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The Politics of Making: Exploring Ethical Methodologies in Creative Activism

How can we work with materials and people in ways that reinforce our values and messaging? Particularly when engaging in creative activism the ‘how’ is as important as the ‘why’.

Date Monday 19 May 2025

Time midnight - midnight

Location Central Saint Martins, Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA

Overview

This series of workshops will consider what strategic approaches to practice we can adopt to foreground ethical considerations that help to communicate our message when producing creative work as a form of protest.

Through a series of 3 discursive and hands-on workshops we will focus on collaborative working, and the production of a series of outcomes relating to the climate emergency. Explore the challenges, inconsistencies and opportunities presented by creative activism whilst developing a varied skill-set and deeper connections with your fellow students.

 

Facilitator bio: Jill Kennedy-McNeill is an artist and educator with a background in collaborative community working. Her early training in Fashion and Textiles resulted in an art practice that focuses primarily on the emotional resonances of economy and exploring the complexities of labour relations whilst attempting to redress their resultant social impact.

https://www.jillkennedy-mcneill.com/

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