For Freedoms Vassar College

For Freedoms Vassar College A meeting point for politics and art, For Freedoms' seeks to reshape American democracy into a more transparent and representative form through art. Franklin D.

We believe that artists, and art, play an important role in galvanizing our society to do better. We are frustrated with a system in which money, divisiveness, and a general lack of truth-telling have stifled complex conversation. We created the first artist-run super Pac because we believe it's time for artists to become more involved in the political process. Founded by Hank Willis Thomas and Er

ic Gottesman, For Freedoms encourages new forms of critical discourse surrounding the upcoming 2016 presidential election. Our medium for this project is American democracy, and our mission is to support the effort to reshape it into a more transparent and representative form. Inspired by American artist Norman Rockwell’s paintings of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms from 1941, our super PAC aims to subvert a “Rockwellian” nostalgia for a “simpler” America while co-opting a visual language that is accessible to a wide audience of viewers. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms are freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

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11/11/2016
In thinking to Zoe Leonard's 1993 poem "I want a president..." For Freedoms Vassar College will be presenting: "We want ...
11/07/2016

In thinking to Zoe Leonard's 1993 poem "I want a president..." For Freedoms Vassar College will be presenting: "We want a President", an opportunity to write your own ballot, poem, ideas, grievances, etc. towards either the President of the USA or the future President of Vassar College. All collected "ballots" will be distributed to the Vassar College Selection Committee for the next President.

Swing by the Collaboratory tomorrow between 10-5 as we exercise this last project before discovering the results of tomorrow's election.

P.s. the shiny box is the ballot box! Merry Election season xoxo

With 8 days left until the election, we will be offering programming in the Collaboratory all week (located in the trail...
10/31/2016

With 8 days left until the election, we will be offering programming in the Collaboratory all week (located in the trailer outside of Rocky).
Our projects include Michele Pred's (sign a pro-Choice message to congressmen or take a photo with a pro-Choice sign, all of which she is collecting and will mail out) as well as For Freedom's "Freedom of/ Freedom for" Yard Sign project. If not for the art projects, come to discuss politics with us.
http://herbodyhervote.com/home.html
http://www.forfreedoms.org/
Hours:
M- 12-5
T- 12-2
W- 10:30-1, 3-4
R- 10:30-5
F- 12-4

Michele Pred received a Pro-Choice Leadership Award from Personal PAC at the Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago on June 9. This project is made possible by sponsorships from Dagmar Dolby and Bonnie Rothman. is extremely grateful for their support!

In the Collaboratory starting Wednesday! Come one, come all.
10/24/2016

In the Collaboratory starting Wednesday! Come one, come all.

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Inciting dialogue through art, interventions and actions. Stay tuned, VC!
10/22/2016

Inciting dialogue through art, interventions and actions. Stay tuned, VC!

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