¡Se viene nuestro primer taller en español! Estamos muy emocionadxs en anunciar que el mes que viene estaremos trabajando con Civicus, desarrollando un Taller de Activismo Artístico en español para sus miembros en América Latina. Este será nuestro primer taller en español, una oportunidad para compartir ejemplos sobre activismo artístico en la región, y materiales …
Author Archives: The Center for Artistic Activism
The Creativity Continues On
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we brought together dozens of incredible artistic activism minds, and we came up with over a hundred ideas about how to get the U.S. press to cover the need to protect our freedom to vote.
Radicalizing the Remote: How to Keep Kicking Butt at a Distance
If you’ve been wondering how to invigorate your advocacy teams, get out creative messages that penetrate through the haze, or collaborate in new ways, all at a distance and online, we have just the thing for you.
Yes, we can still win big on voting
We are so close to enacting vital legislation for protecting the freedom to vote in the U.S. This is a critical point for our nation. Yesterday, the U.S. House passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act *, essential legislation that ensures we can safely and freely cast our ballots, have our voices heard, …
2021: A Powerful Year for Artistic Activism
We want to share some of the amazing things that happened in the past year and give you a sneak peek of what’s to come. In 2021, we witnessed once again how creativity transforms advocacy work — making it more effective, more joyful, and also more sustainable for all involved. 2022 is sure to be …
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Why activists need art to create social change
A conversation with the Center’s founders, Stephen Duncombe and Steve Lambert, on the importance of fighting within the terrain of popular culture to reach a mass audience. “Although a free companion workbook is available for those looking to sharpen their practical skills, “The Art of Activism” is more than a nuts and bolts “how-to” guide. …
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Revolutionizing Activism: Can Creative Activism Combat Civic Apathy?
This is a recording of the first edition of Revolutionizing Activism, our new online conversation series between advocates, activists, grantmakers, journalists, and artists. In our first discussion, moderated by Jeanine Abrams McLean, President of Fair Count, we discussed how we as advocates can use creativity to cultivate joyous civic engagement and overcome apathy. Featuring activist-artists …
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Ready to toast?
Join Stephen Duncombe and Steve Lambert, co-founders of the Center for Artistic Activism, this Tuesday, Nov. 30th at noon (12 pm EST), for an international digital toast to celebrate their new book, The Art of Activism: Your All-Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible. Bring your questions about the book, or just say hello! Register for the Zoom …
Apply to be a Workshop Leader with the Center for Artistic Activism
The Center for Artistic Activism is looking for enthusiastic, insightful, and dedicated people to teach artistic activism. We’re looking for : An enthusiastic lover of arts and activism who has practiced, taught, and/or researched the implementation of high-quality artistic activism projects; A skilled facilitator with some teaching experience (at any level) who is genuinely enthused …
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A Year of Unstoppable Voters
25 projects. 100 passionate people trained. And millions reached with creativity, humor, and hope: all to protect the freedom to vote. In August 2020, the Center for Artistic Activism put out an open call for creative, strategic, risk-taking projects to support voters and voting in the coming US elections. Within one week we received over …
Order our book: The Art of Activism
The new book from the founders of the Center for Artistic Activism, The Art of Activism: Your All-Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible – published by O/R Books. An inspiring visual guide to making activism more creative with art and art more effective with activism. The Steves’ humorous and playful approach to artistic activism …
Hiring: Assistant Director of Finance, HR, Operations
We’re hiring! We’re looking for a part-time Assistant Director for Finance, Human Resources, and Business Operations to help with budgets, contracts, hiring, and non-profit administration work. This is a remote position at approximately 10-15 hours per week to start, but the amount of time may be negotiable and flexible for the right person. Must have …
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Alina Constantin
Alina Constantin is a multicultural artist, game designer and organizer with a focus on experiences that can renew our sense of heritage and connection. She carries perspectives from a life across three continents into her work and has been involved in applying visual art and storytelling to personal practices of artistic advocacy in environmental, social, …
Rest in Peace Michael Young
This week we learned that United for a Fair Economy organizer and Center for Artistic Activism alumni and collaborator, Michael Young passed away. Michael worked with the Center for Artistic Activism on several proposals to organize for economic and racial justice in the southern United States. He was absolutely committed to equity and justice and …
Buck Expectations. Vote.
by Molly Gore On January 4th, one day before Georgia will finish voting in the Senate runoff races, Black cowboys from the Atlanta Saddle Club Association mounted up and rode to the polls, encouraging voters to cast their ballot. The ride follows a larger movement of Black cowboys who rode their horses to the polls for the general …
Coming Soon: Post-Election Extravaganza
The Center for Artistic Activism’s Unstoppable Voters Project is ensuring every vote is counted in the 2020 U.S. election. In the United States, our government is elected by us and for us. We’re sure, that like us, you’ve been reading articles like this and this and tv segments like this that put in stark terms …
Why you’re desperately needed after Election Day
We’re joining together to ensure every vote is counted and swear in a new government elected by and for us. Together we will deliver a democracy where everyone counts, no exceptions. Join us October 8. On October 8th, we invited you to join us for an evening of looking ahead, after election day. We talked …
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Steve Lambert on WFMU’s Techtonic
Center for Artistic Activism co-founder, Steve Lambert, was interviewed on WFMU’s Techtonic radio show on September 14. The interview covered the Center for Artistic Activism’s withdrawl from Facebook, the COVID-19 Dolly Parton “Jolene” Parody for Free the Vaccine, and our Advocacy Innovation Lab: Free the Vaccine for COVID-19. You can listen on techtonic.fm or the …
Steve Lambert’s frank 2020 talk
This 10 minute talk from frank2020 tells about one of our favorite projects at the Center for Artistic Activism and how we worked with the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce to win campaigns in South Africa. In February the Center for Artistic Activism headed to the 2020 frank Gathering hosted by the Center for …
Apply for Free the Vaccine for COVID-19: Season 2
We’re back for another round! Join us in fighting pharmaceutical monopolies to make publicly-funded COVID treatment and testing affordably priced, free at the point-of-delivery and accessible around the world! Applications closed Apply by filling out this form by Sept 1st 11:59pm EDT. Returning collective members, please fill out the above form also! More details on …
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