Word on the Street - Politics and Poetry

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Created by twenty-one artists and writers in collaboration with seamstresses living as refugees in the United States, Word on the Street speaks directly to the urgent, timeless concerns of the individual, the community, and the requirements of citizenry.

Made collaboratively the Word on the Street felt banners brings female-identifying visual artists and writers into creative dialogue with seamstresses working with the Center for Refugee Services in San Antonio, Texas. This partnership merges art and activism in order to recognize, record, and honor the voices of all women.

EMERSON COLLECTIVE - DC 2021

Artist Laurie Anderson and poet Naomi Shihab Nye have contributed an original sound and spoken text score titled “I Pledge”.

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WATERMILL CENTER 2018

ARTPACE, TX 2019

Word On the Street - Banner Collection

Artist Basco Vazko. Tropicano Hotel. San Antonio, TX

Artist Jenny Holzer. Watermill Center, NY

Artist Nuezz. San Antonio Museum of Art. TX

Artist Os Gemeos. Watermill Center. NY

Artist Dr.Lakra & Basco Vazko. San Antonio, TX.

Artist Delgado. San Antonio Riverwalk. TX

Artist Gary Garay. San Antonio, TX

Watermill Center, NY.

Artist Juni Figueroa. San Antonio, TX

Watermill Center, NY.

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