Questions! Answers!
How do narratives form?
Narratives are the stories and facts told to us and we tell ourselves, including beliefs and ideas formed from words, pictures, sounds, & more. Narratives don’t sit on the surface of content. They shape how we think, what we think, and what we do — on our own and together.
What need does Street Work address?
Why we need new national platforms for social practice artists and BIPOC-led micro-organizations that advance diverse narratives, present art differently, take about climate change in different ways, and embody different business models.
How might Street Works have an impact?
Why arts have an impact, and why we think today's models of quantifying impact do a deep disservice to the systemic, non-linear nature of human transformation.
What data supports the need for Street Works?
How mountains of data, at the intersection of art, climate, and justice, have led us to design programs the way we have.
Why Street Works, and how does it advance MJN’s mission?
Can our public spaces be electrified with the energy of people exploring and co-creating solutions that match their community priorities? We say yes!
What is the impact of centering artists in collaboration?
Why the wild creative spirits of artists matter, and how to think about effectively working with them towards aligned goals.
What exactly is “social practice”?
An art discipline that aims to create social and/or political change through collaboration with individuals, communities, and institutions, often in the creation of participatory art.
Is Street Works art?
Yes. Street Work is in itself a social practice project by social practice artists. It is not an “arts presenter.” It is centered in mutual aid.