Ground your creative practice in activism.
Art can create real change. This minor explores how artists collaborate with communities to build dialogue, connection and creative responses to today’s challenges.
Whether you’re drawn to activism, organizing or storytelling, the Social Practices + Community Engagement (SPACE) Minor complements your major with tools to work collaboratively with communities.
What You’ll Learn
You’ll explore socially engaged art, build ethical frameworks, spark dialogue and gain hands-on experience creating projects that connect people, place and purpose.
You’ll learn about contemporary issues while building collaborative skills in storytelling, facilitation and project design. Housed within the Faculty of Culture + Community, courses encourage critical thinking, experimentation and deep connection with people and place.
Program Highlights
- Collaborate on community-based and interdisciplinary projects
- Explore themes like ecology, sustainability, social justice and cultural activism
- Develop creative strategies for engagement, participation and dialogue
- Connect with artists, activists and changemakers through visiting speakers and events
In Others’ Words
“While I was at Emily Carr University, I took the Space minor and that’s what really opened my eyes to the challenging issues in Vancouver. I knew after that that I wanted to devote my focus to addressing a local issue.”
Kathryn John, BDes, Industrial Design
