Get Out the Vote with Art in Local Places
Activists Take Power in Landscapes
With early voting in full swing and November 5th nearing, I see a growing landscape of electoral excitement. People are using their land and our common spaces as an extension of their political voice. In a beautiful reminder of our freedom of speech, Get Out the Vote artwork is popping up in all sorts of creative ways across the country.
Here are some favorites from just the last month that I’ve seen locally and in the news:
I’d love to see what’s going on around you. Where are you seeing excitement and empowerment where you live? What are you adding to the conversation?
Let’s keep building and sharing joy wherever we can.
With love and hope for the future,
Stephanie
Taylor Swift yard sign in Philadelphia
Homemade Harris sign in Giles County, VA
Department of Agriculture pumpkins in Pennsylvania
Rachel Bohman painted rocks in Minnesota
Shepard Fairey mural in Cincinnati
VOTE graffiti in New York
zaI stand with you. when this gig is up, it's on to winter prep for the garden!!!! We will win big, but the women will be the edge.
Dr. Stephanie, those signs, paintings, and carved 'punkins' as they are called by us in the boonies, are great examples of freedom of expression. Let me offer a note of caution to your subscribers to check with their local town councils as to where such displays may be placed legally. In Wisconsin, as I recollect, they must be placed more than 20 feet back from the edge of a major highway, to protect them from removal and also from vandalism. This will vary from place to place. Happy campaigning!