Thursday, June 04
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Indianapolis Liberation Center
1619 Prospect St.

One time $25 to $50 registration fee for entire course

The Fonseca-DuBois Gallery is partnering with the People’s Forum to put on their latest educational series The artist must take sides. This six-class course is geared towards artists who want to use their art to speak to the moment and elevate the struggles people face in our lives. The artist has the power to illustrate visions of the future that give people hope and push working class movements forward. 

This class will look at the rich history of artists organizing collectively to fight back — from the John Reed Clubs, which grew and spread across the country as hubs of radical creative life, to the Artists Union, the American Artists Congress Against War and Fascism, and Artists United Against Apartheid — tracing how cultural workers have built power not as isolated individuals, but as a movement. Drawing on these models, students will turn to the question of what we need today: the organizations, collectives, and collective strength required to meet this political moment and forge a culture of resistance equal to the struggle ahead.