Aicha Diatake
Write a creative story responding to the prompt: “If someone were to step into your soul right now, what’s the story?” It can be fiction or nonfiction.
Create a flyer/poster advertising our unconventional online installation that could be shared with someone, such as a family member, friends, or a community member like your local bodega or leaving it in your building lobby. The installation title is: “If someone were to step into your soul…” (You might work this into your poster!)
Create a visual art map of how to get to your favorite spot. Be as realistic or abstract as you’d like. You could note the senses in your map, include your perspective on why it’s your favorite, and design it in any way you like. Send in a photo of your visual map.
Go to that same favorite spot. Use the chalk to create a shape that people can step into and listen/see/smell/taste/feel their surroundings. (Be sure to use the chalk appropriately in a spot where it can wash off and make sure your artwork is appropriate for anyone of all ages to see.) Send in a photo of the chalk art you made in your neighborhood spot.
Explore your neighborhood and find a local work of art. This could be street art, a mural, architecture, or a performer you see on a walk. Create a visual abstraction (=something not realistic) inspired by the piece.
Temporarily install either your visual artwork or your soundscape near the local work of art you found. You can do this either in person OR at home. Take a photo or video of the piece: you might perform your soundscape live and record that, hold your visual artwork up or place it near the local artwork. If you have to make your installation at home instead, do your best to create the mood/feel of the artwork you were inspired by!
Inspired by Juliana Huxtable, “Speak your truth!” Brainstorm at least 10 words that you identify with. These could be specific alignments such as queerness, being a person of color, your culture, your values; or they could be more abstract words that represent your mood, hopes, dreams, or past. Write these words in your sketchbook in lettering styles, fonts, and colors that represent the feeling of the word to you. Send in a photo of your words.
Create a poster or zine speaking your truth. Choose one, two, or three of the words you brainstormed and expand on it in a zine or poster. Your poster could be sketches, drawings, all text, or even a collage. Be sure you make it in your sketchbook.