Does the world feel like it’s on fire? Sure! But at the Center for Artistic Activism, we always believe that a better world is possible — and we’re going to build that world with you. Join us on June 10th in New York to hear inspiring stories from our Unstoppable Voters program of how we’ve …
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We’re supporting over 60 projects all across the country! We’ve been busy! This major year, we’ve been bringing our artistic activism expertise across the country, working hard to help voters and their champions navigate our complex democratic systems to make voting joyful, inspiring, and irresistible. Since the start of the year, we’ve been running over …
Faculty-Led Ideas to Strengthen Democracy in 2024 Presented by the Center for Artistic Activism and Project Pericles This event has ended. Access the full recording, takeaways, resources, and more here. 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? …
Newsletter sent on April 18, 2024. If you want to receive our weekly updates, sign up now! Hi friends, We are thrilled to tell you about a series of online talks that the Artistic Activism Research CoLab has been hosting recently. We’ve had some incredible sessions with experts in artistic activism from around the globe. …
How Artists and Advocacy Groups Can Work Together to Supercharge Civic Engagement in 2024 We all know how important this year is for engaging voters. But with so many potential voters feeling apathetic and burned out on politics, how can we overcome all the harsh vibes? With arts and culture! Time and time again we’ve …
Cleveland VOTES came to the Center for Artistic Activism in 2023 with a question: how could they, a civic engagement and voting advocacy organization, create a cultural strategy that would enable them to work with artists and other culture creators and together expand the ways in which Cleveland voters and communities participate in politics and …
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How Artists and Advocacy Groups Can Work Together to Supercharge Civic Engagement in 2024 This event has ended. Access the full recording, takeaways and more resources, here. We all know how important this year is for engaging voters. But with so many potential voters feeling apathetic and burned out on politics, how can we overcome …
War is the ultimate failure of imagination. We must imagine better solutions and work toward them. Fortunately there’s already a homegrown left vision in Israel-Palestine, that’s supported by a large and increasing number of Arabs and Jews. It’s utopian but also deeply pragmatic. Join us and imagine a way forward for Palestine-Israel Tuesday | February …
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We are thrilled to be supporting a record 15 artistic activists in 2024 A supersized election year calls for a supersized Fellowship program, and we are thrilled to share the leaders who make up our two Unstoppable Voters Fellowships for 2024. Hailing from Wisconsin, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, New York, and DC, these Fellows are working …
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Development Consultant The Center for Artistic Activism is looking for a Development Consultant contractor. The work will be remote and part-time (average of 20 hours per month, with potentially more time leading up to annual appeals). The hourly rate for this contract will be between $45.00 – $53.00, depending on experience level. About Us: The …
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We loved talking with the brilliant Douglas Rushkoff, one of the smartest and most curious thinkers about social change, technology, revolution, and culture. In this episode, Rushkoff — who is an Advisory Board Member of the Center — asks the best questions about how and why artistic activism works. We highly recommend his Team Human …
Program Assistant C4AA is seeking a Program Assistant to help the organization support artistic activism the world over. This is a temporary staff position until December 31, 2024, open to anyone authorized to work in the U.S. at 30-40 hours per week, working remotely (preferably in the NY, FL, and MD areas) on a flexible …
Thanks to our fantastic community, we didn’t just meet but totally crushed our end-of-year fundraiser. We raised over $50,000—now that’s how you wrap up the year in style! We’re grateful for each and every one of you who contributed, your generosity, and your belief in the transformative power of artistic activism.
Quick, free creative consulting sessions with the Unstoppable Voters team, every Friday. Let’s chat, cheers, and chart better courses forward for the 2024 elections, together. Have an event planned and need ideas for how to make it more successful? Not sure what tactic to choose to accomplish your pro-voter goal? Trying something new and want …
We have a number of Powers of Art prints to send to educators to display in their classrooms. We have a number of Powers of Art prints to send to educators to display in their classrooms. If you’re an educator and would like to request a print, sign up below. Numbers are limited and prints …
Dear C4AA Supporters, It has been an incredible year at the Center for Artistic Activism, and your support has been integral. YOU are the reason why we’ve been able to support so many artists and activists to do ground-breaking work. Thirteen years ago, we helped to start an examination of what the powers of arts …
Turn your Pittsburgh higher education campus into a hub of creative civic engagement in 2024 Apply by November 28 Civically-engaged students change the world. From the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s to innovative methods to ensure climate justice today, students on college and university campuses have worked tirelessly to improve all of our lives. …
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We’re offering our widest range of programs yet to help you make the impossible possible next year Bold experimentation! Happy hours during the day! Workshops that will make a world of difference! We all know we’ll need to bring our best (and then some) to mobilize millions to the polls in 2024, to elect politicians …
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Want to bring more creativity and bold action to civic engagement work in 2024? Apply to join our Unstoppable Voters Fellowship for leaders at U.S. voting organizations! Receive one-of-a-kind training, mentorship, and hands-on support – and make the impossible possible. DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply by November 28 Across the United States, civic engagement advocates are gearing up …
