daniel
johnson is an artist, educator, organizer, and dad working in community in the United States South East region. Focused on
agency, equity, and the formation of agreements, johnson roots the artistic
process through the lens of everyday life as unfolding, intersecting stories. Through
deep listening, reflections on belonging, and facilitated community
storytelling, johnson works with groups of people to harness their unique
cultural expressions in a co-design process to disrupt power dynamics and
realize shared intentions. johnson firmly believes that the communicative,
connective power of culture provides the most powerful tools for forming
affinity and focusing energies toward practical impacts for
everyday life.
Upcoming Presentation
The Circumstances
Called for Agency:
an examination of the Prospectus and Proposal
for a
Free Southern Theater
presented by daniel johnson at Navigating Chaos
the Graduate Student Virtual Conference of the
Arch Dalrymple III Department of History at University of Mississippi
April 10, 2021
Click for Free Registration
watch johnson’s presentation during panel 7, 2:10pm-3:30pm
link to the paper link to full conference schedule
Features & Reviews
PolicyLink | Oct 2020Moving from Engaging to Organizing with Arts and Culture Strategies
Mississippi Today | Dec 2019
Land & Power Summit Creates “Magical” Community Connection
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Nov 2019
Arts and Culture from the Inside, Not the Outside
Find It in Fondren | May 2019
Traditional Technique, Practical Consideration: daniel johnson
PolicyLink | May 2019
Working with Artists to Deepen Impact
Jackson Free Press | March 2019
Becoming Curious Citizens
Jackson Free Press | Jan 2019
The Most Intriguing of 2018
Jackson State Newsroom | March 2018
Margaret Walker Center to Unveil Interpretive Plaque in Farish Street Park
The Clarion Ledger | Oct 2017
Artist Engages Jackson with Social Artworks
Center for the Future of Museums | Mar 2017
Museum Work as Socially Engaged Art
Gnovis: a journal of communication, culture, & technology | Jan 2017
Digital Interface and the Content of Our Thoughts
Mississippi Modern | Summer 2016
(Social Media)ting the Generaion Gap: Art Works in the City of Jackson
Mississippi2: The Alternate Voice of the South | Oct 2015
daniel johnson, Community Artivist
Hattiesburg American | March 2014
Hattiesburg Students Tour Jackson Art Installation
Jackson Free Press | Feb 2014
C3’s Social Art
Jackson Free Press | May 2012
Creative Conversations
Jackson Free Press | Jan 2012
Pizza, Beer, and Improvisation
Millsaps Purple & White | Sept 2011
Debris as Art Narrates Story of Midtown
Jackson Free Press | May 2011
An Unlikely Artifact
Jackson Free Press | Dec 2009
Whose Line Is It, Anyway?
Jackson Free Press | 4/2008
Bloom, Improv, Bloom
Panels
National Guild for Community Arts Education | January 2021Anti-Racism as Organizational Compass w/ Sipp Culture
PolicyLink | May 2020
How Community Development Corporations Change When They Embrace Arts and Culture
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts & Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Nov 2019
Expanding Practice for Community Development Organizations
American Planning Association | April 2019
Placemaking’s Role in Preserving Community Identity
ArtPlace America | May 2018
Collaborative Practice from the Artists’ Perspective
Millsaps College | Feb 2017
Must the Novelist Crusade? Art as a Form of Activism
Workshops
Jackson Public Schools | Sept 2019Connecting the Classroom to Nature through Arts Integration
Alternate ROOTS | Aug 2019
Non-issue-based Frameworks for Increasing Political Participation
Southwest Mississippi Multiplex for Early Innovation Intervention | June 2019
Who Are We? Defining Our Community Roles Through Comic Strips
Mississippi Council on Economic Education | Mar 2017
Economics & Art: Making the Connections
South East Museum Coalition | Oct 2015
Selfie Culture and Copyright: Harnessing the Power Legally in a Museum Setting
Alternate ROOTS | Sept 2015
Socially Engaged Artists in Institutions: Embedded Engagements
Association of State Arts Agencies | Sept 2015
Territory and Trust: Building the Skills to Open Up and Move Between Arts Education Spaces
Affiliations
Alternate ROOTS | Board SecretaryAug 2020 - present
conNECKtedTOO:TINYisPOWERFUL | Circle of Advisors
April 2020 - present
Mississippi Center for Cultural Production | Board Secretary
Jan 2018 - present
AND Gallery | Advisory Board
May 2017 - present
Intercultural Leadership Institute | Fellow
2017 - 2018
Jackson Medical Mall Foundation | ArtPlace Advisory Board
2016 - 2018
Michelada Think Tank | Visiting Facilitator
Feb 2016
Business Association of Midtown | Board Member
Feb 2015 - Oct 2020
Purple Word Center for Book & Paper Arts | Board VP of Outreach
2014 - 2016
Joan Mitchell Foundation | Visual Arts Scholar for ROOTS Week
August 2013
FIGMENT | Jackson Festival Curator
2012 - 2013
Midtown Partners CDC | Creative Hub Development Partner
2012 - 2013
Belhaven University Dance Department | Community Collaboration Connector
Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
VSA Arts of Mississippi (now Art for All MS)| Board Member
2008 - 2013
Mississippi Improv Alliance | Lead Organizer
2007 - 2012
Greater Jackson Arts Council | Board Member
2009 - 2012
Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative | Board VP
2008 - 2011
Jackson Arts Collective | Moderator
2007 - 2011
daniel@significantdevelopments.us — Jackson, Mississippi