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Museum of Design Atlanta

Making Change: The Art and Craft of Activism

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How do we make change in our world? What tools can we use to make a difference? How can one person raise awareness of social injustice or motivate action that makes the world a better place? Across the nation, artists, designers, and crafters are answering these questions with their hands. They’re harnessing their creativity to address contemporary issues that concern them. They’re making things in order to make a difference.

These makers take the time to sew, knit, throw, quilt, or otherwise create tangible expressions of their beliefs. They do this because they know that sometimes our hands can say things that our voices cannot, that working with our hands helps up process jumbled thoughts, and that creative work can steady us when we feel unsure about things happening around us. These makers also know that the objects they bring into being can speak for them when they are absent or do not feel safe speaking out publicaly. And though the object they create are made with fragile materials like yarn, thread, clay, and textiles, they speak more loudly than tweets made in anger or words spoken with bravado .
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All of the artists, designers, and crafters featured in Making Change made an important choice to use their hands to enter into social and political dialogue. As you view their work, you may find yourself asking questions like: “What can I make or design that will have impact on the world? What do I have to say? Are there more meaningful ways in which I can express my beliefs and ideas? As you reflect on these questions, we hope that you will also find a way to express your own thoughts through your own work. We need your voice in this conversation, too.

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​Antioch, CA 94531

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  • HOME
  • Shop
  • ABOUT
    • THE MOVEMENT >
      • WHAT WE DO
      • TESTIMONIALS
      • OUR COMMUNITY QUILT PROCESS
    • MEET THE TEAM
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • SJSA AMBASSADORS >
      • Audrey Bernier
      • Bryan Robinson
      • Cecilia Charney
      • Kailah Foreman
      • Ann Guiam
      • Carina Cabriales
      • Chloe Gorski
      • Fia Carlone
      • Yohana Tecleab
  • GET INVOLVED
    • SUPPORT
    • EMBROIDER A BLOCK
    • HOST A WORKSHOP
  • GALLERY
    • WORKSHOPS >
      • Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School
      • Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
      • Stitch. Resist. Persist.
      • Cambridge Rindge and Latin
      • Girls Garage Workshop
      • Jefferson High School
      • Harvard: Threads of Resistance
      • Lakota Youth Speak
      • Obama Portrait Workshop
      • RAC x Latina Center Workshop
    • PROGRAMS >
      • SJSA Summer 2018 Ambassador Program
      • SUMMER INSTITUTE 2018
    • Quilts >
      • Activist ABC's
      • America the Beautiful
      • American Mayday
      • Art Behind Bars Volume I
      • Art Behind Bars Volume II
      • Berkeley SJSA Class of 2016
      • Black Queens
      • Blood, White and Blue
      • Blossom: Angela Davis
      • Community Quilts >
        • 2016 Community Quilts >
          • Better Together: An SJSA Community Quilt
          • Chi-Raq: An SJSA Community Quilt
          • Persist: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Resistance: A SJSA Community Quilt
        • 2017 Community Quilts >
          • Freedom: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Power: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Pyramids of Social Justice
          • Hope: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Justice: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Woke Voices: A SJSA Community Quilt
        • 2018 Community Quilts >
          • Agency : A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Empowerment: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Knowledge : A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Liberation: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Peace: A SJSA Community Quilt
          • Revolution: A SJSA Community Quilt
      • Lakota Youth Speak
      • Rest in Power, Trayvon
      • Say Their Names
      • SJSA Summer Institute 2018 >
        • Exit Wound
        • As We Live and Breathe
        • Justice Denied
      • Twitter Tantrums
      • HERStory
    • EXHIBITIONS >
      • Current >
        • Richmond Art Center
        • Silicon Valley Community Foundation
      • Past >
        • Connecting Threads: SF Jewish Center
        • Pacific International Quilt Festival 2018 >
          • Threads of Truth Gallery Guide
        • Pick Museum at NIU
        • Mule Gallery >
          • Mule Gallery Guide
        • Museum of Design Atlanta
        • QuiltCon 2018
        • Ross Art Museum
        • San Jose Museum of Quilt & Textiles
        • Voices in Cloth
        • World Quilt Tampa 2019
  • PRESS
    • PODCASTS >
      • Crafty Planner Podcast
      • JCCSF Panel
      • Just Wanna Quilt - Colleen Haraden
      • Just Wanna Quilt - Nancy Williams
      • Just Wanna Quilt - Sara Trail
      • Law and Disorder Podcast
    • ARTICLES >
      • Britex Fabric
      • BTMB Magazine
      • Chicago Tribune
      • Craftivism Blog
      • Crafty Planner
      • Create Whimsy
      • Creativity Project
      • Harvard GSE
      • Huffington Post
      • Hyperallergic Article
      • Mercery News
      • Modern Patchwork
      • Quilt Trip
      • Quilting Art Magazine
      • Quilting as a Social Medium
      • Seriously Badass Women
      • Stonemountain and Daughter
      • Teen Vogue
      • Urban Plains
  • CONTACT
  • Resources