Workshops: Creative Action Network

FAB is a offering a series of workshops for artists and cultural organizers — with opportunities to learn from experienced artist/activists about their work and how they approach it.

All workshops are free; advance reservations are needed.  Spaces are limited.

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Raul Ayala / artist activist

Wednesday April 1
6:30 – 8pm
Free – reserve a spot

Raul Ayala’s practice bridges art, social engagement, and pedagogy through large-scale paintings, site-specific installations, collaborative murals, performance, and other public interventions. Raul has an extensive history collaborating with immigrant and indigenous communities on installations, murals, community ritual, and direct action campaigns in NYC and Quito, Ecuador.  Recent local projects income collaborations include Green-Wood Cemetery, El Museo del Barrio, Make the Road NYC, and the weekly vigil at the Brooklyn Detention Center.

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
“Starter Kit”

Wednesday April 29
6:30pm – 8pm
Free – reserve a spot

Theatre of the Oppressed is a global practice based on the work of Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal, and informed by the teachings of Paulo Freire. It engages people’s innate abilities at physical storytelling to spark dialogue, analyze power dynamics, and rehearse future actions. By pairing accessible games with thought-provoking discussions, the tools support groups in making connections between personal lived experience and systems of oppression. During this workshop, we’ll explore core activities that can be easily adapted to bring creativity and play into discussions that community organizers want to hold. The workshop will include discussion of strategies to adapt the activities to fit access needs, your facilitation styles and your organizing work.