Episode 26: Projects and artists who raise awareness about important social & cultural issues

In today's episode, I'm talking about five projects or artists that are raising awareness about important social and cultural issues. I believe artists have a unique perspective and hold the power to be able to raise awareness about inequality and bring to light the things we might sometimes ignore.

Today I'm going to talk about:

1. Illustrators Celebrating Diversity particular an article I read on Deezeen.

2. Pride Month - the 21 Day Challenge 

3. Outings Project 

4. Comic Book Route in Brussels

5. The Artist - Christo

Vocabulary:

apathetic: showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

solidarity: unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest or mutual support within a group.

Expressions:

put yourself in someone's shoes - to take the place of someone else to try and understand a situation from their perspective

put something into the spotlight - To focus on or bring attention to someone or something

bring something to light - To focus on or bring attention to someone or something

a picture tells a thousand words - a picture can tell us more about a situation just from the visual imagery

breakdown barriers - to improve understanding and communication between people who have different opinions]

bridge the gap - to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller

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