Exhibition Poster: Hands Up Don't Shoot: Artists Respond

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Freida Wheaton/ The Alliance of Black Art Galleries. “Exhibition Poster: Hands Up Don’t Shoot: Artists Respond.”, Documenting Ferguson, accessed November 1, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ferguson/item/55438

Title: Exhibition Poster: Hands Up Don't Shoot: Artists Respond
Description: The Alliance invited visual artists to respond to the killing of 18-year old Michael Brown, Jr. in Ferguson, MO and to the worldwide reaction of the public, law enforcement and the media. This historic awakening, with Fe
rguson, MO as "ground zero" compelled Freida L. Wheaton, founder of the Alliance,
to initiate St. Louis artistic documentation of the ensuing events as protest art.
"Protest Art" has historically been a means of documenting social and political
movements, and we are calling upon all artists to bring their voice—visual art—to the Movement. We are recording what future generations will view as
"Ferguson:" not the St. Louis County municipality, but a 21st Century Movement for law and justice.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Freida Wheaton/ The Alliance of Black Art Galleries
Posted Date: 2014-11-22 20:06:26
Rights: See rights page
Identifier: df_10644
Format: Document