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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 10m

In the Phillipines, organizers held
workshops on theater, placard-making, poetry and zine creation. The objective was to help students develop arts skills that can be used to protest genocide in Gaza.

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Baguio groups demand justice for Palestine through creative protest

BAGUIO CITY — Artists and youth groups here staged a series of cultural performances on Tuesday, calling for an end to what they described as the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 9h

Recent episodes highlight the vulnerability of the US’s state-funded cultural sector under an autocratic populist president determined to suppress artistic expression perceived as intolerably "woke."

www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/09/a...

As censorship rises, is there a future for truly political, truth-telling art?

Amid geopolitical instability around the world the market is looking to “safe” works—and artists are searching for new spaces to speak out

www.theartnewspaper.com

Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 11h

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL: Limelight Theatre debuts a stage reading of "When All The Saints Are Gathered" Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 and 12.

The play follows the integral role St. Augustine played in the Civil Rights movement.

limelight-theatre.org

Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 12h

MUNCIE, IN: What could possibly demonstrate #creativeresistance and support for @pbs.org more than being part of a #BobMob in Muncie, Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 11??

brendao.bsky.social @brendao.bsky.social · 12h

The Joy of Protesting! #BobMob Oct 11th #Muncie #Indiana Tired of the same old, same old protest? If you are in Muncie this might be for you! #happylittlehairdos #ArtistsProtest Protesting not just for #handmaids anymore... Be a man! Be like Bob! #BobRoss He had great hair... unlike Trump!

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 12h

This is outstanding.

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 15h

Twenty-two recipients of the MacArthur "genius" grants were announced today. About half work in the arts, and many of those engage in social justice.

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MacArthur Fellows - MacArthur Foundation

The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 15h

CORAL GABLES, FL: Artists Antonia Wright and Ruben Millares mark Banned Books Week with “Banned Pending Investigation,” a monumental wall of currently and historically banned books staged inside the Books & Books flagship in Coral Gables.

www.timeout.com/miami/things...

"Banned Pending Investigation" by Antonia Wright and Ruben Millares | Books & Books | Things to do in Miami

Artists Antonia Wright and Ruben Millares, in collaboration with the Books & Books Literary Foundation, mark Banned Books Week with “Banned Pending Investigatio

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 16h

"Born in a century defined by upheaval and transformation, Tadashige Ono (1909–1990) found his artistic compass within the Proletarian and Farmers’ Art Movement—a current of #creativeresistance that coursed through the early 20th century."

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Japanese Art from Edo to 20th Century – Modern Tokyo Times

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 17h

Ignorance *still* equals fear and we are swimming in ignorance.

This is #artsactivism.

Keith Haring (1958-1990), "Ignorance = Fear / Silence = Death," (1989). Photograph: © Keith Haring Foundation

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 19h

This is #artsactivism that still resonates today.

Edgar Heap of Birds (born 1954), "Relocate Destroy, In Memory of Native Americans, In Memory of Jews," (1987) from the series American Policy. Photograph: © Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 2d

"The big picture for us is to make as much impact with art as possible. Art transcends time and place…while Artivism is a business, it’s also a movement, a philosophy."

#Artivism is arts activism.

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 2d

LOS ANGELES: This year’s lineup for the free ARRAY 360 film festival features films that grapple with migration, identity, resistance, and collective liberation. Through Nov. 8, 2025.

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Home | Events @ ARRAY

Welcome to ARRAY Play, your portal to ARRAY's film screenings and events — always open to the public. We host films made by underrepresented filmmakers that include ARRAY Releasing titles as well as r...

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 2d

The New York Times hailed "Mexodus" as "an electrifying theatrical experience."

mexodusmusical.com

#theatre #theater #offbroadway #mexodus #musical

MEXODUS | A Live-Looped New Musical | Official Site

This fall, get plugged into a live-looping hip-hop musical unlike anything you’ve seen before. MEXODUS makes its New York Premiere at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre.

mexodusmusical.com

Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 2d

"Mexodus" is a groundbreaking hip-hop musical that uncovers the untold story of the Underground Railroad that ran south into Mexico.

Fusing bold storytelling, inventive music, and live musical looping, "Mexodus" has been extended through Nov. 1, 2025.

