Social Practice and methods

(((Local))) Community Projects

"Socially engaged art functions by attaching itself to subjects and problems that normally belong to other disciplines, moving them temporarily into a space of ambiguity. It is this temporary snatching away of subjects into the realm of art-making that brings new insights to a particular problem or condition and in turn makes it visible to other disciplines."

-Pablo Helgera, Education for Socially Engaged Art.

This project was created to connect and address specific needs of an artists own community - working from the inside out. Each project was facilitated by an artist and could take no longer that 30 minutes.

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Title: Are you in a room?

Within a 20­30 minute time period, the classroom will participate artist­-directed group performance/happening called​“Are you in a room” ​that will highlight and disrupt the physical space of the classroom. The classroom is space that is often taken for granted and used in conventional ways. Through simple “exercises” such as, cardboard hat making to group perimeter checks, the class will explore new understandings of space and place. These exercises will happen quickly and are designed to be open and subject to spontaneous elements. The performance is an exploration on what makes a “classroom” a classroom and what transforms it? Thus, walking away with a heightened sensibility to the spatial dimensions of their everyday environments and bodily presence within those spaces. Asking oneself am I what makes this a classroom? Project created by Laura Thatcher 
 

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A Simple Gesture
Building upon the idea of collaboration within a community, Particapants work collaboratively using charcoal as the medium of choice with the instructions: Make one mark each time the medium is passed to you. 

I'm interested in seeing if people will build upon each others marks and make a full, unique piece, or if people would prefer to have their own individual mark as their own individual voice.
Project created by Kyle Bowersock








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Project created by Haley Kidder

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LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Snack & Chat

Snack & Chat is a collaborative of local grocers and art students. To fight the stigmas of both “expired goods” and “starving artists” we are collecting the wasted out goods, that are still edible, from a local grocery store to supply students with a free meal in exchange for social interaction and communication. This project aids the grocer in less waste or trash created while supporting their neighboring artist community.  Students and faculty will gather, select a bag that contains both food and a conversation starter card, find a partner or group, and engage in sharing food and thoughts.

Project created by Kaitlin Laing 

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Karaoke Taxi is a public service formatted to encourage alternative methods of exchange. Instead of taking collecting monetary payment for transportation, this taxi encourages vocal performances from its commuters. The participants are encouraged to break the autonomous mold of transportation and step into a collective experience. Project created by Jacquelyn Wagner

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Pass On Projects is a community project series revolving around “paying it forward”. Each project aims to enact an occurrence, event, or activity that causes participants to respond by passing on an act of kindness to another.

For this local community project entitled “Pass On Poetry”, short slam poem excerpts printed on small slips of paper will be handed to members of the CCAD student body by EACBA class members. Each paper slip back is stamped with ‘pass on poetry’, encouraging the receivers to pass on the paper slip to another. The stamp also includes a webpage URL, where the slam poetry videos can be viewed. This project aims to increase the presence of this kindred art form on a campus dedicated to the visual arts, thus fostering curiosity and appreciation of contemporary spoken poetry.












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In Preparation for final Project: ART FOR ADAMSVILLE will be a project created by Abigal Weaver, an artist local to South Eastern Ohio. Each class of Adamsville Elementary school will work collaboratively to create one piece of art work that will be sold at auction. All proceeds from the auction will be donated back to Adamsville Elementary for their efforts to bring together local residents, artists, and businesses in appreciation of the arts. Project created by Abigal Weaver,

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Instructional-based collaborative photographic sculptures constructed in 30 second, one minute, 5 minutes. Impromptu groups navigate instructions and minimal materials to explore community, collaboration, humor and composition. Project created by Kaitlyn Smith

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Project Aware gives everyone an opportunity to bring awareness to an issue or announcement that is meaningful to them.  Everyone is welcomed to create a collage piece on neon paper (donated by the CCAD Social Practice Fund) about an awareness.  Each poster would be then photographed and digitally edited with a black and white unified boarder and megaphone sticker.  The posters will then be available on google through blogger for anyone to print out. Project created by Amanda Cook  

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The Woven Self Project aims at prompting individuals in the community to explore and contemplate on some of their favorite characteristics within themselves, stimulating positive thought processes I practice we wish to facilitate with this project.The Woven Self Project  gives people the opportunity to write and draw these characteristics onto decorated fabric and to have them woven together to great a large scale public work of art.  Project Created by Nicole Moon     

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Community Project

The purpose of this project is to teach the art form of Batik. It is a lost                                                                                        art form, and teaching younger generations can keep future generations from losing this beautiful form of art. The end of the project will conclude a piece of work that students can view photos of the end product. Students from all majors are welcome, but will keep the workshop to a small group so the process can be learned quickly. I hope that students will contact me to learn more about batiking, and hopefully use the process in future projects here at CCAD. Project Created by James LaFollette

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RIGHT OF WAY REVOLUTION

Laura Tansey

RIGHT OF WAY REVOLUTION CCAD students, faculty, and staff are encouraged use caution when using the crosswalks in the neon light of recent accidents involving pedestrians. Neon ponchos provided by 

the notorious "Cape Poncho" ///AKA/// Laura Tansey  herself will be cautiously handed out to the students who are already about the cross in the crosswalk for health safety and focal point.