{"id":26035,"date":"2021-11-16T06:58:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T11:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/en\/?p=26035"},"modified":"2021-11-16T06:58:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T11:58:51","slug":"stories-of-now-judith-marcuse-projects-icasc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/stories-of-now-judith-marcuse-projects-icasc\/","title":{"rendered":"STORIES OF NOW: Judith Marcuse Projects & International Centre of Art for Social Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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STORIES OF NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vignette<\/em> \u2013 Judith Marcuse Projects & International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) (Vancouver) <\/strong>https:\/\/icasc.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSTORIES OF NOW\u201d is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects\u2019 ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas of focus matter. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conversation with:<\/strong> Judith Marcuse, Artistic Producer, Judith Marcuse Projects & Founder\/Director, International Centre of Art for Social Change, October 20th, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could tell a story about your community-engaged arts initiative now, this year, what would the story be about? What are the main themes?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> Connectivity, despite not being able to be in the same room, innovation, new methodologies. This work is normally touchy-feely work, there are perks being on line – communicating & exchanging – connecting with people in new ways. We\u2019ve gained a broader sense of people across the country especially in the north \u2013 resources and culture. We\u2019ve gained a new understanding about communities without broadband internet access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the main issues your community-engaged arts initiative faces? (e.g., social justice, environmental justice, pandemic-related, operational, financial, HR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> All of the above! Operationally- delays in funding from grant applications, sustainability, hard to know the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has your initiative been addressing these main issues?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> We\u2019re making new applications for funding and going to new sources. We added a new Comms person – for a few projects. We\u2019re doing the launch of Arts for Social Change Network (ASCN), doing the 4th cohort of FUTURES\/Forward<\/em> – connecting artists with environmental groups. Social justice can’t be separated from environmental justice – they go hand in hand. This is critically important in all kinds of change agendas. We\u2019re embracing new digital skills in communication, going forward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has the community of participants that your initiative engages with evolved in the past year (if at all)?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> It\u2019s a much larger community at the national and int\u2019l levels because of our work in the UN in health and arts, the elders\u2019 circle we\u2019re involved with, and how we expanded our network through ASCN and FUTURES\/forward<\/em> with new partnerships. (It\u2019s summarized in the attachment.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is your organization engaging with your community right now? (Logistics, pandemic public health and safety guidelines & policies, changes in the way we gather)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> It\u2019s all gone virtual.  As soon as we can open up, we\u2019ll go there, but we\u2019ll be a hybrid from now on. The Arts for Social Change Network (ASCN) is the right thing at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are one or two new projects your initiative implemented this year?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> ASCN, and FUTURES\/forward<\/em>– continuity and refining of programs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your initiative doing new\u2013digitally\u2013compared to pre-pandemic?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> We\u2019re operating everything digitally now, including internally. We let go of our office.  Before the pandemic we were meeting face to face. Now talking on zoom or email, there’s less chitchat, but we\u2019re expanding conversations in email. We\u2019re writing things down; the amount of detail in agendas is more than ever being written down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there a recent achievement, wonderful moment, or quote you\u2019d like to share about your initiative or its impact?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JM:<\/strong> Several – we (Kim & Judith) received wonderful cards, notes and art from people involved in FUTURES\/forward<\/em>. (See the attached document). Impacts were on both mentees and environmental groups. Intersectoral collaborations work. It took a while to understand each other\u2019s language (artists\/environmental groups). Community-engaged arts are now in environmental groups\u2019 strategies\u2026this exchange was never experienced before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conversation with Seanna Connell, ArtBridges<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click image to view Futures\/forward backgrounder or click link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FuturesForwardBackgrounder<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STORIES OF NOW Vignette \u2013 Judith Marcuse Projects & International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) (Vancouver) https:\/\/icasc.ca \u201cSTORIES OF NOW\u201d is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects\u2019 ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories<\/p>\n

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