This is #artsactivism

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 3d

SPRINGFIELD, IL: The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery will present “A Radical Turn,” an exhibition featuring the work of artist, curator and anti-war veteran Aaron Hughes. The exhibition opens Oct. 13 and runs through Nov. 20.

www.sj-r.com/story/news/l...

Aaron Hughes brings anti-war art to UIS Visual Arts Gallery

UIS hosts Aaron Hughes’ “A Radical Turn” exhibit Oct. 13–Nov. 20, featuring anti-war veteran art and archival materials.

www.sj-r.com

Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 4d

#FallOfFreedom is coming.

This Nov. 21-22, the cultural community across the country will unite in a bold celebration in defiance of the fascism and censorship that is sweeping the nation.

Learn more about participating artists+venues and how to get involved at falloffreedom.com.

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 5d

LUDINGTON, MI: The Ludington Area Center for the Arts will host Artists as Catalysts for Social Change, a juried exhibition on view through Oct. 31, 2025, in the art center’s main gallery.

This is #artsactivism.

www.ludingtonartscenter.org/artists-as-a...

Artists as a Catalyst for Social Change | LACA Online Store

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 6d

Less gas! More ass!

"The upcoming Emergency World Naked Bike Ride protest highlights a broader trend in Portland’s activist culture: the use of creative, nonviolent demonstrations to draw attention to pressing social and political issues."

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Trump Orders Troops To Portland Amid Protests

Portland, Oregon, has once again found itself at the epicenter of a national political storm, as President Donald Trump escalates his rhetoric and actions against…

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 6d

GRAND RAPIDS, MI: The “Art of Democracy” is an exhibition of multiple social justice-themed paintings, prints, collages and 3D sculptures on display now through Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Fountain Street Church at 24 Fountain St. NW.

www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

ArtPrize 2025: Fountain Street Church collection shines spotlight on democracy

Twenty-one artists have come together to use their work to speak out for democracy during ArtPrize.

www.mlive.com

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 7d

"Halilaj is known for his sculptures and installations that deal with the history and current sociopolitical realities of Kosovo, often filtered through a sense of childlike whimsy."

Petrit Halilaj and @nashersculpture.bsky.social embrace #artsactivism.

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Acclaimed Sculptor Petrit Halilaj Wins $100,000 Nasher Prize

Petrit Halilaj has won the 2027 Nasher Prize, which comes with $100,000 and which he has decided to donate to his Kosovo-based Hajde! Foundation.

www.artnews.com

Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 7d

How great is that!

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 8d

Işıl "Eğrikavuk's book, 'Global Protests Through Art: collaboration, co-creation, interconnectedness,' examines how participatory art practices can be used to build connections and foster social dialogue in restrictive political climates."

via @hyperallergic.com

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Is Political Protest a Collaborative Art Form?

Hyperallergic speaks to artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk about whether art can help keep the spirit of protests alive.

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 8d

Explore why dangerous art needs support before it’s safe or celebrated.

Learn how to stand with artists of all disciplines who are planting seeds of justice and truth: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...

#ArtsActivism #CreativeResistance #Courage #Artists #LittleRedHen

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 9d

CLEVELAND: In the Studio Theater at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, see "Andy Warhol in Iran." This fictionalized portrait of a very real visit leaves the audience asking, "who was the artist and who was the revolutionary?"

Oct. 3-Nov. 2, 2025

www.beckcenter.org/shows/andy-w...

2025-2026 Professional Theater Season, Andy Warhol in Iran — Beck Center for the Arts

  Andy Warhol in Iran Written by Brent Askari. Directed by Sarah May. Studio Theater. October 3, 2025 to November 2, 2025. Presented in arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. ...

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Abbetuck @abbetuck.bsky.social · 9d

"The Cuban people persist in the construction of socialism under extremely complex conditions. #creativeresistance is our formula against attempts at suffocation."

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Díaz-Canel boasts of a "solid friendship" with China but remains silent about the problems facing the Cuban people

Just a day prior, Chinese President Xi Jinping described the relationship with Cuba as “a model of solidarity among socialist countries.”

en.cibercuba.com

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