Special thanks to the Art Against Racism Memorial.Monument.Movement exhibition volunteer videography team: Cynthia Groya, lead video producer, Aubrey Hoffman, Ilene Dube and Cameron Ferrara (producer of our livestream launch).
Memorial. Monument. Movement Main Gallery
VIDEO GALLERY
This gallery is a collection of videos of artists and communities creating, sharing and performing their work. Most of the videos were created specifically for this exhibit by artists and Art Against Racism’ volunteer videography team.
Armisey Smith
Michelle Graznak
Dread Scott
Mwandale "Big Mama" Mwanyekwa
Jaz

Art Against Racism: 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds Gabriela HirtHirt says "When a friend emailed George Floyd’s last words to me I was devastated. I had to do something so I started painting - his and other victims names as well as Floyd’s last words. Everybody needed to see them. This got me reflecting about racism in Canada and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women.

Arkeketa "Stands Togther" by Benjamin WestArkeketa, an Otoe-Missouria word that means 'Stands Together' is his maternal surname. It represents to West a need for Native American's to come together to conquer the issues that impact Indian Country, including the virus which is disproportionately impacting Native communities in the U.S. His video draws the connection between indigenous struggles and those of other oppressed communities.

Baltimore By Bike17 Blocks Of Marble by Mark ArmbrusterMark Armbruster's compelling tour of what remains of the confederate statues in Baltimore helps us understand who helped create, commission and place them throughout the city and why. He explores the broader context of these statues, and what they said about the city. This work is included in the Memorial. Monument. Movement art exhibition

Ebony H. Flag, Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser and Veronica ForemanThree artists discuss their work shown in the Art Against Racism: Memorial. Monument. Movement exhibition in 2020-2021. The featured work includes Conflicted by Ebony H Flag, Elegy for Black Lives Lost by Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser and Stop by Veronica Foreman.

Art Against Racism: Project M.O.V.E Painting Project TrentonProject M.O.V.E (Making Our Visions Evident) Painting Project of Trenton consisted of several murals created at intersections throughout the city including work by artists Leon Rainbow (at Centre & Landing), Leticia Acevedo, (Lawrence and Dickinson) , Bentrice Jusu (Stuyvesant & Hoffman) and Alberto Lugo (Walnut & Cleveland).

Artists Calista Li, Joshua Schreier, Karen Waller and Debra Powell-WrightThis video features artists and their work exhibited in the Art Against Racism: Memorial. Monument. Movement exhibition (2020-2021). It highlights work by Calista Li (My Ethnicity Is Not A Virus), the Arts Council of Princeton (Vote Mural), Joshua Shreier (Say Their Names), Karen Waller (Stamp Out Hate), and Debra Powell-Wright (Black Lives Matter Haiku),

Artists Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen, Gail Evans and Tamima Noorzay"American Progress -- The People Matter" located at Thurgood Marshall College, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Ca. Guests artists include students of Thurgood Marshall , UC San Diego; AP Art Students of the Preuss School, UC San Diego; Provost Leslie Carver; jane Kiviat; Liliana Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen; Michael Latz; Casey Latz; Faculty staff of U San Diego; community volunteers.

Art Against Racism Featured Project: West Windsor Arts Council Flag Project (West Windsor, NJ)West Windsor led the response to Art Against Racism's call for combining civic action with a community art project. Prior to the election, in collaboration with the African American Parent Support Group, invited the greater West Windsor and Plainsboro community to engage in an art project. They created a flag installation with the belief that everyone has a seat at the table and everyone's voice is important.
Special Thanks to those who volunteered their time and sewing expertise: Jaime An-Wong, Maureen Connolly-Hersh, Ilene Dube, Latoya Edwards, Samhita Ghosh, Gina Holland, Valerie Nelson, Carol Schepps, Janet Serrano, Emmanuel Serrano
Special Thanks to those who volunteered their time and sewing expertise: Jaime An-Wong, Maureen Connolly-Hersh, Ilene Dube, Latoya Edwards, Samhita Ghosh, Gina Holland, Valerie Nelson, Carol Schepps, Janet Serrano, Emmanuel Serrano

Melody Croft artist (Athens, Ga.)"TOO: An Orientation of Spirit" by artist Melody Croft (Athens, Georgia). Melody calls this "A body of work created in the spirit of allyship with African Americans. The heart of the narrative woven through out the paintings is the word TOO, the absent but implied word in the statement: Black Lives Matter.

