Event Recap: Teaching Creativity to Inspire Social Good with the center for artistic activism

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, Project Pericles joined forces anew with our wonderful partner The Center for Artistic Activism to co-host Teaching Creativity to Inspire Social Good. This rousing webinar focused on how creativity is a powerful tool for civic engagement and inspiring social good, uplifting the work of two extraordinary educators, Periclean Faculty Leader and Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Elon University, Shannon Zenner and Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Point Park University, D.T. Burns.

During the event, participants:

• Heard from faculty about how they’ve used innovative creative expression in the classroom
• Learned how students have been inspired to engage with civic issues in meaningful and joyful ways — like through a giant pierogi mascot and the ethical use of AI.
• Received practical resources to implement in their own work.

We were pleased to have so many faculty and staff from across the Periclean and C4AA network join us this inspiring webinar and hope all emerged with some creative, catalytic ideas for ways to draw upon the arts to help students feel that they can effect positive change and to get involved in consistent civic action. Thank you to all who attended and to Shannon, DL, and C4AA for the phenomenal work you do!

Webinar Recording, Takeaways, and Resources

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Event Photos