All photos by David Swirsky The Akron League of Creative Interventionists’ first solo “creative intervention” was filled with color, acceptance and diversity. David Swirsky, a college senior at the University of Akron studying organizational communication and the new leader of the Akron League of Creative Interventionists, has jumped in with both feet, leading in person and on social media. The league, started by San-Francisco-based artist Hunter Franks, brings people together to create amateur art in public spaces with the goal of breaking down social barriers. In other words, have some fun and invite strangers to join in. Knight Foundation invested $55,000 so that Franks could expand a national tour to four Knight cities: Akron, Detroit, Macon, Ga., and Philadelphia. Franks ran the first meeting in August at the Akron Art Museum. He designates a new theme each month; August’s was “health,” and September’s was “color.” Franks said he was “thrilled with the creative energy and great showing of the Akron League chapter for their September intervention. The chapter continues to prove that small-scale projects can energize people, bring them together and change their perception of place.”
