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Graphix4change is not an organization but an ongoing artistic and educational project designed to promote social and political change through the use of design and satire. The goal of graphix4change is to subvert everyday consumer images into a commentary on the current state of politics in America and the world. It is completely self-funded and does not rely on corporate advertising. Sometimes scathing, sometimes humorous, but always personal, the works presented within this site are the views of one artist who has been frustrated with the direction of this country post 9-11, when any form of dissent or questioning was deemed to be "unpatriotic" by the Bush Administration. Even more frustrating has been watching the American media's complacency in asking the questions that needed to be asked, while allowing untruths and rhetoric to shape the collective public attitude. It's time 4 change... Note: This site is viewed best using Firefox or Mozilla based browsers with pop-up blockers turned off. Internet Explorer may cause the site to appear distorted and some of the functions may not work. Do yourself a favor and upgrade to Firefox for free. Sorry for this inconvenience. Click on the images below to download the Obama inspired posters produced by Jewish Voices for Peace. 
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Updates (May-09): Been busy with finals and end-of-scholl year events... sorry. Anyhow, you can read a brief Q&A with me on the Art Director's Club of New Jersey blog, and for those of you in the NY area, the Fifth Annual NY Arab American Comedy Festival is in full swing. Click here for details. And yes, the Obama-inspired camel was done by your's truly! ____________ Jon Stewart: A True American Hero ____________ I strongly suggest visiting the website of recording artist Michael Heart who wrote and recorded a song (available for free download) with an accompanying video about the current situation in Gaza. Let us pray that the bloodshed ends onn both sides soon. Also, a global web movement called Avaaz.org has a petition to stop the violence in the Middle East. Please sign it today! __________ graphix4change products are on display at two politically-themed exhibits being held before the 2008 Election. For the first time, G4C works will be seen live in the land of Franken – that's right, Minneapolis, Minnesota! All Things Electoral: Redux will be held at the Susan Hensel Gallery, opening September 13th thru October 25th. Hopefully the Democratic Senate contender will stop in for a look. UPDATE: On the eve of the opening, participating artist Kate Van Cleve was interviewed for a segment on arts on the local Air America Affiliate 950 KTNF AM during the Mark Heaney Show. Check ou the podcast! Closer to home, A few pieces will be seen at The Power of Art: Election '08 – Art Speaks to Power and
Politics exhibit at the Puffin Cultural _______ The CATASTROPHE exhibit at the Atlantic Gallery in NYC, was a huge success. Thanks to all who came out to experience art in peson! You can view the gallery space and download an exhibition catalog here. _______ Graphix4change is proud to announce that it has joined forces with The Art of Democracy; a National Coalition of Art Exhibitions on the State of American Politics scheduled for the fall of 2008. Visit their site, visit the exhibitions that may be in your area, and most of all, GET INVOLVED! _______ Two all new T-shirts are available at the G4C CafePress shop! The first lists poll stats proving that America agrees more with Liberal views than with Conservatives. The other is for those who have been racially profoiled. Check them out! _______ The Watch List, co-produced by Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah and Emmy award wining comedy writer Max Brooks. This groundbreaking comedy show is the first to be produced by a major American entertainment company and stars all Middle Eastern-American performers. It’s a combination of stand up and sketch comedy and a chance to show a positive, funny side to the community in mainstream American entertainment media. Featured on the show are top comics Maz Jobrani, Ahmed Ahmed, Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid, Ronnie Khalil and many more. I created the title graphics, as well as several images used within the sketches. View them on Comedy Central's Motherload section, and look for the new pilot on Comedy Central TV! ________ The Associated Press article hit the wires and spread all over the web and broadcast news... including FOX News (Download PDF version of story) . Thanks to all who sent supportive emails. To reiterate, since some of the news broadcasts were not clear: the Patriot Act: The Home Version game is not for retail sale. It is only available as a free download. The four actual games that were created exist for exhibit use and are only available for sale or loan to museums or galleries (currently one resides at the Puffin Institute). To date I have not made any profit from this project, and have declined the ability to do so.
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