Art X Social Change Night in the Milk District

Art X Social Change Night is a summer session of local art revolving around the theme of social issues and community action held at The Milk District's Spacebar. The goal of this event is to encourage civic participation and create communities that are engaged with social issues and change through art. The event will feature visual art, music, song, spoken word, poetry, plays, dance, print graphics, and more all around social themes such as the environment, gun violence, lgbt rights, justice, women's rights, equality, world peace, civil rights, education, mental health, and more.

Goals

 create communities that are engaged with social issues and change through art

 encourage civic participation

 inspire the community to come together to take action

 advocate for issues

 community building

 facilitate dialogue about issues

 register people to vote

Advocacy Groups Present

 League of Women Voters

 Sierra Club

 Equality Florida

Event will feature

 visual art, music, song, spoken word, poetry, plays, dance, print graphics,

Social Justice Themes

 environment, justice, women's rights, equality, world peace, civil rights, education, mental health, and more

Performances will be held inside, Artist displays, vendors, food trucks will be surrounding the Milk District's parking lot area.

Media

 WMFE, Orlando Weekly, Bungalower

Proceeds to benefit

 ArtReach Orlando, a local nonprofit arts outreach program that works with children in under-
served communities exploring the nexus between art and social justice in Orange County,

Florida

 Equality Florida’s Pulse Victim Fund

Грант предоставил Orlando, FL (July 2016)