abbetuck.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

Black Men Smile "facilitates multiple campaigns that integrate Black joy, social justice, ethics, and art." www.blackenterprise.com/black-men-sm...

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

"Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery." ~ Robert Di Niro.

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

The chaos and callousness are intentional. To distract. To weaken. To bully. To compensate. Your creativity and skills as an artist (of any discipline) are hard-earned and also given to you from a greater source. Immerse yourself in the arts for self-healing. Pass your talent along as you can.

submitted 15 hours ago • 0 comments

"Resistance networks aren’t new. They’ve been the backbone of every major movement that’s ever fought for justice in this country. And today, we need them again." ~ The American Pamphleteer. Join our resistance network of visual, performing and literary artists. abbetuck.com/subscribe

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

"When musicians agree less and less on what constitutes their common musical history, they lose the language that connects them." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

"Fascism’s perseveration about cultural control can’t help but recall the repressed and the libidinal, such as Hitler’s obsession over his failure as a painter contributing to his desire to be seen as a great artist, working not with paints and canvas but with people and the nation."

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

🎨✨ Art isn’t just a mirror—it’s a megaphone. From street murals to music that moves mountains, the arts inspire action & amplify voices for change. Charities, policymakers, creatives—how can we unite to make art a catalyst for real positive change?👇 #ArtsForChange #CreativeAction #SocialJustice

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

"Some individual artists, along with arts nonprofits, have announced they will not even try to seek support anymore from the NEA, whose competitive grants have long been held in high esteem." nonprofitquarterly.org/the-emergenc...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

This initiative in India empowers women artists to turn public spaces into storytelling experiences about environmental sustainability. www.thehansindia.com/featured/wom... www.thehansindia.com/featured/wom...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"Protest is the new brunch." www.fastcompany.com/91281237/tes...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Artistic dissent is good. Street art "embodies a sense of liberation that can range from bohemianism to outright dissent." www.harpersbazaar.in/amp/culture/...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

You say you want a revolution? National Day of #Artist Activism, April 19, 250th anniversary of the "shot fired around the world." More soon from Abbetuck. abbetuck.com/artists-are-... P.S. Everyone can be a performing, visual or literary artist on that day. 😀

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

From the Kennedy Center to nationwide creative acts, see how artists are challenging authoritarianism and why their role is crucial. #arts #activism #resist abbetuck.com/artists-are-...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

We have joined the Substack pack. open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

"It’s not a surprise to see the way artists and artwork are central to protests such as these, as throughout history signs and artwork have been instrumental for grassroots movements." roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/19/a...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

"These are women who supported their families in the camps...and created protest art, poetry and literature. They are activists because they tried to help others and they encouraged others to continue helping people who are facing discrimination and injustice." fightbacknews.org/articles/san...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This protest will get no response, @playbill.com. You know that. The @kennedycenter.bsky.social is no longer "for the Arts." It is now The MAGA Center for the Donald. #KennedyCenter playbill.com/article/arti...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Not sure that "changemaker" awards and fêtes will yield the changes we need immediately in the USA, but there you are... hauteliving.com/2025/02/play...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Ntozake Shange's 1975 choreopoem, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf," fused dance, music, poetry and drama. Her pioneering work paved the way for artists to address societal issues through a unique blend of art forms. This was arts activism.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

@atriskartists.bsky.social We want to connect with you about a national day of arts protests.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

How can #dancers protest? Here's how. This is a fantastic demonstration of #arts #activism. www.michiganpublic.org/2025-02-18/a...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"In the wake of ongoing social justice movements and a growing interest in using art as a tool for activism, the collective provides a space for students to channel their passion into tangible action." thehilltoponline.com/2025/02/18/n...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Are you a visual artist, performing artist, writer, other creative or arts enthusiast who wants to push back against the regime? We have something in the works. Join us. It's free. There are no ads. No solicitations for money. No daily emails. Just the arts and activism. abbetuck.com/subscribe/

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

A petty and dangerous politician has turned his vindictive attention to the arts. Individual artists need to gear up. Join Abbetuck at abbetuck.com/subscribe "Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

No, not that PETA. "The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) stages 'informance' plays. Performances meant to inform on social issues. "These issues range from women’s rights to children’s rights across the Philippines." This is #arts #activism. www.newtactics.org/tactics/usin...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Creativity often feels like it comes from a deeper, almost ethereal place beyond our direct control or understanding. MAGA hates that. Join our community of visual, performing and literary artists (and arts enthusiasts) who believe the arts can help restore democracy. abbetuck.com #resist

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Founder of Sweet Water Foundation, Emmanuel Pratt is an urban designer pioneering regenerative neighborhood development through small-scale, community-led interventions. His work transforms abandoned spaces into community hubs and urban farms. Urban design is art. This is arts activism.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

"The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation." You cannot be independent when Trump is putting the squeeze on you.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Here's a message from our colleagues at @mortenveld.bsky.social youtu.be/mYgsX8XaQAs?...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Kudos to the #pittsburghartscouncil for maintaining a running list of the Trump regime's art attack. MAGA hates creativity and the arts. Abbetuck invites individual artists of all disciplines to follow and join our community. Link in bio. www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/blog/trumps-...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Elizabeth Catlett created powerful sculptures and prints addressing civil rights and Black womanhood. Art activism is a powerful act. Learn more about it at abbetuck.com

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Check out our enlightened reading list and make suggestions to it: abbetuck.com/read/ We're going to need more political art and activism in all the arts, if we want a free and independent creativity to survive the Fourth Reich. Join abbetuck. No cost. No ads. No appeals. abbetuck.com/subscribe/

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

In many countries, websites and social media are controlled by oppressive leaders. Young people, in particular, are forced to grow up in systems where their opinion is heavily manipulated by governmental disinformation campaigns. Thanks to #Minecraft, there's an option: www.uncensoredlibrary.com

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

"Ezequiel Herrera transforms plastic into works of #art as an #artistic #protest: 'Imposition or the finger in the eye are not the way, it is better to put the jocular and closer side to convey the message.'" Jocularity! Jocularity! lavozdeibiza.com/en/current-n...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Stepping squarely into political art, Shepard Fairey created “Hope,” an immensely popular poster of U.S. President Barack Obama. The color lithograph is now in the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago. Can you mobilize your visual art for #democracy? Join us. abbetuck.com

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Exaggerating threats. Scapegoating and demonization. Propaganda and information control. Intimidation and violence. Legal and political repression. Personality cults. These are the tools of #fascism. Abbetuck invites artists of all disciplines (and their supporters) to #resist. abbetuck.com

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

A long-neglected fresco by artist Philip Guston has been restored to its original splendor. “The Struggle Against Terrorism” (1934–35) traces a history of intolerance and resistance from biblical times to the rise of fascism and the German Nazi party. hyperallergic.com/989583/phili...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments