FIELD TRIP: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon
Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little sister, WonderCon, to moderate a panel on protest art with expert Carol Wells, the founder of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and C. Andrew Hall, from the Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environmental Art episode we did in 2021 about the non-profit he founded. So come along to WonderCon – free admission – as we chat about protest art, different approaches graphically, camouflage among ads, defining propaganda, the tiniest mightiest posters, collectible gig posters for the climate, and how the anti-war movement affected history. Also, short warning, we do discuss a few images of war photojournalism in this episode.
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Donations were made to the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and Functional Magic
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Zoom: March 3, 2025 at 8pm EST: A Beginners Guide to Street Art with Dr. Sarah McAnulty
Links to things we discussed:
Universal Newsreel Volume 40, Release 24, 03/21/1967 (Vietnam excerpt)
Can Design Stop a War & Save the Planet?
Quote wrongly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi
Patti Smith - People Have The Power
Remembering the My Lai Massacre: Seymour Hersh on Uncovering the Horrors of Mass Murder in Vietnam
Other episodes you may enjoy:
Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environmental Art
Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART)
FIELD TRIP: I Take You to the Making of a Mural
Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY)
Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE)
Critical Ecology (SOCIAL SYSTEMS + ENVIRONMENT)
Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY)
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