The Center for Artistic Activism helps people use their creativity and culture to effect power.
The Center for Artistic Activism is transforming the practices of art and activism, helping activists, artists, organizations, and foundations be more effective and affective in bringing about social change.
The Center for Artistic Activism is supporting change through the current crises
Our Unstoppable Voters Project
We’re supporting artistic activism projects that combating voter suppression in the United States before and after the 2020 U.S. election. We’ve funded two rounds of projects. See the first round here.
The Free the Vaccine for COVID-19 Campaign
Join our fight to make COVID-19 treatment, testing, and vaccines affordable and accessible to all. We’ve launched a global, online Advocacy Innovation Lab called Free the Vaccine for Covid-19. And you can take part.
Transition Your Advocacy
Keep your team inspired and resilient. With our online workshops like Don’t Cancel: Creative Activism in the Time of Coronavirus, we can help your group move forward creatively, in the current context, no matter the issue you’re working on. Contact us for details.
Training
We offer training for artists, activists, and organizations on theory, methods and skills for maximizing their impact.
Advising
We provide advising for groups and organizations on strategic, creative methods for activism, grant making, and assessment.
Research
We conduct and share research on the practice and impact of artistic activism.
Resources
We give away podcasts,videos, webinars, guides and other online training resources you can access now..
What we do
Art + Activism = Impact
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We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation helps support artistic activism worldwide.
News
- Float the VoteFloat the Vote is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter suppression. Float the Vote Float […]
- Courting Voters with Court FeesCourting Voters with Court Fees in North Carolina is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter […]
- Drawing out the VoteDrawing out the Vote is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter suppression. Drawing out the […]
- Project Your VoteProject Your Vote is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter suppression. Project Your Vote Project […]
- Delivering DemocracyDelivering Democracy is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter suppression. Delivering Democracy Imagine troupes of […]
- Cirque d’VoteCirque d’Vote is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter suppression. Emergency Circus presents Cirque d’Vote […]
- Fuck Talking, Go VoteFuck Talking, Go Vote is is an Unstoppable Voters Project – a series of Center for Artistic Activism supported works that celebrate voting rights and counter voter suppression. Fuck Talking, […]
- Unstoppable Voters ProjectsWe are supporting artistic activism projects aimed at celebrating voting rights and countering voter suppression. The projects are taking place before and on Election Day in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, […]