We are in a moment of simultaneous mourning and celebration, of protest and potential. For some, this allows artistic energies to expand; but for others, it can feel challenging to keep creating when there is so much else to give attention to. While the page may not feel like a place to protest, we believe it is. In this moment of uprisings, how is activism in conversations with your artistic flow? How does justice appear in your work when it is noticeably absent in the world? How is your art an act of preservation, of abolition, of protest, of solace?
The following pieces explore the relationship between art, activism, and protest. This political moment is asking us to reimagine our world, and we invited our submitters to do the same with their art. We asked, what have you been creating in the days, weeks, and months that have been defined by political protest?