Murals for Justice Newark, NJ (BLACK LIVES MATTER)On June 27, 2020, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the global call for racial and LGBTQ+ justice, the City of Newark and a unique collaboration of artists, activists and community partners created two massive street murals in Downtown Newark.
Nearly 300 students, artists, organizers, and residents helped paint the messages throughout the day, in 2-hour shifts as they practiced social distancing.
#MURALSFORJUSTICENEWARK #MURALSFORJUSTICE #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Nearly 300 students, artists, organizers, and residents helped paint the messages throughout the day, in 2-hour shifts as they practiced social distancing.
#MURALSFORJUSTICENEWARK #MURALSFORJUSTICE #BLACKLIVESMATTER

Cleveland’s Black Lives Matter MuralArtists and Cleveland residents joined the growing number of cities like Seattle, Washington DC and Akron to create a message of hope on their city streets. Inspired by the protests against police brutality and calls for change, the 200-foot Black Lives Matter mural, at East 93rd Street and Bessemer Avenue on Cleveland’s East Side, was organized by activist, writer and comedian Ricky Smith, founder of the non-profit Random Acts Of Kindness Everywhere and Stamy Paul, owner of Graffiti Heart Gallery.

Kansas City Street Murals. Video by Shelley Yang, Chris Oschner and Jill ToyoshibaSix Black Lives Matter murals were painted on Kansas City, Missouri, streets Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Here's a guide to what you need to know to see the art in all locations. Full Story: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local...
Video by Shelly Yang, Chris Ochsner, and Jill Toyoshiba | The Kansas City Star
Video by Shelly Yang, Chris Ochsner, and Jill Toyoshiba | The Kansas City Star
- Alberto Lugo
- Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser
- Amy Larson
- Armisey Smith
- Arts Council of Princeton
- Ashlee Sanford
- Benjamin West
- Bentrice Jusu
- Calista Li
- Caroline Cardoso
- Chris Oschner
- Cleveland
- Cynthia Groya
- David Brahinsky
- David Herrstrom
- Debra Powell-Wright
- Dellis Frank
- Dread Scott
- Ebony Flag
- Echesona
- Elane Gutterman
- Elisabeth Atjay
- Fuentes Mena
- Gail Evans
- Gliser Fientes
- Gliser Fuentes Mena
- Hamilton County High School
- Harold Smith
- Harrison Hugenin
- Harrison Huguenin
- Harry Cook
- Hetty Baiz
- Ilene Dube
- Ilene Dube NJ Rise. Hank Johnson
- Jake Rasmussen
- Jane Golden
- Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen
- Jaz
- Jill Lee-You
- Jill Toyoshiba
- Jill Waterhouse
- John Akomfrah
- Joshua Schreier
- Julia Justo
- Kansas City
- Karen Waller
- Kathleen Hurley Liao
- Kelly Burke
- Kimberly Camp
- LeAnn Erickson
- Leon Rainbow
- Leticia Acevedo
- Lucretia E. McGruff-Silverman
- MSG Entertainer
- Mark Armbruster
- Mary Oestereicher Hamill
- Masoud Kibwani
- Melody Croft
- Michelle Graznak
- Michelle Graznzk
- Milwaukee
- Murals for Justice Newark
- Mwandale "Big Mama" Mwanyekwa
- NJ Rise
- Nell Painter
- Obi Agudosi
- Project M.O.V.E.
- Ras Baraka
- Roz Dimon
- Ryan Lilienthal
- Ryan Lillienthal
- Sharon Wilson
- Sheena Cameron Ashe
- Shelley Yang
- Susan Zimmerman
- Tamima Noorzay
- The California Endowment
- Trenton
- Trenton Circus Squad
- Veronica Foreman
- West Windsor Arts Council
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