On Saturday, October 4th, in Brooklyn, anyone with a canvas and paint is invited to take to the streets and paint a personal response to present day America. Whether that’s the current financial crisis or the war in Iraq or the fact that parts of the South have infant mortality comparable to 3rd world countries is completely up to you.

This Silent Painting Protest is being hosted by Art Response, a newly founded non-profit. Art Response focuses on using artistic expression to make social change. They are a national organization run by artists from all over the country, but the organization focuses on inspiring social change on a local level.

The event begins at 11 am in Prospect Park, and at 5 pm the artists will silently display their work under the arch of Grand Army Plaza. Here’s the full info:

What: Silent Painting Protest (Open To Anyone)
When: Saturday, October 4th, 2009 @ 11am
Where: Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Here’s a map to the meeting place: