activist art
Japanese Artist Builds Full-Scale Replica of Home Hit by Hurricane Katrina
Artist Takashi Horisaki made a replica of a condemned Lower Ninth Ward house to highlight racial tension and economic disparity.
Airbrushed Paintings Portray the Isolation and Heartbreak of Mass Incarceration
Mario Ayala leverages colorful imagery, religion, and correspondence to bridge cultural divides.
Floridians Hack Google to Display Poetry by Inmates in Miami
As part of the O, Miami Poetry Festival, South Florida residents are altering Google’s autocomplete by typing in one-line poems penned by incarcerated people in Miami.
Protest Signs Remade as Light Boxes Illuminate the Civil Rights Struggle
Artist Sam Durant finds the poetry in protest language and renders it in neon.
Essay: In the Heart of Dixie, Art Is Social Commentary | #50StatesofArt
Mississippi artist Johnnie Mae Maberry reflects on what it means to create in the heart of the American South.
How Art Immortalized #NoDAPL Protests at Standing Rock | #50StatesofArt
Sarain Fox, the host of 'RISE' on VICELAND, tells Creators why art was vital to the #NoDAPL movement.
This Artist-Activist Paints Animals to Support #NODAPL and Protest Mass Incarceration, Police Brutality
Jesse Hazelip's socially conscious street art gets a bestial twist.
An Artist Put Wax Butts Around Miami to Expose Everyday Sexual Harassment in Public Places
Allison Bouganim's guerilla "butt intervention" highlights everyday hotbeds for sexual harassment.
The Artful Activist Collective Fights Climate Change and Toxic Politics
Artists are gearing up for the next four years in America.
10,000 Plastic Bottles, a Mermaid, and a Camera Are a Recipe for Activist Art
Photographer Benjamin Von Wong spreads awareness on everyday plastic waste.
To Save the Bees, Art and Activism Cross-Pollenate
Nine artists explore the cultural and scientific ramifications of bee extinction.
How the Nation's Artists Are Standing with Standing Rock
The #NoDAPLartmovement hashtag is bringing artists together in solidarity and resistance.