Tag: Community
Returning artist Viki Mealings tackles Privilege in new poem “Other People’s Children”
Angela van Son addresses privilege and stigma in her new poem “Back In The Day”
ASLI returning artist Ildiko Nova explores the discrimination she has faced – through her visual art
ASLI Artist Alan Malzard creates an art piece on class privilege and the bedroom tax
Call for Artists: Share your Voice on Discrimination, Privilege and Stigmatisation
Editors Letter – Issue 3 – Capitalism, War and Poverty
“Art can be a way of getting across a message – in a simple way people can understand”, Martin from Postcards For Peace
“As artists who want change, we are propagandists”. Thomas Kent
Ethar speaks about the Sudan, Islam and Poverty and her two recent creative writing submissions to ASLI
Fabio Tedde uses his music to bring people from all over the world together; a pianist without boarders
Digital Artist David Feingold expresses his thoughts on the choice of war over the welfare of our own citizenry
Writer Andy Smith talks to ASLI about Consumerism in a Capitalist society
Call for Submissions – Call for Artists for NEW ASLI Campaign; Capitalism, Poverty and War. Get Involved & create change.
Editor’s Letter – Issue 2 – Mental Illness, Health and Recovery
Debs Carter wants to help women share their stories with one another, as she has about her struggles with depression, connecting each other through her amazing organisation The Touch Network.
Visual Artist Mark Lloyd says “Art can provide an avenue for self-expression, Art can enable us to realise the truth, art can provide hope and wonder, elements that can provoke change and save lives”.
Denny Reader talks to ASLI about his schizophrenia and using his creativity, saying “Its gives me a purpose and a platform to share my ideas and myself with the world around me”.
Musician and composer Shell Dooley speaks about music as therapy “I think creative expression is one of the best forms of therapy. It gives an individual a chance to communicate feelings that may not be able to come out in other forms. It can also be very calming and provide a focus and stability”.
