Event Details

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Necessary Action: Activism and Artistic Practice

Panel Discussion
Tuesday, September 24th
7–9 pm

Hewitt Hall Room M113
Janet Wallace Fine Art Center
Macalester College

In Nicholas Galanin’s practice, activism for land and human rights is front and center. At times this intersects with his artistic career, as it did in the recent protest of the Whitney Biennial, where he and 7 other artists leveraged their work’s withdrawal to effectively cause the resignation of board member Warren B. Kanders. Joined by Twin Cities artists Jonathan Herrera Soto and Jim Denomie, Dyani White Hawk Polk will moderate a conversation sure to ignite discussion on the role that activism plays in artists practices.

This activity is made possible through sponsorship from the Andrew W. Mellon Renewed Purpose grant, with co-sponsorship from the Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship.

"White Noise, American Prayer Rug," 2018. Image credit: Nicholas Galanin.

Contact: [email protected]

Audience: Alumni, Faculty, Parents and Families, Public, Staff, Students

Admission: Free

Sponsors: Art and Art History, Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship (IGC)

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