Unfortunately, I was not able to attend this lunchtime lecture, but it sounded so cool. John Freyer, who has now been sober for numerous years, talked about some of his social practice art. A few examples being Free Ice Water, Free Hot Coffee, and Free Supper. These are all all apart of 50/50. From what I understand, Freyer's goal is to lessen the stigma around drug addicts and their sobriety through these social practice arts. To accomplish this. he works with a lot of youth, mainly through a VCU recovery program. All of this sounds so cool and really meaningful. I think the idea behind his work is so important, and his art is actually making a difference. To be completely honest, I did not really know much about social practice art before learning about John Freyer, but this has really opened my eyes to a whole other area of art. Since I was not able to attend this lecture, I hope to continue researching Freyer and other social practice art to learn more.
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