By Karen Fiorito. Did we learn anything from COVID-19? Like a lot of animal rights activists, I had hoped that things would change...
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AN OCEAN OF INTELLECT
THE ARTFUL ACTIVIST ALL-STAR SERIES. By Melanie Oliva. The ocean regulates our climate and supports the greatest abundance of life on Earth, yet only 2% is protected...
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ARTISTS GOTV FOR GILLUM
By Melanie Oliva. Art has the power to reach hearts and minds like nothing else...
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THE PROS OF BEING AN ANTAGONIST
By Melanie Oliva. If you’re an artist who hasn’t been accepted by the art world, you’re not alone...
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HER WORD AGAINST HIS: Mondolfi fights Trump’s rhetoric with creative wordplay
By Melanie Oliva. For many of us, putting 2017 into anything other than four-letter words is difficult...
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ALL HANDS ON DECK! Stay the course with passion, unity & optimism.
By Melanie Oliva. As an artist, I see things differently. The "what-planet-are-you-from" look is all too familiar and sometimes makes me wonder, myself...
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SAYING WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY ABOUT AMERIKKKA
ARTIST-TO-ARTIST INTERVIEW: NEO 10Y & AKIRA BEARD. Forward by Melanie Oliva. Ever since The Artful Activist was formed, I’ve been yearning to make interviews more collaborative...
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HIS WORK IS MAKING RESISTANCE IRRESISTIBLE
AN INTERVIEW WITH MIAMI ARTIST & WRITER STUART SHELDON. By Melanie Oliva. I first stepped into Stuart Sheldon’s “whorled” world at Fancy Nasty two years ago during Art Basel...
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ENVISIONING A WORLD WHERE COMPASSION REIGNS
AN INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA GRIMALDI GOMEZ, ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. By Melanie Oliva. Sylvia Grimaldi Gomez is a self-proclaimed “citizen of the world” who dedicates her free time to the liberation of her fellow citizens...
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CELEBRATING ONENESS THROUGH ART
Essay & artwork by Nathan Miller. Growing up as a member of the Baha’i Faith, I learned to appreciate the beauty in diversity, the power of cultural expression, and the common link that unites all of us...
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