May Day 2025

Creative Citizens in Action

Creative Citizens in Action (°®¶¹´«Ã½@°®¶¹´«Ã½) weaves creative activism and democratic engagement into the college curriculum through public programs, exhibitions, and classroom connections.

Overview

Empowering our campus community

At °®¶¹´«Ã½, civic engagement is central to our educational mission. In addition to honing their craft, students learn to be creative citizens. The °®¶¹´«Ã½@°®¶¹´«Ã½ initiative strengthens the college’s commitment to civic engagement by bringing our campus community together through special projects like voter initiatives, lectures and exhibitions on critical social issues, and grants for courses on democratic engagement. Launched in 2018, the initiative grew out of a collaboration with artist Hank Willis Thomas (MFA Photography, MA Visual Criticism 2003) and , the platform for creative civic engagement and direct action that he cofounded.

Events

Opportunities to learn, connect, and participate

Creative Citizens Series

The Deborah and Kenneth Novack Creative Citizens Series is part of , a collegewide initiative that promotes creative activism and democratic engagement through public programs, exhibitions, and curriculum connections. Events connect our community to artists, architects, scholars, scientists, activists, and civic leaders to seed cross-disciplinary conversations that promote learning, reflection, and shared understanding.