Programs

Training

We offer training for artists, activists, and organizations on theory, methods and skills for maximizing their impact. In 2021 alone we’ve trained hundreds of activists, artists, and investigative journalists in the Western Balkans and West Africa, and democracy advocates across the United States, and public health advocates around the world.

Advising

We provide advising for groups and organizations on strategic, creative methods for activism, grant making, and assessment. 2021 advising partners include; Greenpeace, A Blade of Grass, Art Against Ageism, Recess Art, and Open Society Foundations.

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..

Our book The Art of Activism: Your All Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible published by O/R Press.

Publication: Why Artistic Activism?

Revolutionizing Activism – our online discussion series covering innovative ideas in artistic activism from around the globe


What we do

Art + Activism = Impact

Ishtar Lakhani talking to a group
Ishtar Lakhani organizing for sex worker rights at the 2016 AIDS Conference in South Africa

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation helps support artistic activism worldwide.

News

  • Special Event! Ways to Win with Unstoppable Voters in 2024

    Special Event! Ways to Win with Unstoppable Voters in 2024

    Join us on October 24 to learn about the many ways we’ll work with you to win big in 2024 Register Now Wild experimentation! Happy hours during the day! Workshops that will make a world of difference! 2024 is going to be a YEAR. So the Center for Artistic Activism and its Unstoppable Voters team…

  • Every Strike, Everywhere, All At Once!

    Every Strike, Everywhere, All At Once!

    Subscribe to receive bi-weekly newsletters like this one! Happy Labor Day ! We were talking with Daniel Scheinert, one of the amazing Daniels who directed Everything Everywhere All At Once. We were telling him about one of the ways we help advocates brainstorm new ideas. If you’ve been in our workshops, you know this exercise:…

  • Get inspired with rats

    Get inspired with rats

    Learn about Julius Hobson’s amazing 1960s artistic activism campaign And watch a new video about it! As my home city of New York has appointed a rat czar and recently held its first Anti-Rat Day of Action to try to get our rat problem under control, I’m reminded of Julius Hobson and how he took…

  • LGBTQ+ Travel Alert Browser Extension

    LGBTQ+ Travel Alert Browser Extension

    To celebrate #LGBTQTourismDay we are launching a NEW PROJECT: ❌ The LGBTQ+ Travel Alert Browser Extension! To celebrate #LGBTQTourismDay we are launching a NEW PROJECT: ❌ The LGBTQ+ Travel Alert Browser Extension! This browser extension (Now Available in the Chrome Store) alerts you before you book travel (and spend money) in regions with dangerously discriminatory laws like Uzbekistan, Uganda,…

  • We Made The Impossible Possible In Atlanta And Beyond!

    We Made The Impossible Possible In Atlanta And Beyond!

    Hi friends, Do you know that feeling of wanting to make sure you never forget the exact moment you’re in? You know — that kind of moment when everything about it feels so special — the space, sights, and sounds, and most importantly — the people, and the conversations, laughter, and joy you share with…

  • Video: Making the Impossible Possible Convening

    Video: Making the Impossible Possible Convening

    Making the Impossible Possible included over 40 voting champions, representing 32 organizations, across 13 states. Over three days together, we revolutionized our civic engagement work, learned from and inspired each other, and came up with creative strategies to win the immense electoral and democratic battles we face this year and in the year ahead. Learn…