Watch 250 of the Best Activist Documentaries Online Via a Single Page. Just imagine what could become possible if an entire city had seen just one of the documentaries above.
Just imagine what would be possible if everyone in the country was aware of how unhealthy the mainstream media was for our future and started turning to independent sources in droves. Creating a better world really does start with an informed citizenry, and there's lots of subject matter to cover. From all the documentaries above, it's evident that our society needs a new story to belong to. The old story of empire and dominion over the earth has to be looked at in the full light of day - all of our ambient cultural stories and values that we take for granted and which remain invisible must become visible.
But most of all, we need to see the promise of the alternatives - we need to be able to imagine new exciting ways that people could live, better than anything that the old paradigm could ever dream of providing. So take this library of films and use it. NewEvolution - Digital Art, Music, and Cultural Resistance. Bringing humanism and film together. Occupy. Chaîne de CulturesofResistance. Celebrity Charity News, Events, Organizations & Causes. Artivist - A greater you. A greater world. Political art & cultural policy. Enter the artivistes. Art Cries Out - A Protest Art Website. Center for Artistic Activism. Untitled. Swail: an exploration of captivating artwork inspired by BEOWULF (Source: salwilliam)
Art Activism. Art activism, both directly within movements and in the surrounding culture, has been a key element of social protest.
Below are some general resources on the topic that give a sampling of the vast field and wide array of materials available online and in libraries. In addition to these resources, there are numerous sites and works of art activism cited in the various individual movement pages. Featured Sites Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC).
Great site for one of the most important public art centers in the world. Some Key Sites AdBusters. Select Bibliography Baigell, Matthew and Julia Williams, eds. Becker, Heather and Peter J. Boyd, Andrew, ed. Bruckner, D.J.R., Seymour Chwast, and Steven Heller. Buhle, Paul and Nicole Schulman, eds. Cushing, Lincoln and Timothy W. Donald, Diana. Dunitz, Robin. Eisenman, Stephen F. Résistance ! - Art-ivisme ! AA911Truth.org. Arki Dinon. Anonymous ART of Revolution. WordontheStreetPhotos.org. Gunsmithcat (Luis Quiles) on deviantART. Galerie de *eddie. Latuff2 (Carlos Latuff) on deviantART. KENNETH TIN-KIN HUNG. Artivist Popaganda. Below are a collection of politically related graphics I created throughout the years.
Viewers are encouraged to download, alter and freely distribute the images. Some of the images are very popular in various protests against the Iraq War in San Francisco which I was arrested for civil disobedience. Most of the images are web-based and some will show extra graphics in pop-up windows to view. Please disable your pop-up blocker. Please click on the image to see the original size and function. "Mean Joe Green's" environmental cartoons. ~vandalism OR ~protest OR ~activist art - 951,000,000. Art and activism. ActivistArt™ (ActivistArt) Political Humor - Jokes Satire and Political Cartoons. AAEC - Today's Political Cartoons. Chaîne de Causecast