Art of Protest, PressDe NicholsNovember 18, 2021new york times, ny times, de nichols, art of protest

De Nichols Talks "Art of Protest" with St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis asked Nichols about her new book and how she hopes it will inspire young activists to use art to speak truth to power.

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MADAD Featured in Goethe Institut's “Shaping The Past / Inscribing The Future” Exhibit

As a capstone to our fellowship experience with Monument Lab and the Goethe Institut, St. Louis’s MADAD Collective (De Nichols, Damon Davis, Mallory Nezam) was featured in a new exhibition by Goethe’s Montreal organization. “Shaping The Past / Inscribing The Future” features works by several of the 2020 ML fellowship cohort, as we reflect on our artworks that engage topics of spatial justice, memorialization, and public art within our local communities.

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The Deliberate & Unafraid Book Club Is Back!

For the last few months, the Deliberate & Unafraid book club has been on a short hiatus as creator, De Nichols, completed her first children’s book, Art of Protest. Ahead of its October 12 release, De&U Book Club is returning so that we may keep reading, celebrating, and learning from even more BIPOC, queer, and womxn authors.

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Press: Harvard Gazette's "Black Identities 'In the City'" Covers Exhibit Curated by De Nichols

The online show “In the City: Memories of Black Presence” is a collaborative effort headed by De Nichols, 2020 Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design; Griot founder and executive director Lois Conley; and Winthrop Professor of History and of African and African American Studies Walter Johnson. It runs through May 28, and is free and open to the public.

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St. Louis Public Radio: "St. Louis Artists Use Billboards As Canvas For Messages That Call For Change"

De Nichols interviews with St. Louis Public Radio about two billboards she created in collaboration with The Luminary gallery and STL Made campaign. These works emphasize the role and importance of art as both a form of protest and public declaration of community power.

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"On Activism" with Jessica Helfand | Design Observer

De joins design leader, Jessica Helfand, for a conversation on reliance, entrepreneurship, and activism for her daily essay series, The Self-Reliance Project, on Design Observer.

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Windows at Harvard

Two of De Nichols’ works about the COVID-19 pandemic are on display at the Smith Campus Center at Harvard University May 12–June 30, 2020.

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De Nichols is a 2020 Monument Lab Transnational Fellow

Mallory Nezam, De Nichols, and Damon Davis are the artists and designers of MADAD, a collective from St. Louis, MO, selected for the 2020 corhort of Monument Lab’s Transnational Fellowship. MADAD works to reimagine how joy, justice, and interactivity improve public spaces and cultural experiences in St. Louis.

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Tell the Truth, and Always Seek Justice

This week's note inspired by "Tell the truth, and always seek justice," a statement made in a course session with Dr. Cornel West.

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Coronavirus & Harvard Loeb Fellowship Update

I write this to thank everyone who has reached out to me to ask about my well-being in the midst of the COVID-19 / coronavirus outbreak and its impact on my experience as a Loeb Fellow at Harvard. In my reflection below, I will share changes that happening in my life and work as well as share how you can support others who are impacted by this experience.

Chouteau Greenway Architecture Magazine's Progressive Architecture Award

The Chouteau Greenway is one of six North American projects to earn Architecture Magazine’s 67th Annual Progressive Architecture Award. Each year, its panel of jurors select works within the built environment that “exemplify progress by using design to draw connections between individual users and the communities around them.”

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Video: "Conflicts in Inclusion" Panel for Harvard's Conflict by Design Conference

Watch the recorded talks and “Conflicts in Inclusion” panel that De moderated for the Conflict by Design conference at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

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#IntheCity Fellowship & Exhibition with Harvard's Commonwealth Project

The Commonwealth Project at Harvard University is accepting applications from St. Louis-based visual artists interested in building a long-term collaborative arts initiative between undergraduate students and faculty at Harvard University.

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Podcast: Entrepreneurially Thinking

De joins the team at Entrepreneurially Thinking podcast to speak about social challenges that matter to her and how her team at Civic Creatives uses design and creative organizing to bring awareness to these issues. Listen to the conversation.

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Video: De Nichols Presents "Artist as Catalyst" Presentation for the 2019 Young Collectors Contemporary

Video of De Nicholsspeaking at the Young Collectors Contemporary conference in Memphis, TN.

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De Nichols Selected for Harvard’s Loeb Fellowship

Artist. Activist. Global Speaker. Curator. Entrepreneur. De Nichols is an international changemaker at one of the highest levels of her field, and she is one of 9 designers from across the world who has been selected as a 2020 Loeb Fellow of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD).

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Appetite for Action—STL Made

There’s something about the simple act of breaking bread – sharing a home-cooked meal with others – that nourishes not only the body but also the mind and soul. But with the right ingredients, a meal can also spur social change. That is the idea that De Nichols, a civic designer, social entrepreneur and founder and co-organizer of local grassroots organization FoodSpark, is banking on.

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Podcast Feature: STL by Design by AIGA STL

I received the honor to have a conversation with STL by Design, a new podcast produced by AIGA STL leaders, Anna Heinze and Jayvn Solomon. Catch how the conversation unfolds as we talk design journeys, social justice, and the power of relationships.

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