70 of New York City arts organizations have called upon the Cityโs government to convene a symposium on how to better serve the cityโs immigrant community now under siege by ICE and the Trump administration.
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A 13-Year-Old Cartoonistโs Response to Trumpโs Family Separation Policy
Following the news, the outspoken cartoonist and activist Sasha Matthews shared her comic with Hyperallergic.
Melania Trump Walks into Hot Water at the Border with โI Really Donโt Care, Do U?โ Jacket
Whatโs intentional and whatโs unconscious in the Trump administration? No one knows.
Bay Area Protests Trumpโs Child Detention Policy with Billboard and Projection
A clandestine modification of a junk removal billboard and a nighttime projection of a political cartoon called out the presidentโs family separation policy.
The Little President with a Big Mural in a Childrenโs Detention Camp
President Trumpโs new detention center for immigrant children in Texas houses 1,700 boys in a former Walmart and includes a mural featuring his image.
Activists Project Messages of Resistance and Solidarity on Border Wall Prototypes
โWeโre really here to point that out that this is not an appropriate use of American technology,โ said a member of Artcolectivist, a binational group involved in the light graffiti-project.
An Artistsโ Conversation on Immigration at the Museum of Latin American Art
On June 2, the museum in Long Beach is hosting a conversation focused specifically on artistic responses to immigration from Mexico and Latin America.
A Virtual Border Wall Displays Art by Immigrants
Art director Maddy Kramerโs site โThe Most Beautiful Wallโ is a digital structure 19,000 miles long that is showing work made by immigrant artists.
Trumpโs Travel Ban Ensnares Artists and Authors
In the weeks since President Trumpโs initial travel ban was put into effect and blocked, artists and writers entering the US have faced strenuous scrutiny from Customs and Border Patrol.
Street Artist Marks โFuture Internment Campsโ Around the US
Over the weekend, Plastic Jesus affixed 50 signs to construction sites throughout the country that read, โLot reserved for: Future Internment Camp.โ
A Magazine Named for a Visa Gathers the Work of Foreign Artists in the US
Artist Jenny Hungโs O1 magazine makes visible the labyrinthine and costly process of applying for an O-1 visa.
In Protest of Trumpโs Travel Ban, Davis Museum Will Remove All Art Made or Donated by Immigrants
From tomorrow until Presidentsโ Day, the Davis Museum at Wellesley is deinstalling or shrouding all of its art by immigrants as a statement against Trumpโs travel ban.