🌏 Project 🌍 Other Creative Acts

Not all artworks fit neatly into the practice of an artist or group of connected collaborators. On this page, we share a variety of creative acts and works produced around the globe that cannot be pinned to an individual artist's practice or which evade simple definition. Some of these works fall under the umbrella of folk art, community art, social justice or political initiatives, social practice, pop-ups, or public interventions. 

In the work shared below, sometimes the makers are known while, in other cases, little information can be found. When the artist is known, it may be the case that they create informal work in parallel to a more conventional practice. In some examples, the work shared might not fit everyone's definition of art: this is a question worth discussing with your classmates and teacher(s)! Where possible, we try to share links to further information, to help you situate and understand the context behind the examples seen. 

We'll be adding to this page and hope that these artworks serve to inspire future Artist Project ideas. We welcome further suggestions and ideas in the comments section below to grow this list!

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^References:

^{“Art-o-Mat: A Coin-Operated Art Machine.” YouTube, uploaded by Arduino,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9BWODjYZBY.
“Art-o-Mat Brings Local Art to Winston-Salem.” WS Today,
https://wstoday.6amcity.com/culture/art-o-mat-winston-salem-nc.}

^{“Black Lives Matter Mural to Be Refreshed.” City of Cincinnati,
https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityofcincinnati/news/black-lives-matter-mural-to-be-refreshed/.}

^{“BLM Mural.” St. Pete Arts Alliance, https://stpeteartsalliance.org/blm-mural.}

^{Campbell‑Rock, CC. “Gentrification & Bicycles in the 504.” Black Source Media, 20 June 2021, https://blacksourcemedia.com/gentrification-bicycles-in-the-504/blacksourcemedia.com}

^{Cardeville. Untitled photograph. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0,}

^{https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=155378562.}

^{Crouch, Dennis. “Descansos: Roadside Memorials.” In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress, Library of Congress, 23 Oct. 2023,
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2023/10/descansos-roadside-memorials/.}

^{“Generals’ Upgraded Art-o-Mat Machine.” 225 Baton Rouge,
https://www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/art-smoking-look-baton-rouge-generals-upgraded-art-o-mat-machine.}

^{Highsmith, Carol M., photographer. Roadside memorial at site of automobile and bicycle crashes, Talpa, New Mexico. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, 5 Jan. 2021, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020743298/.}

^{Kim, Juliana. “A Look Back at the Significance of the Black Lives Matter Mural in D.C.” Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8 Mar. 2025, https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/08/a-look-back-at-the-significance-of-the-black-lives-matter-mural-in-d-c/. opb}

^{“Mexican American Folk Arts and Crafts.” Texas State Historical Association,
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mexican-american-folk-arts-and-crafts.}

^{Roy, Niklas. One Euro Plotter. https://www.niklasroy.com/oneEuro/.}

^{Schneider, Erik. “Chalk Mural Outside Milwaukee Art Museum Hopes to Show Beauty of Protest Movement.” WUWM 89.7 NPR, 8 June 2020,
https://www.wuwm.com/arts-culture/2020-06-08/chalk-mural-outside-milwaukee-art-museum-hopes-to-show-beauty-of-protest-movement.}

^{Smith, Jordan‑Marie. “At These Vending Machines, You Get Mini Art Prints, Not Stale Chips.” NPR, 28 Apr. 2025, www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx‑s1‑5309769/vending‑machine‑ana‑inciardi‑mini‑print.}

^{“The Vending Machine That Draws Generative Art for Just a Euro.” Arduino Blog, 3 Mar. 2025,
https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/03/03/this-vending-machine-draws-generative-art-for-just-a-euro/.}