The Arts Have the Power to Inspire Change

Native American artist Cannupa Hanska Luger's "Mirror Shield Project" is a protest installation first used in 2016 at Standing Rock when the community banded together to protect the Missouri River from a Dakota Access Pipeline. The project invites police to confront themselves and their own humanity and to discourage violence against otherwise peaceful protestors.

Provoke. Document. Empower. Reflect. Challenge. Resist. Create.

Abbetuck is a personal passion project that encourages artists to inspire change through creativity, example and actionable ideas.

Artists offer new perspectives, bridge divides, and spark connections that inspire action. We achieve these goals by:

  • Transforming Imagination into Reality: Artists take abstract thoughts and emotions and translate them into visual, auditory, or physical forms, turning ideas into experiences that resonate beyond words.
  • Communicating Beyond Words: The arts speak where language fails, bridging gaps in understanding and empathy, offering perspectives that can shift hearts and minds.
  • Challenge Perceptions: Creativity disrupts assumptions, reshapes narratives, and invites audiences to rethink deeply held beliefs.
  • Creating Cultural and Social Narratives: Through artistic expression, artists shape and reflect society’s values, histories, and identities, fueling conversation and cultural transformation.
  • Eliciting Emotional Responses: The arts stir emotions, forging connections that transcend division, reminding us of our shared humanity.

Abbetuck believes artists must be fearless, especially in a time when world leaders and their financiers escalate tactics to silence free speech.

Our world needs a network of visionaries, creatives who refuse to be silenced.

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Shown is singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba who became known for performing jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela's "Soweto Blues." The song is about the 1976 Soweto uprising against the apartheid government of South Africa.

Performed by singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba, and written by jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, “Soweto Blues” is about the 1976 Soweto uprising against the apartheid government of South Africa.

Pictured is American modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham alongside her quote, "Dancers are the messengers of the gods."
Actor and anti-fracking activist Mark Ruffalo co-founded The Solutions Project.

Actor and anti-fracking activist Mark Ruffalo co-founded The Solutions Project. The national non-profit organization promotes climate justice so that those most affected by climate change will have the resources, support and opportunities they need to advocate for their own needs and solutions.