raising awareness, and inspiring communities to move toward social change. Together with Ilasiea Gray, Miguel Grijalva and Wojo Womack, we'll dive into what this looks like in their Teaching Arts practice with students, how they hope to see their social practice changing, and how their work with students evolves their work as artists.

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Teaching Artists Bios:

Ilasiea Gray is a multi-hyphenate social practice artist (actress, educator, writer, director, creator). As an actress, she does a variety of work ranging fr ...