Art Works: How Organizers And Artists Are Creating A Better World Together

An inside look at the organizers and artists on the front lines of political mobilization and social change An artist's mural of George Floyd becomes an emblem of a renewed movement for racial equality. A documentary film injects fuel into a popular mobilization to oust a Central American dictator. Freedom songs course through the American civil rights movement. All around us, when artists and organizers combine forces, new forms of political mobilization follow--which lead to lasting social change. And yet few people appreciate how much deliberate strategy often propels this vital social change work. Behind the scenes, artists, organizers, political activists, and philanthropists have worked together to hone powerful strategies for achieving the world we want and the world we need. In Art Works, noted movement leader Ken Grossinger chronicles these efforts for the first time, distilling lessons and insights from such luminaries as Shepard Fairey, Ai Wei Wei, Courtland Cox, Jackson Browne, Bill McKibben, JR, Jane Fonda, Jose Antonio Vargas, Gina Belafonte, and more. Drawing from historical and present-day examples--including Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, the Hip Hop Caucus, the Legacy Museum, and the Art for Justice Fund--Grossinger offers a rich tapestry of tactics and successes that speak directly to the challenges and needs of today's activists and of these political times.

• | Author: Ken Grossinger
• | Publisher: The New Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 18, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 248 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1620976722
• | ISBN-13: 9781620976722