Art Design Chicago, an initiative of Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight Chicago's artistic heritage and creative communities.
Ife Williams―artist, educator, organizer, and Senior Engagement Fellow for Art Design Chicago―raises questions like "how can we make space for emergence and experimentation?” through her work with partners in the Art Design Chicago Engagement Learning Community.
Learn more about Williams's definition of community engagement and Art Design Chicago via the link in our bio.
"Defining community engagement is difficult....My approach is to ask organizations, 'How do you define community?' and 'What are the ways you want to engage and invite that community in?' I’ve found that we often get so excited and maybe get ahead of ourselves, in the desire to shift and increase our engagement that we don’t take the time to really think about the community we are most intently looking to serve. And doing so is not intended to exclude others; rather, there is a narrowing-in and an explicit naming meant to help inform the 'engagement strategies' that we have chosen to implement. Based on my work history in cultural organizing and political movements, I also try to ground these conversations in questions about access, justice, and ethics."
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Thanks for your leadership here!!!!