Program Details
Depravity, Upheaval, and the "Good War"
Fri. March 28th, 2008 6:00 PM
Five days after the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, writer Dave Griffith (A Good War is Hard to Find), L.A.-based painter Sandow Birk (The Depravities of War), and composer Judith Shatin (Songs of War and Peace) will reflect on how artists address the most pressing social and political issues without resorting to cliche and didacticism. William Cleveland (Art and Upheaval) moderates
Hosted by Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Second Street Gallery.
Location:
Second Street Gallery
115 Second Street SE
(434)977-7284
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Sandow Birk's "Depravities of War," 15 large-scale woodcut prints on sekishu paper following the course of the Iraq war, exhibited at Second Street Gallery. His work has dealt with contemporary social issues. Awards include NEA, Guggenheim, Getty, and Fulbright fellowships. Visit Website View Events |
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William Cleveland is the author of Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontlines and Art in Other Places. He is an activist, teacher, facilitator, lecturer, and director of the Center for the Study of Art & Community in Washington state. Visit Website View Events |
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David Griffith is the author of A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in the Utne Reader, Image and Killing the Buddha, among other publications. View Events |
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Judith Shatin is a composer, sound artist and educator. Her work has been commissioned by the National Symphony, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and many more. Her work has been performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Tel Aviv Opera, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She is Director of the Virginia Center for Computer Music and professor at UVa. Visit Website View Events |
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