• Can You Stop Greed with a Song? Posted by alona on Feb 14th, 2012 in Art in Action, Featured Events | 0 comments
  The good people at Artismyoccupation.org ask Can You Stop Capitalism with a Song? “A new artistic intervention is being used to stop foreclosure auctions, effectively halting the machinery wherein the homes of unfairly evicted families are being resold for profit. Part song, part ritual, part spiritual elegy, a song called “Mr. Auctioneer” is being sung by activists who enter courtrooms and begin...
• $50,000 Arts Grant Now Open to More Applicants Posted by alona on Feb 4th, 2012 in Funding for Artists, Funding for Organizations | 0 comments
  In 2013, The Joyce Foundation is changing the eligibility requirements for its $50,000 grant to accept applications from all 501 c3 organizations that would like to commission art work from creative agents of color, not just art institutions. The funds will continue to support artists in specific Midwest cities. For application requirements, deadlines and more information, visit the organizations website. Good...
• Artists Give BOA New ATMs Posted by alona on Jan 18th, 2012 in Art in Action, Featured Actorvists | 0 comments
  Rainforest Action Network (RAN) activists took the “We are the 99%” message straight to Bank of America’s door step (see below). Or, should I say their ATMs. Using special non-adhesive stickers, they transformed the ATM machines into Automatic “Truth-telling Machines”. As a result, their corresponding blog, BankruptingAmerica.tumblr.com, has received heavy traffic and stories from disgruntled customers....

Can You Stop Greed with a Song?

Posted by alona on Feb 14th, 2012 in Art in Action, Featured Events | 0 comments

The good people at Artismyoccupation.org ask Can You Stop Capitalism with a Song? “A new artistic intervention is being used to stop foreclosure auctions, effectively halting the machinery wherein the homes of unfairly evicted families are being resold for profit. Part song, part ritual, part spiritual elegy, a song called “Mr. Auctioneer” is being sung by activists who enter courtrooms and begin singing aloud as the bidding begins, thereby preventing the sales from happening. The fact that the song is a devastatingly powerful, and sung in multi-part harmony, is what makes it so...

$50,000 Arts Grant Now Open to More Applicants

Posted by alona on Feb 4th, 2012 in Funding for Artists, Funding for Organizations | 0 comments

In 2013, The Joyce Foundation is changing the eligibility requirements for its $50,000 grant to accept applications from all 501 c3 organizations that would like to commission art work from creative agents of color, not just art institutions. The funds will continue to support artists in specific Midwest cities. For application requirements, deadlines and more information, visit the organizations website. Good Luck!

Artists Give BOA New ATMs

Posted by alona on Jan 18th, 2012 in Art in Action, Featured Actorvists | 0 comments

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) activists took the “We are the 99%” message straight to Bank of America’s door step (see below). Or, should I say their ATMs. Using special non-adhesive stickers, they transformed the ATM machines into Automatic “Truth-telling Machines”. As a result, their corresponding blog, BankruptingAmerica.tumblr.com, has received heavy traffic and stories from disgruntled customers. I, a (disgruntled) Bank of America customer, plan to shut down my account within the next few months. My horror story: while in college I supported myself and was able to go the entire...

Artists of Occupy DC: Heather

Posted by alona on Dec 23rd, 2011 in Featured Actorvists | 0 comments

Heather talks about her work as an artist and how OccupyDC has inspired her work.  

Rha Goddess Premieres Opportunity Now

Posted by alona on Dec 19th, 2011 in Art in Action, Featured Actorvists | 0 comments

Source “In recognition of the historical significance of creative expression as a means to propel social change beyond the reach of traditional organizing, advocacy, and communications strategies, The Opportunity Agenda commissioned “Opportunity Now! Stories of Challenge and Inspiration from the Front Lines of Economic Recovery,” a bold and evocative performance by acclaimed hip-hop artist-activist Rha Goddess. Commissioned in celebration of our fifth anniversary, Opportunity Now! tells the challenging and inspirational stories of individuals facing barriers to opportunity in jobs, housing,...

Rauschenberg Names Fairey First “Artist as Activist”

Posted by alona on Dec 13th, 2011 in Featured Actorvists, Random Fun | 0 comments

ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION INAUGURATES THE ARTIST AS ACTIVIST PRINT PROJECT (Source) “The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the inauguration of its Artist as Activist print project, championing Rauschenberg’s legacy of using art as a vehicle for change.  In carrying forward his tradition, the Foundation has chosen the Coalition for the Homeless as beneficiary for the pilot year of the project. Together, the Foundation and the Coalition have selected artist Shepard Fairey as this year’s “Artist as Activist.”  A limited edition of 100 signed prints...

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