In 2022, we led 15 pro-voter artistic activism workshops all across the country What happens in an Unstoppable Voters workshop? Read on to learn more and reach out to schedule yours! Through our Unstoppable Voters program, we work with organizations and individuals to bring more creativity, innovation, and impact to their vital voting work. One …
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Utopia As Direction – My Experience with C4AA
Hi all, My name is Lisa Jo Epstein, and I was invited to write the C4AA newsletter today because I am one of the many artistic activists this wonderful organization has supported this year. I want you to know how they’ve helped my group do huge things and why they deserve your support. I’m the …
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The Utopia Project Exhibit
In collaboration with the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, we helped to create The Utopia Project, an interactive gallery experience all about creative activism. The exhibit will be live at the museum Nov 1, 2022 – March 1, 2023. The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is an amazing museum in Washington DC with a mission to to …
Apply to Join Our Board
The Center for Artistic Activism is seeking individuals to be part of our fantastic Board of Directors as volunteers. The Center for Artistic Activism Board of Directors comprises leaders from the nonprofit and for-profit sector who are dedicated to the organization’s mission. Our board members champion the importance of creative activism and the value of …
Announcing: Revolutionizing Activism: FEASTS
JOIN US FOR THE INGREDIENTS TO SUCCESS JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 15th | 12 PM EST | Livestream via YouTube Food is a universal language. Yet it’s also deeply embedded in unique and diverse cultural expression. Perhaps, this is part of what has made it possible for activists to use food and feasts in radical …
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Art & Creative Democracy: Unstoppable Voters
Join our artistic activism workshop — and make more impactful, innovative, creative voting campaigns! Just in time for the 2022 midterm elections. Apply below by September 21st. Wisconsin has very important elections this year — and we know we need to turn out voters in record numbers for them. But we also know that with …
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Unstoppable Voters: Columbus
Bring more creativity, innovation, and impact to helping Ohioans this election season Learn more and apply to join our creative activism voting workshop this October. Ohio has very important elections this year — and we know we need to turn out voters in record numbers for them. But we also know that with local, state, …
We’re Back! Revolutionizing Activism Season 2
Revolutionizing Activism is back with a new lineup of conversations featuring activists, advocates, and artists challenging traditional approaches to advocacy! WE’RE BACK!!!!! You asked for it, and we brought it back! We launched our new discussion series Revolutionizing Activism late last year for artists, activists, and advocates to come together and dig into tried and …
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Announcing: Revolutionizing Activism: PARTIES
I PARTIED TILL THE WORLD CHANGED JOIN US ON AUGUST 25th | 12 PM EST | Riverside.fm London. Tbilisi. San Juan. Berlin. These are just a few places around the world where organizers have used parties as their main site of protest. In movements for reproductive rights, the decriminalization of drugs, and human rights–parties have …
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Announcing: Unstoppable Voters 2022 Fellows!
We are THRILLED to be supporting 5 leading artistic activists and their exceptional 2022 midterm election work Read on to get to know Steve, Andrew, Céshia, Aileen, and Alannah Hailing from Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and DC, our 5 Unstoppable Voters Fellows are bringing big, bold ideas to help their communities around the country vote this …
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Announcing: Unstoppable Voters 2022 Action Accelerators!
Learn about the outstanding voting organizations joining our 2022 Midterm Action Accelerator We’ll be working with them through Election Day to develop and implement innovative, ambitious, strategic creative campaigns, supporting voters and voting all across the United States We’ve selected 9 of the most impactful individuals and groups committed to serving voters and making sure …
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Unstoppable Voters: Milwaukee
Moving voters Forward with more creativity, innovation, and impact Learn more and apply to join our creative activism voting workshop this September. Wisconsin has very important elections this year, at the federal, state, and local levels. But in the face of polarization, trust in elections is at a low ebb. With government systems that feel …
Towards an International Research Co-Lab on Artistic Activism
Last week we held a second meeting to give shape to what we are calling an international research collaboratory (co-lab) on artistic activism. This is an initiative bringing together researchers from the Aoteroa/New Zealand, China, Denmark, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Our collective objective is to generate a …
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Special Event Recap: Ways to Show Up
Fighting for Abortion with Creativity and Impact On Monday, June 27, we held a special event to talk about how to help support abortion rights. We were joined by Julia Kaye of the ACLU and Rija Nazir of the pro-abortion Vote Neigh campaign in Kansas. Read on for ways to help, what to do now, …
Special Event: Ways to Show Up
Fighting for Abortion Rights with Creativity and Impact Join us for Ways to Show Up this Monday, June 27th at 4pm ET. Let’s talk about how to help support abortion rights. Whether you’re a long time activist or new to this, we’ll discuss how to support other groups and people with your passion and creativity. …
Video: Unstoppable Voters Take on the Midterms Info and Q&A Session
Watch our info session about Unstoppable Voters Take on the Midterms, and apply by July 7 Learn all about Unstoppable Voters Take on the Midterms In our Info and Q&A session, we got into the details about the Unstoppable Voters Fellowship and Action Accelerator, the funding, training, mentorship, and community involved, and how to apply …
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Unstoppable Voters Take on the Midterms: FAQs
Got questions about our Unstoppable Voters Fellowship and Action Accelerator? We’ve got answers! Read on and reach out if you have any others. Apply to both opportunities by July 7th. Should I apply for the Fellowship or the Action Accelerator? What’s the difference? There are a lot of similarities between the programs—we know! They both …
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Unstoppable Voters take on the Midterms
We’re launching two of our biggest programs ever — because activists, artists, and everyone in between need more support to protect voters and voting during this crucial election season DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply by July 7 for our new Fellowship and Action Accelerator joyful vibrant safe powerful accessible inspiring irresistible Not the words people often associate …
Revolutionizing Activism: How Do We Know It Works?
Have you heard about the Center for Artistic Activism Secret Sauce? Well, if you’re wondering whether creative activism works, or challenged by what it even means for creative activism to work then you’re in luck – at the next edition of Revolutionizing Activism on May 26th at 12pm EST we’re sharing the secret sauce behind …
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Hiring: Creative Activism Communications Intern
* * DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday, June 6th at 11:59 pm * * We’re hiring! — We’re looking for an intern to help with creative activism research and outreach this summer. The intern will help our teams tell the stories of incredible creative advocacy projects from around the world. They’ll dig in our archives, research …
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