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Founded in 1996, Artnauts is an artist collective that uses visual art as a tool for activism, addressing global issues, and connecting artists worldwide. Their mission is rooted in the idea that are should not function for art’s sake, but for society’s sake.
United States
N. America
Arts Ability Uganda is a non-profit organization that aims to create employment opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), using creative and artistic projects.
Uganda
Africa
Arts Ignite empowers marginalized youth by providing artist-led educational programming that cultivates creativity, builds confidence, and promotes positive social change through the arts.
United States
N. America
Ashkal Alwan creates networks of exchange between practitioners and institutions, archives cultural endeavors, provides support for artists, encourages experimental arts education and interdisciplinary modes of knowledge production, and bolsters civic initiatives.
Lebanon
Middle East
Domino is a Zagreb-based independent arts and advocacy organization that challenges oppressive social norms through queer focused festivals, publishing, education, and international collaborations, using art as a platform for cultural transformation and activism.
Croatia
Europe
Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture is a non profit artist initiative, a fundamental strategy for community development, and a service-providing program.
Thailand
Asia
A feminist collective in Santiago, Chile, focused on dance protests and performance art. They use movement to address feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, and challenge social norms.
Chile
South America
A study group exploring food through art, ethnography, research, and practice. They engage in diverse methods like performances, exhibitions, cooking, and gardening, sharing knowledge.
Indonesia
Asia
Self-described makers of theatre, this collective is driven by their belief in radical fun, courageous expression, fluidity, generosity, and participation to create theatre that draws on social and political themes with the goal of making magic happen in unexpected places, filling life with art and art with life.
New Zealand
Oceania
A nonpartisan grassroots organization building healthier communities, a more equitable democracy, and expanding power by removing barriers to local civic participation across the Southeast.
United States
North America
Beautiful Trouble is a global network of artist-activist-trainers dedicated to empowering grassroots movements through creativity, strategy, and direct action. They empower global activists with innovative strategies, training, and support, fostering creative resistance and envisioning a more just and sustainable world.
United States
N. America
Beehive Arts and Education is a wildly motivated, all-volunteer, activist arts collective dedicated to “cross-pollinating the grassroots” by creating collaborative, anti-copyright images for use as educational and organizing tools.
United States
N. America
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