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How to Change

“How to Change” is a limited series for “Southland Sessions” exploring the most critical issues facing Southern California culture makers in this pivotal historical moment. Each column will explore a question posed to a range of artists and culture workers, and include recommendations to address these concerns from a practical, action-oriented perspective.

"yәhaw̓"curated by Asia Tail (Cherokee Nation), Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole), and Satpreet Kahlon. ARTS at King Street Station, March 23–August 4, 2019 | Benjamin Benschneider
"yәhaw̓"curated by Asia Tail (Cherokee Nation), Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole), and Satpreet Kahlon. ARTS at King Street Station, March 23–August 4, 2019 | Benjamin Benschneider
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A barefoot man and woman dance together.
Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists about how being an artist has made them better parents and the reverse, and how they bring their artistic know-how to their families, including what they've learned in the pandemic that they intend to carry forward in their personal and professional lives.
Monica Ramirez Wee's older son goes over the instructions for an arts and craft project with his younger brother.
Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists who are raising children in different kinds of family situations, to understand the unique challenges of parenting while navigating a creative practice in a pandemic.
Two hands almost touching
Schools have been online for almost a year now, presenting unique challenges for educators who teach studio art as a K-12, university and professional development subject. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists who are educators about how they are adapting to the parameters of teaching online and learning at home.
“Toy Drive," Plastic toys, plastic garbage, 2020 by Kenny Scharf | Joshua White
The pandemic has shuttered many of the usual venues where artists gather to exhibit and connect with one another. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists who are organizing opportunities for artists to share their work outdoors.
"yәhaw̓"curated by Asia Tail (Cherokee Nation), Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole), and Satpreet Kahlon. ARTS at King Street Station, March 23–August 4, 2019 | Benjamin Benschneider
Artists and institutions make choices every day to live and work with integrity. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists and arts administrators about the ethical guidelines they apply to their work.
Installation view of EPOCH's Labyrinth exhibition. | Courtesy of EPOCH
Coronavirus has forced galleries and museums to close. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists who are finding new ways to get their work seen.
On a walk in Newfoundland, artist Patty Chang found a dead sperm whale washed up on the shore and decided to wash it as a form of purifying the body to prepare it for the next stage. The scene became part of her 2016 work, “Invocation of a Wandering Lake.
Our institutions need to change. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to people who are changing the cultural institutions where they work from within.
"NO CAGES, NO JAULAS" written in in the sky, contributed by Beatriz Cortez, over the Immigration Court on Olive Street | Dee Gonzalez, In Plain Sight
Art has the power to influence culture. Columnist Anuradha Vikram asks artists how they use or don’t use their creative practice in service of social causes.
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