Posts in Arts Activism

Detail from Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis' Aggression II (1979)

The Many Faces of Arts Activism: Intro

Detail from Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis’ Aggression II (1979), silkscreen on paper, from the collection of MO Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania. View[…]

Fondation Louis Vuitton, Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Paris, France, Photo by DUET.PHOTO on Unsplash

Individual Creativity Against Authoritarianism

Exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France, Photo by DUET.PHOTO on Unsplash. Turning imagination into resistance You’ve[…]

Dorothea Lange’s "Migrant Mother" (1936)

USA Artists: We Are On Our Own

Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother (1936) portrays Florence Owens Thompson during the Great Depression, symbolizing both individual struggle and society’s[…]

Centro de Teatro do Oprimido

United by Creativity

Centro de Teatro do Oprimido (CTO) in Rio de Janeiro shows how performance can engage communities and[…]

Sheryl Crow

Who Is Making Irresistible Resistance Music?

On July 18, 2025, nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow released the single, “The New Normal.” Crow[…]

Production still from "The Shawshank Redemption"

An Artist “Dodging Politics is Like Dodging Raindrops”

In director Frank Darabont’s 1994 film, “The Shawshank Redemption,” Andy Dufresne escapes prison through a sewage pipe[…]

2014 Old Vic Theatre production of Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible"

When Artists Stay Silent, Power Speaks Louder

Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” serves as an allegory for McCarthyism, spotlighting the courage of individuals who confront corrupt power.[…]

The Empath Strikes Back

The Empath Strikes Back

Wherever you are. Whatever your creative expression. Tomorrow, Saturday, April 19, 2025, fire your shot for our[…]

Wear something provocative

Wear something provocative

We invite individual visual and performing artists, writers, bookstores, book clubs, brave non-profit or government organizations and[…]