Steve Lambert and Victoria Estok approached NYPD officers along the People’s Climate March, showed them their sign, and asked if they could take a photo together. See them all Often in political marches, the police and those marching are painted in opposition, but one of the purposes of the People’s Climate March was showing that …
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Open Engagement 2015: Call for Submissions
A Blade of Grass is pleased to announce Open Engagement 2015 From April 17–19, 2015, Open Engagement will coalesce in Pittsburgh. Established in 2007 by artist Jen Delos Reyes, Open Engagement is an international conference and platform that explores various perspectives on art and social practice and aims to expand the dialogue around socially engaged art making. …
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Sporatorium—THIS SUNDAY
Makers and re-makers, thinkers and rethinkers, composers and decomposers: It’s time to wrestle with climate change. This September, world leaders are coming to NYC for an unprecedented one-day summit on climate change at the UN. We know this is a crucial moment. Across the city, country and world, people are making plans to gather in …
Media Impact Workshop participants announced!
We are excited to announce the next round of participants in our workshop in St. Petersburg – a coalition of artists, activists and engaged citizens from Media Impact, Open Urban Lab, and School of Engaged Art. Media Impact Matvei Krilov (Skif) (Gay – Moscow) activist, artist, poet Matvei is an actionist artist and political activist, …
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In-Depth Interview with CAA Directors
Get inside the heads of CAA’s co-directors Stephen Duncombe and Steve Lambert through their interview with we “We Make Money Not Art” where they tackled the following questions: Is there any way an artist or curator can engage with meaningful artistic activism inside an art gallery or a museum? Could you tell us about the training …
Lecture on Creative Activism from Co-Founder Stephen Duncombe
CAA Co-Founder Stephen Duncombe’s lecture on Creative Activism from an event in Copenhagen, Denmark has been immortalized on Youtube; check it out below!
Next Weekend–Creative Activist Training in NYC
ONE WEEKEND ONLY! Beautiful Trouble, The Yes Lab (via The Yes Men), and Center For Artistic Activism are coming together for a one of a kind melding of the minds to provide an epic weekend of trainings in creative activism! If you’re part of an activist group looking to up your game, this is your …
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Help our friends The YES MEN double their Funds for an AMAZING Project
The Yes Men have ONE MORE WEEK to reach their $75,000 fundraising goal so that The Kindle Project will match it DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. They are raising money for their new project, the Action Switchboard. Click here to Donate and receive exclusive perks or continue below to read more.
Photos from Changin’ Sctotland
Reflection from Pakistani Participant
Recently we hosted a group of Pakistani Visual Artists for a short workshop in Creative Activism (Read more about that workshop here). One of the participants, Sehr Jalil Raja, shared a recent post about her experiences on the trip to New York and DC. To hear all about her discoveries and adventures, follow this link to …
A Visit from Jay-Z? Imagining a Win with Pakistani Visual Artists
Midway through a workshop on creative activism the morning of November 22, a group of Pakistani visual artists visiting NYU got some surprising news: Jay-Z had heard they were in the States, and had requested that they perform with him in a music video, as backup singers…….. We recently hosted a group of Pakistani Visual …
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Photos from School of Creative Activism the Lone Star State
“Changin Scotland”
CAA recently headed to Scotland for “Changin Scotland,” a weekend workshop run by Gerry Hassan, Jean Urquhart, and an independent MSP. Hansen has written two articles describing the experience and discoveries about “imagining a win” and daring to dream bigger. To hear more about his experience check out the two links below: Scotsman, Nov 19th: …
Clamor Magazine–Help Bring the “DIY Guide to Everyday Revolution” ONLINE!
The Clamor Magazine archive is now available digitally—Can you help us make it more accessible? Clamor co-founder Jason Kucsma and I are working on making all of the print content available and searchable through a new web portal. We’ve already digitized the print magazines, and though everything is online now, we still have some work …
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Attention San Francisco/Bay Area Activists: Artistic Activism Panel Discussion
Just wanted to share an awesome event happening in the San Francisco/Bay area on NOVEMBER 11, 2013: ATTENTION ALL SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA ARTISTS/ACTIVISTS: Please join us for an evening panel discussion, The Art of Resistance: Intersections & Alliances through Artivism featuring art activists: Melanie Cervantes is a Xicana graphic artist whose work includes black and white illustrations, paintings, …
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Call for Entries: Exuberant Politics Exhibition
Exuberant Politics Exhibition Call for Entries Deadline: December 15, 2013 Send your revolutionary manifesto, your conceptual social sculpture, your political poems, your utopian films and videos, your musical anthems. Enter your political rally poster, your activist website, your play, performance, print, painting or puppet in the show “Exuberant Politics.” EP celebrates the intersection of art …
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Trading in Rifles for Art Supplies
Check out two amazing projects from some of the folks we worked with in Chicago focusing on Veteran-Artists. THE DIRTY CANTEEN DOCUMENTARY Click Here To Support The Dirty Canteen Documentary http://www.crowdrise.com/thedirtycanteendocumentary/fundraiser/aaronhughes The Dirty Canteen Documentary will focus on Veteran-Artists who have taken on the mission of storytelling by trading in their rifles and rucksacks for …
Grants for Socially Engaged Artists and Organizations (a blade of grass)
Submissions are open for grants supporting socially engaged art from a blade of grass is an organization dedicated to providing resources to artists who demonstrate artistic excellence and serve as conduits for social change! Grants are available to both individual artists and collectives/organizations: ABOG Fellowship for Socially Engaged Artist A one-year fellowship for individual artists and collectives. Fellowships pair …
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2013 IVAW School for Creative Activism participants announced
The Center for Artistic Activism is proud to hold a School for Creative Activism with Iraq Veterans Against The War this summer at their annual meeting in Chicago. The following members will be participating in the weekend long workshop. Michael Applegate “I was in the Navy for 8 years from 1998–2006 and joined IVAW in …
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2013 SCA New York Participants Announced!
Linda Sarsour Linda Sarsour is a Palestinian-American community activist, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently working as the Advocacy and Civic Engagement Coordinator for the National Network for Arab American Communities and ACCESS and locally serving as the Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York, a social service agency …
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