CAN THE ARTS SAVE HUMAN RIGHTS?

Human rights are under siege. Intersecting crises (populism, Covid-19, climate change, inequality and poverty, old and new conflicts) are challenging old ways of working and thinking. Art Rights Truth (ART) contends that collaborations between artists and activists can both represent and inform new ways of working and thinking, and thereby help create powerful new human rights languages, idioms and practices. By analysing existing innovation and experimentation, commissioning work suggestive of alternative futures, and sharing knowledge and insights, the project seeks to reimagine human rights for the future. Research is focussed in five areas: Covid Legacies, Localising Human Rights in York, Imaginaries of Social and Environmental Justice, Reimagining Turtle Island / Canada, and Narratives of the Future in Colombia. Explore the five areas below, and stay up to date with the latest news here or through social media.