Art & Activism

Creative ways to get your voice heard.

Big Apple Kids from 194 Countries

posted May 03, 2010

Danny Goldfield’s NYChildren project captures images of kids from the world's 194 countries. Catch the project's spirit–it’s more than just pictures.

Midway Atoll: Message From the Gyre

posted Apr 14, 2010

Video: Chris Jordan's powerful photographs show the impact of disposable plastics on the albatross of Midway Atoll.

Bearing Witness: Chris Jordan on Art, Grief, and Transformation

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Apr 14, 2010

Photographer Chris Jordan's latest project left him feeling grief and hopelessness. Now he wants more people to discover how productive those emotions can be.

Healing Body and Heart, Cuban Style

by Beverly Bell and Tory Field

posted Apr 02, 2010

Cuban doctors and artists–on the ground in Haiti even before the earthquake–are helping survivors heal.

Can a Video Game Teach Sustainability?

by Rik Langendoen

posted Mar 15, 2010

In an entertainment subculture famous for violence and resource exploitation, one video game offers lessons for urban sustainability.

Brett Dennen on the Healing Power of Music

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Mar 11, 2010

Though he’s climbed to the top ten of the indie music charts and won accolades from Rolling Stone, 30-year-old musician Brett Dennen says his most important work to date has been with children at The Mosaic Project, a small outdoor school in the Napa Hills of California.

Brett Dennen: My Most Important Songs

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Mar 04, 2010

A little-known album by pop star Brett Dennen is still changing lives at The Mosaic Project, teaching kids to stand up to intolerance.

Faith Adiele: My Life in Black and White

posted Mar 04, 2010

Why memoir is the ultimate multicultural act.

Artist Explores the "Hapa" Experience

by Ashlee Green

posted Mar 04, 2010

Kip Fulbeck created the book he always wanted as a kid: The Hapa Project, a series of photos and essays documenting the part-Asian experience.

Comedian Teja Arboleda Uses Humor to Break Down Racial Barriers

by Ashlee Green

posted Mar 04, 2010

Teja Arboleda is part of a new generation of mixed-race comedians who are using humor to break down racial barriers.

Blended Nation: Photos That Teach About the Complexities of Race

by Berit Anderson

posted Mar 04, 2010

Mark Tauber's Blended Nation is a book that chronicles the struggle for identity faced by mixed-race individuals.

El Otro Lado: Immigrant Stories Become Public Art

by Judy Herzl, Aaron Stern

posted Feb 26, 2010

How residents of Santa Fe are breaking down barriers and growing closer as a community.

Lessons from Howard Zinn

by Anthony Arnove

posted Feb 16, 2010

The late historian and activist lived a life of struggle—and enjoyed it to its fullest.

World Economic Forum, Take Two

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Feb 12, 2010

Prankster filmmakers found a way to make business and political leaders say all the right things.

The Hapa Project

posted Feb 11, 2010

Artist Kip Fulbeck's portrait project delves into the complex relationship between race and identity for hapas, a growing population in multiracial America.