Art as activism: Schmucker Art Gallery exhibits explore how art has been a canvas for change throughout history

Throughout history, forms of artistic expression have served a dually reactive and proactive purpose-being an outlet to reflect on the past and present and project toward a different and better future. Today, it can be seen in action across social media feeds, which are smattered with graphics of clenched fists, symbolic of the Black Lives Matter Movement, photographs that capture the emotional highs and lows of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and inspiring quotes from political leaders amid a historic election season.

Two recent Gettysburg College Schmucker Art Gallery exhibits have further explored how art has been a canvas for change throughout history.

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