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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Andrew Freiband: Rethinking Systems, Reaffirming Artists’ Insights
“Art is not the production of artworks; art is research. And if we view art as research, we recognize the outcomes as our knowledge, and I’m interested in the kinds of knowledge that artists have unique access to.”
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Freya Powell: Recovering Lives Lost and Giving Voice to the Silenced
An interview with Freya Powell —“Ambiguous loss has been a huge part of the pandemic. So many people have lost loved ones — they just disappeared from our lives, we haven’t been able to gather to properly mourn these losses.”
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Watch This Space: getting in touch
This month on Medium, getting in touch with ourselves and each other, past and present.
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The Community That Watershed Development Forgot: Eminent Domain and A Town Called Olive
An interview with writer Camilla Calhoun, part of More Art and Mary Mattingly’s A Year of Public Water
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Yemisi Juliana Luna: Changing Perspective Via the Power of the Moon
An interview with Yemisi Juliana Luna—“I really live in a constant state of trust. I ask to be surprised all the time.”
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Ofri Cnaani: Making Magic with New Media in Defiance of Gentrification
“We have a moment of alienation, of asking a question, and that by itself is a jump start for deeper inquiries.”
