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THE IDH THE INSTITUTE FOR AESTHETIC ADVOCACY

ART and CIVIC FORUMS

ART and CIVIC FORUMS

Thank you to our partners and hundreds of artists from around the world.

ACLU MINNESOTA
SAFETY NOT SURVEILLANCE COALITION
RECLAIM THE BLOCK
GUNS DOWN, LOVE UP
LITTLE EARTH NATIVE HUD COMMUNITY
LITTLE EARTH NATIVE YOUTH ARTS CENTER
PROTECT MINNESOTA
SECOND CHANCE COALITION
NORTH SUBURBAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
URBAN EDUCATORS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE FACTORY
DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF LITERACY NARRATIVES
NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY

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ART EXHIBITIONS AND CIVIC FORUMS

Local, national, and international. Juried and grant funded.
Designed to catalyze and curate allegedly impossible cross-cultural conversations.

Because Art is the Answer When Nothing Else Works.

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THE IDH

INSTITUTE FOR AESTHETIC ADVOCACY

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IDH Victories

Contaminated: COVID and Mental Health

INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION, 
CIVIC FORUM and LIVE BROADCAST

Minneapolis, MN and Online
May 2020 (at the height of the pandemic)

​​IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
The Institute for Digital Humanity
The Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy 
North Central University
Hamline University

CURATED TO CATALYZE:
Critical cross-cultural conversations on our post-COVID 19 existence to start to rebuild our common humanity and shared reality.

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DIGITAL RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS:

INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION,
CIVIC FORUM, and LIVE BROADCAST EVENT

Minneapolis, MN and Online
February 2021

In partnership with:

The Institute for Digital Humanity 
The Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy
ACLU Minnesota
Native Youth Arts Collective
North Central University
Post ME Coalition
Councilman Steve Fletcher
(Minneapolis, MN)

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IDH VICTORIES

ALL BULLETS SHATTER

All Bullets Shatter:
Untold Stories of Gun Violence and Trauma

LIVING ART EXHIBITION AND CIVIC FORUM 

Minneapolis, MN and Online
May 2022

In partnership with:

Guns Down, Love Up 
Protect Minnesota
Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives
Urban Educators
North Suburban Center for the Arts
Minnesota  Second Change Coalition
and faculty from Ohio State, Georgia State, Portland State, 
and the Pittsburg Univ.  Prison Writing Project

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IDH Victories

ZINE EXCHANGES

The IDH uses zines whenever it can because of its accessibility; This "genre" of communication -- by nature -- is malleable, open-ended, and variable, much like a person or group's medical experience. With this zine collection, the IDH focused on unseen struggles and how it might influence a person's ability to communicate their story.

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ART EXHIBITIONS AND CIVIC FORUMS

Local, national, and international. Juried and grant funded.
Designed to catalyze and curate allegedly impossible cross-cultural conversations.

Because Art is the Answer When Nothing Else Works.

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IDH Victories

IDH TOWN HALL: COVID AND SURVEILLANCE

May 2020. (Peak Pandemic.)
Minneapolis, MN and Online.

Thank you to:
Representative Jeremey Munson (MN)
Congressional candidate Rob Barrett (MN)
and Councilwoman Nancy Yang (Saint Paul)

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IDH Victories

PLUGGING IN: TECHNOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE

COMMUNITY EDUCATION &
EMPOWERMENT EVENT
Minneapolis, MN and Online. October 2021.

In partnership with: 
ACLU Minnesota
Reclaim the Block
The Institute for Digital Humanity
North Central Univ.
Safety Not Surveillance
Post ME
Tultaine Valley Creates
Councilman Simon Troutman (Richfield, Minnesota)
Councilman Steve Fletcher (Minneapolis)

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