About the Exhibition
Art in the Aftermath: Healing Gun Violence through Artivism is an exhibition of activist art produced by individuals affected by our nation’s epidemic of gun violence. Held in conjunction with the second commemoration of the violence experienced by the MSU community on February 13, the exhibition serves as an outlet for creative expression, harnessing art as an agent of transformational change. The healing power of art will be on full display through artworks and projects presented by national and international figures like Ringo Starr and Parkland activist Manuel Oliver, as well as MSU professor Marco Díaz Muñoz and others. At its center, a display of the Soul Box Project will anchor the space of the museum’s Alan and Rebecca Ross Education Wing, which also offers an invitation for visitors to contribute their own thoughts and messages. The exhibition will be accompanied by a variety of free events and opportunities to make art in a safe and healing environment to raise awareness around gun violence prevention.
Art in the Aftermath: Healing Gun Violence through Artivism is organized by the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University and guest curated by Scott Boehm, Associate Professor of Spanish & Global Studies at MSU, and Maya Manuel, an MSU alum and organizer with End Gun Violence Michigan. Support for this exhibition is provided by the Office for Resource and Support Coordination (ORSC) at MSU, MSU College of Human Medicine, MSU College of Arts & Letters, MSU Department of Romance & Classical Studies, and MSU Creative Writing Program. The museum also extends a special thanks to End Gun Violence Michigan and the Non-Violence Project Foundation for their partnership on this project.
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