Conversations & Resources

We envision a world where art and artists take up an expanded role in society as catalysts for social change. Here, we offer critical insight into how we are creating that world.

Explore our collection of essays, conversations, goings-on, and practical resources for artists.

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Audio / Video
Xenoduo In Conversation
A conversation between Miguel Alejandro Castillo and Xinan Ran on creative collective Xenoduo, More Art's 2024 EA Commission Artists.
Community
Celebrating Our Partnership with Save Section 9: A Year of Housing Advocacy + Art
This year, we have been proud to partner with Save Section 9 to amplify this unique nation-wide advocacy group's efforts to spotlight the critical threats and challenges facing public housing.
Audio / Video
Michelle Coffey & Dread Scott In Conversation
A conversation between artist Dread Scott and Executive Director of the Lambent Foundation, Michelle Coffey, at our Twentieth Anniversary Gala.
Press
Activist Group the Yes Men Crashes an Art Gala to Call Out Gentrification
Artnet News: At the 20th anniversary gala for nonprofit More Art last week, representatives from Related Companies, the developer behind the Hudson Yards neighborhood in New York, stepped onstage. The catch? They weren’t the company’s real executives, but members of performance art group the Yes Men, arriving to blast the planned real-life demolition of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, two public housing projects under New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) management.
Announcement
20th Anniversary Gala
Honoring long standing partners—artist Dread Scott and Executive Director of the Lambent Foundation, Michelle Coffey—alongside the unveiling of our 2024 programs.
Engaging Artists
Another World is Possible with Gong Fu Cha Practice
An essay by Mei Ling Yu who writes about the significance of Gong Fu Cha practice and how it can guide us in building a new reality based on connection and collectivity.

On Housing

Art About Homelessness: Fanny Allié
The Artist Community on Gentrification: Q & A with Justin Blinder
An Open Letter to the Mayor of New York City
Art About Poverty and the Unhoused

Reflections from At the Table

At the Table events are intimate salon-style conversations that happen both online and in person intended to be a platform for thought-provoking dialogue, generating thoughtful intersectional conversation. Here you'll find a few of the most recent writings featuring take-aways and notes from the series.

Readings
At The Table with Pablo Helguera: The Serious Need for Humor In Art
Can humor offer a route to radical change?
Readings
At The Table with Ofri Cnaani: Who and What Are Missing In A Hyper-Connected World
Where is where after a year of digital dependency?
Readings
At The Table: Dispatches From a Year of Dialogue + Art
10 people, 2 hours, and a whole lot of questions about art’s role right now.
Announcement
An Open Letter to the Mayor of New York City
Notes to our next mayor—on Housing, on Food, on Health.

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