Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #61, Eugene van Erven on a Life in Community-based Arts." Listen to an amazing hour of stories from the man who wrote the book on peoples' theater around the world, and join us in Rotterdam in March for the International Community Arts Festival. https://tinyurl.com/bdd7yu2x #culturaldemocracy

Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #60, Griselda Goldsbrough of the National Arts in Hospitals Network on Art, Recovery, and Wellbeing." People in hospitals deserve beauty and meaning. How does art heal? How do you make that case? https://tinyurl.com/49yynwj3 #culturaldemocracy

Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #59, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso on Change and Forgiveness." How is cancel culture manifesting now? How is belief in change central to community-based arts work and cultural democracy? Join us for ideas on how to navigate a difficult landscape. https://tinyurl.com/yzaab8d7 #culturaldemocracy

Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #58, Laura Raicovich on Fall of Freedom." This nationwide wave of creative resistance focused on November 21-22 includes hundreds of events around the US (and some beyond) calling on artists "to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation." https://tinyurl.com/52h6etse #culturaldemocracy

Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #56, Part 3 in the Censorship Series: Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso." It isn't always the heavy hand of the state or the masked mode of bureaucracy banning a book or censoring a mural. Censorship affects ideas as much as art works. https://tinyurl.com/mrkhpf74 #culturaldemocracy

Just published "A Culture of Possibility Podcast #55, Amber Hansen and Reyna Hernandez on Process, Censorship, and Co-creation in Community Murals." Strong community process can be the antidote to censorship, making it harder for censors to hide behind their status. Tune in for a deep and nuanced conversation for anyone who cares about public art and free expression. https://tinyurl.com/4z9xz8ym #culturaldemocracy

Just published "Culture of Possibility Podcast #54, Jeff Chang on MAGA Censorship of Can't Stop Won't Stop." MAGA executive orders shut down educational freedom for 67,000 students on military bases, just part of Trump's cultural policy of white supremacy and ignorance. What happened? What does it all mean? #culturaldemocracy https://tinyurl.com/3me7h5k9

Just published "Culture of Possibility Podcast #53, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso on Money." Support for community-based work has never been lavish, but now it's dire. How do we hold that? What can be done? Tune in to find out. https://tinyurl.com/mud3tkm7 #culturaldemocracy

Just published "Culture of Possibility Podcast #52, Lori Lea Pourier on the First People Fund and Indigenous Artists." Lori describes the powerful work they've been doing to support culture bearers and tradition bearers, to strengthen cultural fabric and economic sustainability in the Great Plains region—and how the MAGA regime is attacking all that. Tune in to learn more. https://bit.ly/3YNiCrg
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Just published "Culture of Possibility Podcast #51, David Cutler of the Baring Foundation on Arts and Mental Health." He explains that "everything that we do is about human rights, everything is about challenging discrimination and disadvantage. Everything is about how civil society can work to challenge that discrimination and disadvantage." Tune in to learn more. https://tinyurl.com/4tw9uzbd #culturaldemocracy