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Artists and others working in all creative disciplines: Who profits from your refusal to let go?
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November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Artists and others working in all creative disciplines: Who profits from your refusal to let go?
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Today, we honor those whose creative lives are shaped by military service—artists who’ve worn the uniform and now wield brush, pen, lens, voice, or movement to illuminate the human experience.
Thank you for your courage.
Wes Moore, Author, Public Servant; U.S. Army
Thank you for your courage.
Wes Moore, Author, Public Servant; U.S. Army
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Today, we honor those whose creative lives are shaped by military service—artists who’ve worn the uniform and now wield brush, pen, lens, voice, or movement to illuminate the human experience.
Thank you for your courage.
Wes Moore, Author, Public Servant; U.S. Army
Thank you for your courage.
Wes Moore, Author, Public Servant; U.S. Army
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.
Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Fred Durst, Rock Musician (Limp Bizkit); U.S. Navy
Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Fred Durst, Rock Musician (Limp Bizkit); U.S. Navy
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.
Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Fred Durst, Rock Musician (Limp Bizkit); U.S. Navy
Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Fred Durst, Rock Musician (Limp Bizkit); U.S. Navy
Service and storytelling are intertwined.
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.
To each veteran creator: Thank you for your courage, your craft, and your commitment to truth-telling in all its forms.
Valerie Acosta, Painter and multimedia artist; U.S. Air Force
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.
To each veteran creator: Thank you for your courage, your craft, and your commitment to truth-telling in all its forms.
Valerie Acosta, Painter and multimedia artist; U.S. Air Force
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Service and storytelling are intertwined.
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.
To each veteran creator: Thank you for your courage, your craft, and your commitment to truth-telling in all its forms.
Valerie Acosta, Painter and multimedia artist; U.S. Air Force
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.
To each veteran creator: Thank you for your courage, your craft, and your commitment to truth-telling in all its forms.
Valerie Acosta, Painter and multimedia artist; U.S. Air Force
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service. Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Adam Driver, Actor; U.S. Marine Corps
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Adam Driver, Actor; U.S. Marine Corps
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service. Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Adam Driver, Actor; U.S. Marine Corps
Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.
Adam Driver, Actor; U.S. Marine Corps
From Rubens to Rankine, artists of all disciplines have long challenged the belief that someone must drown for others to breathe. Or, as I call it, scapegoating.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
From Rubens to Rankine, artists of all disciplines have long challenged the belief that someone must drown for others to breathe. Or, as I call it, scapegoating.
abbetuck.com/scapegoating/
abbetuck.com/scapegoating/
Based on the testimonies of nearly 500 artists and arts workers, "Afraid to Speak Freely" reveals an epidemic of self-censorship across the sector.
People are watching what they say. Many fear professional exile for stepping outside the new ideological orthodoxy.
MORE:
www.freedominthearts.com
People are watching what they say. Many fear professional exile for stepping outside the new ideological orthodoxy.
MORE:
www.freedominthearts.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Based on the testimonies of nearly 500 artists and arts workers, "Afraid to Speak Freely" reveals an epidemic of self-censorship across the sector.
People are watching what they say. Many fear professional exile for stepping outside the new ideological orthodoxy.
MORE:
www.freedominthearts.com
People are watching what they say. Many fear professional exile for stepping outside the new ideological orthodoxy.
MORE:
www.freedominthearts.com
Artists and other creators: Remember the story of The Little Match Girl? Read it in a new light later today. Subscribe to Abbetuck's free Substack feed: substack.com/@abbetuck?ut...
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Artists and other creators: Remember the story of The Little Match Girl? Read it in a new light later today. Subscribe to Abbetuck's free Substack feed: substack.com/@abbetuck?ut...
LOS ANGELES: Beyond the Streets presents "Shepard Fairey: Out of Print," a landmark exhibition devoted to the artist’s lifelong dialogue with printmaking.
Nov. 15, 2026-Jan. 11, 2026.
Obey ... and go.
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Nov. 15, 2026-Jan. 11, 2026.
Obey ... and go.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
LOS ANGELES: Beyond the Streets presents "Shepard Fairey: Out of Print," a landmark exhibition devoted to the artist’s lifelong dialogue with printmaking.
Nov. 15, 2026-Jan. 11, 2026.
Obey ... and go.
stupiddope.com/2025/11/shep...
Nov. 15, 2026-Jan. 11, 2026.
Obey ... and go.
stupiddope.com/2025/11/shep...
@xrglobal.bsky.social is a global, non-violent movement that often uses arts activism (like "die-ins') to raise awareness about climate and ecological emergencies.
Abbetuck supports deploying all disciplines of the arts for creative resistance and social change.
Abbetuck supports deploying all disciplines of the arts for creative resistance and social change.
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@xrglobal.bsky.social is a global, non-violent movement that often uses arts activism (like "die-ins') to raise awareness about climate and ecological emergencies.
Abbetuck supports deploying all disciplines of the arts for creative resistance and social change.
Abbetuck supports deploying all disciplines of the arts for creative resistance and social change.
Some of our friends in southern Arizona may be especially interested in this upcoming event blending arts activism and wildlife conservation, scheduled for November 15.
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Some of our friends in southern Arizona may be especially interested in this upcoming event blending arts activism and wildlife conservation, scheduled for November 15.
