Art and Activism: Implications for Art Education in a Twenty-First Century Colony

The art component in the chaotic intersections of 2020 cannot be ignored. The expressive outputs of thoughts and feelings that are relevant first-person accounts in the struggle against oppression are also valuable markers that illuminate historical timelines. How reflective are these situations, and what can be derived from these moments? What do the happenings of these times mean for art educators, students, and fellow artists in one's community? This article advocates the creation of art as a viable medium to respond to felt life experiences. This article is also intended to encourage both educators and students, on their own artistic paths, to consider approaches to the subject of race made by artists connected with Bermuda -- as artists who share their space and place in this 21st century colony.