YOUR ORGANIZATION IS:
A nonprofit organization who uses ART as a tool for social change.
YOUR CAUSE IS:
Employing ART for the common good.
Suggested Microvolunteering Actions for Art
CREATE
create an ART piece to raise awareness about your cause: * photo, *video, *poem, *short story, *drawing, *song
improve educational content through a: *meme, *comic or *illustration
create&share public domain photos, graphics and clips
create a street art piece to embellish the city: *graffiti, *stencil, *sticker, *yarn bomb
SHARE
share art resources with a potential for emotional healing
remix and share public domain and license-free art
scan and upload old, traditional and/or forgotten art
vote, rate and comment on emerging artists’ work
promote lesser known creators through your social media accounts
ORGANIZE
translate a language-based work: *poem, *story, *short movie, * title or caption
share photos or videos of inspiring places around you
map urban artworks in your community
INTERACT
organize a max 1h free art teaching webinar
create a microevent in your community: *single poem reading, *short movie screening, *flashmob, *1 minute performance, etc.
Ideas, trends and experiments:
ART may be used for the benefit of almost any good cause. Right now, there are countless collective art projects aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue and global solidarity.
ART is especially effective in situations when human rights are being undermined and it has been successfully employed to promote diverse causes such as: *minorities’ rights, *gender equality, *non-violence, *social justice or *environment protection.
In addition to traditional art forms, games, cartoons and digital characters can be used for educating and engaging young people.
ART is also a healing tool. Individuals who could benefit from art therapy should be able to enjoy more free web-based art meetings run by volunteers.
Moreover, the internet makes teaching crafts easier, thus opening the door to help struggling communities gain new skills and access to alternative sources of income.
The digital world also makes a strong argument in favor of re-working and sharing. Remixing other people’ creations and sharing them for free could revolutionize the way we see the world, re-establishing ART as a common good.
Last, but not least, ART can go hyper-local with micro events such as setting up a “single picture exhibition”, giving a concert from one’s balcony or placing a snow/sand/vegetal sculpture in the neighborhood.
