The Art of Resistance

Apartheid Art: Afrapix and South African Artists, 1950s-80s

How did artists empower silenced people? How did photographers use access and international press to tell the truth about a country’s atrocities? And how did individuals, and groups like Afrapix, defy the crushing machine of apartheid in South Africa, and send the government tumbling down? This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard. To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. _____ Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com].

Rock Rebellion: The Plastic People of the Universe in Soviet Czechoslovakia, 1970s

How did a band in Soviet Czechoslovakia kick off a revolt against repression? How did young Czech people in the 1970s look to the counter culture of the U.S. for inspiration? And what can we learn from the band The Plastic People of the Universe, and their role in the Velvet Revolution, about the role of art in resistance? This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard. To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. _____ Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com].

Eating Fire: The Lesbian Avengers and fierce pussy, 1991+

How did a group of women change the narrative for LGBTQ representation and equality in the early 90s? How did street performance and circus acts turn the invisible visible? And what can we learn from the Lesbian Avengers and fierce pussy about making art as resistance? This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard. To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. _____ Mentioned in the episode: 1. Watch the Lesbian Avengers eating fire [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8mUoI73YVk] 2. Download fierce pussy posters and art [https://fiercepussy.org/posters] 3. Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. Mentioned in this episode: We're taking a break! Now’s a perfect time to catch up on old episodes. We’re taking a mid season break, and will back in a few weeks. During the break – head over to RebelYellCreative.com for a free resistance library. You’ll find free guides and how-tos on making art as resistance, recommended reading, and much more. And, you’ll find analog art kits, including guided journals you can use to find your path to making art as resistance.

“Look at it”: Dorothea Lange's photography and the Japanese Internment, 1930s-40s

How did one woman take pictures so powerful that they were both celebrated and banned? How did a worker with unprecedented access create a living visual library that showed our country’s desperate injustice? And what can we learn from Dorothea Lange and her photos of migrants in the 1930s, and incarcerated Japanese-Americans in the 1940s, about making art as resistance? This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard. Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. Mentioned in this episode: Get the free guide: 40 Ways to Make Art as Resistance We know art is resistance. So…how can you make it? I’ve put together a list of 40 ways to make art as resistance. And you can download it for free when you sign up at rebelyellcreative.com. You’ll get a newsletter with more from this show, ideas and insights, and even opportunities to connect with others. Sign up at rebelyellcreative.com to get your free guide. And let’s make art as resistance.

Sewing the truth: Arpilleras in Pinochet's Chile, 1973-1989

How did handsewn crafts help desperate women fight back against a dictatorship? How did communal creative groups empower one another? And what can we learn from the arpilleras from Chile about how to make art as resistance, today and tomorrow? This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard. To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. _____ Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com [www.rebelyellcreative.com]. Mentioned in this episode: Check out Art Against Empire This episode is presented by another podcast I think you’ll love. Art Against Empire dives into the radical history of craft. Host Ian Danger Capstick, a delightful person with an even better name, talks to artists, craftspeople, and activists who use making as a form of resistance. From textile workers' strikes to guerrilla street art, from Indigenous craft sovereignty to anti-capitalist maker spaces—the show explores how human creativity has always been a tool for liberation. Listen to Art Against Empire wherever you get your podcasts.