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"It Is What It Is," and the Challenges of Dialogue-Focused Exhibits

Museum 2.0

Earlier this year, the New Museum and Creative Time commissioned a traveling piece by artist Jeremy Deller called "It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq." Why would I want to talk about Iraq on a visit to an art museum? But they are a lot less likely than in designed settings like the Living Library.

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Ask Britt: How can I combine the creative arts with social impact?

Have Fun - Do Good

Our web site serves as an international resource for anyone interested in the healing potential of art, especially environmentalists, social activists, artists, art professionals, health care practitioners, and those challenged by illness. Sales at the Market directly benefit artists and their families and help sustain communities worldwide."

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Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals

Museum 2.0

Many people mentioned the intelligent design/evolution debate, raising examples of angry homeschoolers and religious groups. Failure of NIH drug testing design An exhibit only in a language other than English Santa Claus – Real or Not? Tags: exhibition design professional development. and displayed in the museum.

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Data, Data Everywhere: But How Does It Relate to You and Your Work?

Tech Soup

addressing technical, design, political, reliability, validity, and. with geeks, artists, and civil society activists. illustrates how designers, programmers, and statisticians are making. One handy example is the mapping and visualization of the Iraq War Logs and most recently AV referendum results in the UK.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

Does anyone in the room identify as an artist, by any chance? I just want to dispel the myth that we are not activists and that we are not artists. The envisioned and imagined space where disparate fabrics and colors and designs can come together and tell one story. First of all, who identifies with the word "activism"?

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