News
On Museum Day, Institutions Encourage Visitors to Be Activists for the Arts
On May 18, museums across the county will offer free or discounted admission, and many will also put out postcards for writing to elected officials.
Activism
Art
Three Lessons from Artists’ Protests of the Whitney Museum in the 1960s–70s
Activist efforts targeting the Whitney Museum of American Art across the 1960s and ’70s provide a starting point to consider the ways in which activists today can effect meaningful changes.
Art
Learn About the Legacy of Puerto Rican Activism
On April 22 at Interference Archive, Carmen Vivian Rivera and José E. Velázquez will discuss activism in the 1960s–80s Puerto Rican diaspora.
Art
Library of Congress Digitizes 19th-Century Photos of Black Women Activists
The Library of Congress recently digitized rare 19th-century photographs of African American women active in suffrage, civil rights, temperance, education, reform, and journalism.
Art
The Stories of Asian American Activism in 1970s LA
The Chinese American Museum’s exhibition Roots uses books, posters, films, and music to examine the politicization of Asian Americans.
Art
See the Original 1958 Sketches for the Peace Symbol
Gerald Holtom's rarely exhibited original sketches for the peace symbol will go on view this March at the Imperial War Museum in London.
Opinion
How to Draw a (Picket) Line: Activists Protest Event at Boyle Heights Gallery
A meeting of the Artists' Political Action Network failed to take into account its location in a neighborhood that's been mired in gentrification controversy for quite some time.
Art
Dark Matter as a Metaphor for Arts Activism
Activists are like hidden forces operating in the dark, their effects unfolding behind the scenes.
Art
Learning from Decolonize This Place
Artists and activists involved in the Decolonize This Place residency at Artists Space reflect on its successes and how they can be models for future actions.
News
Art Workers Organize a Fair for Political Action
This Saturday's Forward Union Fair intends to connect visitors with nonprofits and community groups, and to help people find ways to become politically active.
Opinion
Modeling Artistic Resistance in the Era of Trump
We are artists not just by the objects we make, but by the communities we build, the work we advocate for, and the activism in which we participate.
Art
Irish Artists Fight to Repeal Their Country's Abortion Ban
Artists in Ireland are using diverse tactics to broadcast the message of the pro-choice movement, despite efforts to silence them.