MPFV267 Change Agent: Storytelling in Boston 3cr

In collaboration with the City of Boston through
civic engagement and participation through
production of art works including moving image
and beyond. Students will develop models,
templates, and design a strategy for creating
dialogues between the city and its constituents.

Students are encouraged to sit at the table with
experts in their areas of focus for developing a
foundation of data and information to support the
work and arguments they create while preparing
for a presentation from researched and found
materials.

The goal of the course is to think critically
about politics, history, and community while
defining what it means to be an artist creating
solutions to change the future for others.
Students will be guided by the Civic Engagement
handbook and be introduced to the fundamentals of
how city departments work and how to collaborate
with them. Meetings with stakeholders will
provide a foundation for learning and creating
work that is contributing to a larger
conversation around a city initiative. The
Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics is
providing support via their team and programs
like Beta Blocks “”Exploring new approaches for
community-led innovation in public spaces”” and
other projects that allow for students to connect
with current and real concerns the city maybe
experiencing.

Students will be prompted to start with a
question and develop that into work that can
continue or start a dialogue in a way that is
different and new from the one that is already
being told. Allowing for a new voice to present
and filter ideas as service to the city for
expanding on the form, medium, and ability to
communicate one idea to community.

Hybrid Studio Critique

Spring