King Midas got everything he wanted ... and lost everything that mattered. Here's a modern parable for #artists of all disciplines who #resist oppression and want to keep their work alive.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
King Midas got everything he wanted ... and lost everything that mattered. Here's a modern parable for #artists of all disciplines who #resist oppression and want to keep their work alive.
tr.ee/7fFJSc
tr.ee/7fFJSc
Elder artists and creators: You don’t owe anyone your exhaustion, even in these tyrannical times. Wisdom now lies in knowing when enough is enough.
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#ancientwisdom #artisticresistance #creative #authoritarianism
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#ancientwisdom #artisticresistance #creative #authoritarianism
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Elder artists and creators: You don’t owe anyone your exhaustion, even in these tyrannical times. Wisdom now lies in knowing when enough is enough.
open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...
#ancientwisdom #artisticresistance #creative #authoritarianism
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#ancientwisdom #artisticresistance #creative #authoritarianism
“All Hallow's Eve,” José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican, Aguascalientes, Mexico 1852-died Mexico City, Mexico 1913, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord.
October 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“All Hallow's Eve,” José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican, Aguascalientes, Mexico 1852-died Mexico City, Mexico 1913, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord.
Don’t meet power on its terms. You don’t need to be bigger or louder. You need to be sharper, stranger, more inventive.
Ancient wisdom on creativity as the weapon that breaks power's monopoly: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...
Ancient wisdom on creativity as the weapon that breaks power's monopoly: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...
October 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Don’t meet power on its terms. You don’t need to be bigger or louder. You need to be sharper, stranger, more inventive.
Ancient wisdom on creativity as the weapon that breaks power's monopoly: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...
Ancient wisdom on creativity as the weapon that breaks power's monopoly: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...
Narcissists need oxygen. Let's give our energy to altruists, instead.
The arts can do that.
The arts can do that.
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Narcissists need oxygen. Let's give our energy to altruists, instead.
The arts can do that.
The arts can do that.
National Coalition Against Censorship is launching Collective Courage Conversations, a free and online event series addressing issues facing the cultural field today.
October 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
National Coalition Against Censorship is launching Collective Courage Conversations, a free and online event series addressing issues facing the cultural field today.
MORRIS, MN: "Waiting for Beds" is a multimedia collaborative art project that explores the struggles of the public health and healthcare systems in America. At the Morrison Gallery at the University of Minnesota-Morris through Nov. 25
www.waitingforbeds.com
www.waitingforbeds.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
MORRIS, MN: "Waiting for Beds" is a multimedia collaborative art project that explores the struggles of the public health and healthcare systems in America. At the Morrison Gallery at the University of Minnesota-Morris through Nov. 25
www.waitingforbeds.com
www.waitingforbeds.com
Artists, writers, and truth-tellers sound the alarm on societal danger ... and show how creativity becomes the next act after vigilance.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Artists, writers, and truth-tellers sound the alarm on societal danger ... and show how creativity becomes the next act after vigilance.
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Creators:
Join fellow Americans to strategize the next steps of the #NoKings movement.
Your ideas, creativity, and imagination are the tools that will shape what comes after the rallies.
Register for the Oct. 21 mass call: www.nokings.org
Join fellow Americans to strategize the next steps of the #NoKings movement.
Your ideas, creativity, and imagination are the tools that will shape what comes after the rallies.
Register for the Oct. 21 mass call: www.nokings.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Creators:
Join fellow Americans to strategize the next steps of the #NoKings movement.
Your ideas, creativity, and imagination are the tools that will shape what comes after the rallies.
Register for the Oct. 21 mass call: www.nokings.org
Join fellow Americans to strategize the next steps of the #NoKings movement.
Your ideas, creativity, and imagination are the tools that will shape what comes after the rallies.
Register for the Oct. 21 mass call: www.nokings.org
What's next?
Organize a Fall of Freedom reading, performance, exhibition, concert, comedy set, screening, or gathering in your own community.
High-profile artists are leading the charge and a helpful planning guide plus organizing calls on Oct. 20 & 23 will get you started:
www.falloffreedom.com
Organize a Fall of Freedom reading, performance, exhibition, concert, comedy set, screening, or gathering in your own community.
High-profile artists are leading the charge and a helpful planning guide plus organizing calls on Oct. 20 & 23 will get you started:
www.falloffreedom.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What's next?
Organize a Fall of Freedom reading, performance, exhibition, concert, comedy set, screening, or gathering in your own community.
High-profile artists are leading the charge and a helpful planning guide plus organizing calls on Oct. 20 & 23 will get you started:
www.falloffreedom.com
Organize a Fall of Freedom reading, performance, exhibition, concert, comedy set, screening, or gathering in your own community.
High-profile artists are leading the charge and a helpful planning guide plus organizing calls on Oct. 20 & 23 will get you started:
www.falloffreedom.com
"Obliterated Power, Capitol" by @dreadscott.bsky.social, one of the USA artists and organizers leading #FallofFreedom, a nationwide wave of #creativeresistance, Nov. 21 & 22, 2025.
www.falloffreedom.com
www.falloffreedom.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Obliterated Power, Capitol" by @dreadscott.bsky.social, one of the USA artists and organizers leading #FallofFreedom, a nationwide wave of #creativeresistance, Nov. 21 & 22, 2025.
www.falloffreedom.com
www.falloffreedom.com