Social Justice Art Festival: Violence and Vulnerability

The annual Social Justice Art Festival will take place at the U-M School of Social Work. The event seeks artwork submissions that explore how art can be used as a mechanism to promote social justice and/or change. The theme for this year is Violence and Vulnerability.

“Art allows us an opportunity to speak our pain and our healing in new ways. Through art, we can create communities and find new ways to connect with one another,” said Kelsey Hug, member of the art festival planning committee. “Our hope is that this festival will create a space in which artists and visitors alike can begin a conversation about the pervasive nature of violence and the ways in which we can stand united against it through art.”

The festival will feature artists from across the country and topics of art submitted highlight domestic and intimate partner violence, environmental justice, queer experiences, the #blacklivesmatter movement, incarceration, faith and many more topics. The day will also feature a range of spoken word, theater, photography, paintings, and interactive art.