Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate
Art Exhibit
The Montana Human Rights Network acquired 4,000 volumes of white supremacist propaganda from a defecting leader of the World Church of the Creator(now known as The Creativity Movement). The Network decided to use the books to create an art exhibit to stimulate public discussion about bigotry, anti-Semitism, and intolerance. The Network approached The Holter Museum of Art with the idea of using the books to create art for an exhibition. Opened in January 2008, Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate features over 60 pieces contributed by artists from around the country.
We hope the dialogue fostered by the Speaking Volumes exhibit will promote discussions regarding the problems that communities face. Only when the roots of bigotry and intolerance are dealt with can we declare victory and view the Speaking Volumes exhibit as representative of our collective past.
The exhibit traveled through 2010 to eleven Montana cities. Following the Montana tour, it has traveled to nearly a dozen venues across the country. MHRN likes to host an education series at each location that explores how hate groups exploit and amplify the racism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry already present in communities. To learn more about Speaking Volumes, please visit its website.
The exhibit and its accompanying educational materials are now available nationwide. Bring this programming to your community by contacting us and contribute to MHRN!
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