Sustainability and Cross Cultural Engagement through the Arts
Timeline
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September 25, 2025Experience start
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November 14, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Social media marketing Event planning Humanities Visual arts HistorySkills
presentations communication strategies communication art history exhibit design exhibitions research innovationThis experience invites industry partners to collaborate with learners who have explored key art movements from prehistory through the medieval period. Students bring valuable skills in visual literacy, historical research, and cross-cultural communication, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to projects in the arts, heritage, and cultural sectors. Their ability to interpret and recontextualize artistic traditions can support creative, research-based, or interpretive work.
Building on experiences like Salem State University's Trash to Art initiative—a binational, sustainability-focused project with Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico—students are also prepared to engage with themes of environmental awareness, public education, and global collaboration through artistic expression.
Students
Deliverables are flexible and negotiable based on the type of project, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. Some potential deliverables include:
- Comprehensive visual analysis reports
- Curated digital exhibitions
- Cross-cultural communication strategies
- Research-based interpretive guides
- Creative multimedia presentations
Project timeline
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September 25, 2025Experience start
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November 14, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Students will work with your business to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Develop a digital exhibition highlighting historical influences on modern visual culture.
- Design a research-informed social media campaign featuring key artistic themes and styles.
- Design a community art campaign that transforms recycled materials into public art pieces, promoting sustainability and cultural exchange.
- Create a communication strategy to support engagement for a culturally themed event or campaign.
- Research and produce interpretive content for an online or physical collection.
- Collaborate on a multimedia project exploring the cultural impact of artistic movements.
- Deliver a visual analysis report focused on artistic themes, styles, or media.
- Conduct research on historical design innovations and suggest modern-day applications.
- Develop a public engagement initiative highlighting cross-cultural influences in the arts.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 25, 2025Experience start
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November 14, 2025Experience end