Artistic activism isn’t meant to be just a set of ideas, it’s meant to be a practice. This workbook is a place to practice the skills necessary to becoming the most effective artistic activist you can be.
It was developed by the Founders of the Center for Artistic Activism as a companion to their book, The Art of Activism: Your All-Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible. The authors recommend doing the following exercises alongside reading the book; but they’ve included enough explanatory notes so that the workbook can also stand on its own.
“We all come to this practice with different histories and experiences that inform our approach as artistic activists,” they write. “We will start with some foundational exercises in self-reflection to prepare you for what’s ahead, encouraging you to learn a little about yourself and what you bring to this work. Soon, you’ll be moving through the workbook exercises and building skills that will take you forward as an artistic activist, no matter what you brought with you or left behind.”
