The Art of the Democracy

002: Chris Piascik - @chrispiascik

Our guest for this episode is the incomparably prolific, daily-drawing artist, Chris Piascik. Chris has been an avid politically charged artist for his whole career, and has a body of powerful work, the size of which is simply unmatched. We talk about the consequences of being a strong political voice as an artist, what it’s like to stick to a creative pursuit every day for over a decade, through wildly different political climates, and more. — Chris Piascik [http://chrispiascik.com] @chrispiascik on Instagram [http://instagram.com/chrispiascik] 10 Years of Daily Drawings [https://www.chrispiascik.com/10-years-of-daily-drawings/] @christrickshimself [https://www.instagram.com/christrickshimself/] Artists Are Here to Disturb the Peace [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRXMotRDV48/] Chats with Josh with Chats and Josh [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JsN0Ys6VJ-n9ymSWo-yiw] Josh Lafayette [http://joshlafayette.com] Adobe Character Animator [https://www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html] The Salty Avocado [https://squareup.com/store/salty-avocado/] — Presented by ALFA: Advocates for the Letter Focused Arts [http://thealfaset.com] Send your suggestions for future guests to artofdemocracyshow@gmail.com [artofdemocracyshow@gmail.com] If you're interested in supporting The Art of the Democracy, please send a message to the above email.

001: Annica Lydenberg - @dirtybandits

Welcome to the first official episode of the Art of the Democracy, it’s finally here! I’m so thrilled to bring you this conversation today with one of my friends and favorite artists, from Brooklyn, NY — Annica Lydenberg, or as you may know her online, by her studio name and social handle, Dirty Bandits. We get into some really interesting discussion about how your upbringing and your family’s values can have such a strong effect on how easy or difficult it is for you to be a vocal, publicly opinionated artist, and how to think about advocating for all the things you believe in and being a strong ally, for more than just the causes or groups that you yourself may be perfectly representative of. SHOW NOTES: http://dirtybandits.com [http://dirtybandits.com] - The studio of Annica Lydenberg Everything is NOT OK [https://dirtybandits.com/everything-is-not-ok] Adam Kiyoshi Fujita - @adamfu [https://www.instagram.com/adamfu/] Mini Protest Signs [https://dirtybandits.com/mini-protest-signs] I Don’t Want to be Crazy by Samantha Schutz [https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/i-don-rsquo-t-want-to-be-crazy-by-samantha-schutz/] Counter Type [http://counter-type.com] Women’s March Posters [https://dirtybandits.com/counter-type] Cotton Bureau [http://cottonbureau.com] -- Presented by ALFA: Advocates for the Letter Focused Arts [http://thealfaset.com] Send your suggestions for future guests to artofdemocracyshow@gmail.com [artofdemocracyshow@gmail.com] If you're interested in supporting The Art of the Democracy, please send a message to the above email. Special Guest: Annica Lydenberg.

000: Introducing: The Art of the Democracy

Introducing The Art of the Democracy, an audio series on the power of art and creativity in historically inelegant times. Follow along as we speak with artists, designers, musicians and more, about what drives them to create the compelling, important work that this era so desperately needs to survive, and what our present day means for the future of art and creativity. Featuring an excerpt of an incredible speech from James Baldwin on the artist's struggle for integrity. Presented by ALFA: Advocates for the Letter Focused Arts [http://thealfaset.com] Send your suggestions for future guests to artofdemocracyshow@gmail.com [artofdemocracyshow@gmail.com] If you're interested in supporting The Art of the Democracy, please send a message to the above email.