ReAct ReCreate ReVision: Youth Arts Advocacy for Cultural Justice

How can we open pathways for young artists from disenfranchised identities to connect and provide leadership to cultural processes and systems? How might we formally recognize their skills and contributions to culture, and further support them as developing artists and researchers? How can research creations sustain and grow community arts impacts, and promote more equitable access to arts opportunities? Traditional (policy/government/systemic) decision-making processes are opaque and non-inclusive, reinforcing existing models and power structures, and further marginalizing under-represented groups, especially youth. This project will explore these gaps and processes with young artists, to increase their access and opportunities to make critical contributions to cultural processes and systems.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alia Weston

Student:

Partner:

Mass Culture Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Ontario College of Art & Design University

Program: