Get off the pollercoaster! Artistic activism gets people voting.This is how. Polls aren’t going to decide this election cycle. We are. At the Center for Artistic Activism, we’ve been working across the country to mobilize people in record numbers. We’re getting out the vote in Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, New York, and dozens …
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Art for the Polls is Underway!
We’re partnering with People for the American Way Foundation to support artists mobilizing voters in their communities Art moves people. In an election year where people are fatigued, frustrated, fearful, and maybe even furious, art is vital. We’ve partnered with People for the American Way Foundation to unleash the unique vision and imagination of artists. …
Event Recap: Creative Election Engagement
Across the Curriculum and Across Your Campus This Fall On Friday, September 27th, we teamed up with Project Pericles for Creative Election Engagement Across the Curriculum and Across Your Campus This Fall. This dynamic session explored fun and interactive ways to spark creativity and get students engaged with the upcoming 2024 election. During the event, …
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John Wick is here to help you vote
Hi friends, Today is THE day to take action! Whether you’re gearing up to vote for the very first time or you’ve been a voter for years, there’s no better moment to get ready for the U.S. election. Why? Because it’s National Voter Registration Day! Now’s the time to get registered or check your registration, …
Get Creative with your Election Engagement!
Join our event for educators On Friday, September 27th from 1:00-1:45 pm ET, we’re teaming up with our friends at Project Pericles for Creative Election Engagement! Join us for a dynamic exploration of interactive ways to incorporate creativity and election engagement in your classes this fall semester. At Creative Election Engagement, you’ll: This event has already …
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Get Help Voting!
Have questions about the election? We’re here to help! Fill out this form and we’ll do all the rest Has this ever happened to you? You want to do your civic duty, and so you take the time out of your busy day to vote. But when you show up you’re told: Or you make …
Faculty Fellowship: Fall 2024 Edition
Exciting updates and opportunities for engaging students this fall With U.S. Election Day fast approaching, empowering the student vote has never been more crucial. Our Unstoppable Voters Faculty Fellows are working hard to meet the moment. Our nine Fellows have spent the entire year pioneering innovative strategies to inspire and mobilize their students. This fall, …
[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Communications Manager
Communications Manager This job application closed on September 9, 2024, and we are no longer accepting applications for it. Please join our newsletter to stay informed about opportunities. C4AA is seeking a Communications Manager with a minimum of 2-4 years of experience leading communications campaigns, with a proven track record in communications strategy development and …
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Announcing: The Voter Concierge Corps!
Helping voters go from “Oh crap” to “Oh snap!” Looking for a fun, new way to really help people this election year? Join the Voter Concierge Corps! The Voter Concierge Corps provides personalized ballot research, shareable voting guides, and 1:1 help to make civic participation simple and fun. Made up of a special group of …
The Artistic Activism Test Kitchen
Voting should be joyful, safe, accessible, inspiring, and irresistible, all across the United States. The Center for Artistic Activism’s rigorous experiments help voting be all of these things and more. Going into 2024, we had our work cut out for us. The year posed unique challenges — what had worked before was not necessarily going …
You wore a superhero cape to work???
Alexia Kemerling, a 2024 Center for Artistic Activism Unstoppable Voters Fellow, comes to us from the American Association of People with Disabilities. Alexia used creative methods to win big. “I often come into activism from a space of frustration, as I believe many people do. Artistic activism training taught me to spend less energy being angry …
Lunch and Learn – and Draw!
Get insights into what’s really working with voters this year This election year is, to say the least, unique! And so it’s no surprise that what’s going to really energize and mobilize voters must be just as unique, too. In the spring, we ran a dozen experiments to test out what’s really connecting with voters …
Ready to get involved in the 2024 elections?
We can help! We’re nearing 100 days from Election Day 2024, and if the past few days are any indication, the months ahead of us are sure to be just as weird and unknowable. No matter what happens, we know we’re going to need a surge of energy to get people to vote. That means …
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Trainings + Funding for Artists
A program to support U.S. artists creatively engaging in the 2024 election Are you an artist who wants to use your creativity to inspire people to vote this year? Review our special Art for the Polls online workshops! Earlier this month, we provided resources and insights to help artists channel their unique skills and imagination …
Futures are Weird and Unknowable
Hi, it’s Steve (co-founder of the Center for Artistic Activism) and I’m here to validate you: yup, things are weird. It’s been an unusual month here in the U.S; wild court rulings, the sudden uncertainty around Joe Biden’s candidacy, and someone tried to assassinate Donald Trump. Stability comes from feeling we can somewhat anticipate the …
Art for the Polls: Apply for Project Support!
Apply for funding and mentorship to realize your creative civic engagement projects Applications are now closed Attendees (or viewers) of the Art for the Polls workshops who want to realize creative campaigns that support voters in New York or North Carolina can apply for project funding and mentorship via the application below. We’re looking for …
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Art for the Polls
Our program to support U.S. artists creatively engaging in the 2024 election Are you an artist who wants to use your creativity to inspire people to vote this year? Join our special Art for the Polls online workshop! On July 9 from 5-7pm ET, we’re providing resources and insights to help you channel your unique …
15 Key Takeaways from our 2024 Faculty Fellowship
Let our Faculty Fellows’ pilot programs inform your teaching for the fall and beyond We’re thrilled to share the pilot projects and key takeaways of our inaugural cohort of Unstoppable Voters Faculty Fellows! This diverse group of nine exceptional faculty members from across the nation received specialized training in artistic activism and strategies for infusing …
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The Divine Project
The Divine Project supports, invigorates, and expands the practices of New York City-based QTBIPOC artists and creators whose work challenges the status quo and gives way to social change through community building and collaborative artmaking. Center for Artistic Activism, Eureka! and Public Assistants developed this project with support from the Ford Foundation. The project includes …
Creative Civic Learning: Special Event Recap
Faculty-Led Ideas to Strengthen Democracy in 2024 Presented by the Center for Artistic Activism and Project Pericles As campus educators, how can we help students overcome mental and logistical challenges to make sure their voices are heard in this major election year? By embedding creative civic learning in the classroom! Faculty across the nation are …
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