ART IS CHANGE: Strategies & Skills for Activist Artists & Cultural Organizers
Bill ClevelandCan your art help dismantle injustice, shift systems, or spark healing in places like homeless shelters, emergency rooms, or city planning meetings? If you’re passionate about making a real difference through creativity, ART IS CHANGE (formerly known as Change the Story / Change the World) is your front-row seat to the real-world impact of art and social change. Hosted by author, musician, and res... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 190 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureArts | |||
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A while back we shared the story of how Breaking Ice, a theater company working out of an arts based social service agency called Pillsbury House and Theater in Minneapolis, joined up with a large health care system in St. Louis to provide a powerful... more
Can an artist from outside a community become an effective force for change
—or does arriving with good intentions risk repeating the very patterns the work is meant to challenge?
Bill Cleveland joins Alice Lovelace and Barbara Schaffer Bacon to ex... more
Can the right song, painting, or museum exhibit spark real political change? What if culture is the missing strategy in today’s social movements?
If you’ve ever felt like your efforts for justice aren’t hitting deep enough, it might be because the c... more
Today we continue our Building Blocks of Effective Community Arts Practice series with two longtime fellow travelers: activist poet and cultural organizer Alice Lovelace, and educator, cultural policy leader, and Animating Democracy co-founder Barbar... more
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When I was in my 20s I used to read this magazine called Yes! as an antidote to all the bad news that was “The News. “ Art is Change is another antidote in a time it’s especially needed…full of inspiration, hope, courage and pragmatism!
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This podcast is inspiring and useful. A rare and great combo.
Apple Podcasts5LoomerPasUnited Statesa year ago - What a gem, what a resource!
Wholehearted thank you to Mr. Cleveland for this archive of transformative practices.
Apple Podcasts5qqqqqqqzzzzzzzzeeeUnited Statesa year ago These are conversations that connect human creativity to community building, healing, and change. So many different takes on that proposition. So much to learn. And really entertaining too.
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A globally minded series spotlighting activist artists and cultural organizers who drive social change through creativity. Episodes explore how art can catalyze democratic participation, healing, and cross‑sector collaboration in real-world settings—from schools and hospitals to city planning and public memory. Guests share practical strategies for building durable partnerships, embedding artistic practice in governance, and sustaining impact in challenging political climates. A standout throughline is art as a civic tool—not merely for display, but as a relational practice that fosters listening, care, and collective action across communities.
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