St. Louis artist and activist Elizabeth Vega spends a lot of time in her home.
It鈥檚 a place in north St. Louis known as that she bought in 2015. There, she provides space for sign-making and other activities related to protest actions. She also works with local children to create kites, collages and other art to help them process their feelings. Recently, she spent five days and nights at Art House without leaving. An ankle monitoring device kept her tethered to her home.
In our latest , we talk with Vega about the that led to her house-arrest and probation sentence, and why working with children is an important part of her activism.
Here鈥檚 a little of what you鈥檒l hear in the podcast:
- Vega, on wearing an ankle monitor: 鈥淭here would be times that I would like get ready to walk out the door and realize that, 'Oh, wait, I鈥檓 under house arrest.'鈥�
- About how her talents lie more in the writing realm rather than the visual arts arena: 鈥淚 co-founded the Artivists but they don鈥檛 let me do lettering.鈥�
- What Vega asks herself as she works with kids: 鈥淗ow do we instill in them the creativity and imagination so they can re-envision a new world?鈥�
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