Decolonizing Street Art: Anti-Colonial Street Artists Convergence (August 22 to September 3)

Please read below for more information about: i) What’s Happening; ii) Upcoming Events; iii) How You Can Help Support the Convergence (Make a financial contribution!; Donate materials; Share your ideas & volunteer); iv) Participating Artists

Check out the promotional VIDEO for the Convergence here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9wv2A9Xok

For more information:
– facebook: www.facebook.com/decolonizingstreetart
– web: www.solidarityacrossborders.org/decolonizing-street-art-convergence
– e-mail: decolonizingstreetart@gmail.com
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i) What’s Happening?

The Decolonizing Street Art: Anti-colonial Street Artists Convergence fosters the idea of bringing together street artists of Indigenous and settler origins and build an artistic community of shared anti-colonial values. The convergence will promote a type of street art that advocates the decolonization of Turtle Island and will remind Montrealers of the city’s colonial past and present. The artists, living across the Canadian and American states, already focus part of their work on issues related to Indigenous resistance such as environmental struggles against pipelines and mining and justice for missing and murdered native women.

The Decolonizing Street Art: Anti-colonial Street Artists Convergence will organize its activities around two different axes. The first artistic axe will bring together the street artists to create art pieces on the streets of Montreal. The works will differ in medium, subject and relationship to the public sphere. The second community axe will foster the idea of creating spaces to discuss political issues related to colonialism between the participants and organisms devoted to the urban native community of Montreal. There should also be activities specifically designed to involve the Indigenous youth.
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ii) Upcoming Events

Throughout the Anti-Colonial Street Artists Convergence, visiting and local artists will be creating art pieces on the streets of Montreal between August 22 until September 3. Some of these collaborations will be open to the public: visit the facebook and website of the Convergence frequently for updates.

There will also be several events open to the public. Confirmed events include:

* Meet & Greet with the artists of the Anti-Colonial Street Artists Convergence
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 6pm-8pm
at QPIRG Concordia, 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204 (métro Guy-Concordia; wheelchair accessible)

An opportunity to meet many of the artists participating in the Convergence. Event to include projections.