Deeper Learning Boston

The artivist (artist + activist) uses their artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression—by any medium necessary. The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body, and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation. - M.K. Asante In this deep dive, which can connect to elementary, middle and high school contexts, participants will experience the senior capstone experience through a simulation of the process itself.  Participants will interact with artifacts and alumni from actual senior capstone projects.  They will also  come face to face with common challenges encountered when trying to actually manifest an artivist idea into reality.  By the end of the session, participants will understand the potential for students to leave legacies of hope and action in their immediate school and broader communities.   Participants will work to form consensus around an idea they share for how to address a challenge or strengthen an asset in education as well as envision and practice how the arts could be used as a catalyst for the change they wish to see.   As participants reflect on their experience together, they will identify values represented in the Senior Capstone Project Experience and represent those values via found objects in nature or tableau.   Alumni who have gone through this process will help facilitate learning and also share personal reflections on how DL Competencies have impacted their post-secondary experiences thus far.