Artists, Activists, & Elders

EXTRAORDINARY KNOWLEDGE OF ORDINARY PEOPLE

Meet some of the members of our diverse communities: reminders that all around us are people with important stories of struggle, meaningful local knowledge, and significant artistic practice.

 

Here are some things to think about:

Who is in your own gallery of valued cultural treasures?

From who have you learned? (And what?)

What do you value and want to pass on?

Where have you taken a stand?

Questions to ask:

• Can you tell us about where and how you grew up?
• How did you became an artist or activist?
• What are the most important things you have learned in your life?
• What were some of the challenges you have faced?
• What words of wisdom, or important lessons, do you want to pass on?
• Who were your most important teachers or influences?
• When did you take a stand?
• Tell us the story of a song, story, dance or event/time that you will never forget, or that is important to you.