Exchange: Laos
Social Challenge: Environmental Health
Artist: David Burke
Exchange: Laos
Social Challenge: Environmental Health
Artist: David Burke
Engaging youth through mural arts
For four weeks in Summer 2015, David Burke was in Vientiane, Laos, where he facilitated community workshops for youth to learn more about how public murals can be used to address social challenges. Workshop participants were invited to propose and implement mural concepts and other public art project concepts that relate to environmental health in Laos. i:cat Gallery hosted the program, including workshops, production events, and final exhibition of the community-driven work.
Community Projects
Color of Future
Pushing the envelope for contemporary public artworks through new mural program The newly-established mural collective, Color of Future, is made...
Recycle Khoi (Recycle Me)
Beautifying trash collector carts to increase visibility of environmental health Green Vientiane’s project, Recycle Khoi, brings into view the...
Plastic City
Imagining new architecture and rethinking development and the convenience of plastic Plastic City is a large-scale public installation made from...
Plastic Puppet Theater
Empowering youth to reduce waste through puppet theater and sculpture Three playful, larger-than-life puppets were constructed from recycled...
Blog
Small Grants Awarded in Laos as Government Approves Mural Project!
We have awarded the third round of the American Arts Incubator “small grants” to local Lao artists and organizations. The public presentation of the projects was hosted by i:cat Gallery and was attended by over thirty local artists, leaders, and curious members of the...
Plastic City
I arrived in Laos with three rules for myself; stay open, ask questions, and listen. Once people started talking, the same issue kept coming up: the accumulation of trash around the city. Laos is a developing country that is in the throes of robust economic and urban...
Identify the problem, Illustrate the solutions, Dream for the future
I have been in Vientiane for seven days. These days were packed with workshops and meetings with Lao artists, and youth and environmental groups where we made art, shared our dreams, and discussed ways to improve the environment. Photo: Kate Antonas This city is...
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
U.S. Embassy in Vientiane — Laos | Rue Setthathilath, Vientiane, Laos | |
Vientiane, Laos | Vientiane, Laos | Exchange Location |
Vientiane, Laos
Exchange Location
U.S. Embassy in Vientiane — Laos
About Our Host Partner, i:cat Gallery
i:cat Gallery curates and hosts exhibitions and events in visual art, music, poetry, film, and design, and is activated and inspired by Lao artists and artists living in and around Vientiane.
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