artEquity Newsletters

An in-depth communication directly to your email inbox. From artEquity programming updates to social justice + arts-related articles to resources for the radical, this is our love letter to you.

2026

Our February offering reminds us that any action we take, no matter the scale, is contributing to our collective power. This is everyday justice; this is everyday love. Read on for resources that ground us in the presence of chaos and sharpen our focus for the strongest and most loving community impact.

2025

Our December offering closes out our 10th anniversary year. Check out our updates, resources, and vision for the future within this issue!
Our October offering invites us to continue the practice of making collective care visible in solidarity with one another. Check out our updates, resources, and radical dreams from our team within this issue!
Our August offering invites us to tap into our radical imagination—honoring the past and envisioning the future. Check out our updates, resources, and words from the team within this issue!
Summer—it’s a time for gathering, reconnecting, taking a break, and reminiscing under the stars...
Spring arrives with a promise of renewal, of possibility, of cycles that move us forward.
Artists truly hold remarkable power for change, with a responsibility to not only reflect the current moment, but to envision the future.

2024

As the winter solstice approaches, we turn our attention inwards to rest and to reflect on our growth, learnings, and relationships.
Día de los Muertos begins tomorrow and asks us to exchange mourning for a moment of beauty and community as folks come together to celebrate those who have passed.
... it’s fitting that sixty years after Freedom Summer... we find ourselves once again to be not just motivated, but excited to organize...
This spring’s protests are part of a long line of organized, nonviolent acts of civil disobedience by students and community members that have helped change the course of history.
...we’ve been watching the news and scrolling our feeds with feelings of anxiety, dread, heartbreak, and rage about the elections....
Winter is slowly coming to an end and the promise of spring is present. We have used the winter to put down deeper roots and come spring, we will grow even stronger in community.

2023

As the days become shorter and violence continues to escalate the world over, our hearts are heavy, broken, and full.
Summer has historically been a time for movement-building… with both Pride celebrations and the legacy of Juneteenth this month, there is much to honor, celebrate, and continue to fight for!
As we enter a new year- Still We Rise. We reinvest in our daily work as activists and artists, continuing our calls for justice.

2022

At the close of another year, we find it vital to pause and reflect on the lessons we have learned.
Today marks the 53rd National Day of Mourning, a day to honor Indigenous people, ancestors, and the generations who have survived. It is a day to uplift Indigenous culture despite a legacy of genocide.
... examples of those who continue to instill hope in their communities, strategies for self-care, resources, and upcoming events and programs to aid you...
... summer has been a time of revolution, we call on our community to join us in action for a campaign that reminds us of who we are in the midst of tumult and pushback.
... we examine recent events and anniversaries in U.S. history to identify where our purpose and where new voices continue to emerge in this current moment. T
Bringing you inspiration from our team in the form of reflections, resources, and a playlist to carry you forward.

2021

...we are bringing you inspiration from our team in the form of reflections, resources, and a playlist to c arry you forward i
Though many Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving Day holiday with the mythology of Native American hospitality and Pilgrim benevolence... many Indigenous people choose to reject these narratives
We honor the contributions of those who came before us, amplify opportunities that will help us thrive, rediscover the fruits of seeds planted.
An offering of opportunities to connect and commune with cojourners on our path to vitality and resources to learn more about June’s commemorations.
We focus on healing and wellness, hear from artEquity Deputy Director, Michael Robertson, about documenting a movement through our web-series,
We are honoring, learning, and expressing love and gratitude for Black folks in the Americas and the diaspora by reflecting on the unique and expansive experience of what it has meant and currently means to be Black in the U.S.

2020

Reflecting on this year we are reminded of the necessity of self realization to self actualization.
This is a time for growing and harvesting our external and interior worlds. Let's look deeply inward, so we can continue to be present,
We invoke the power of nourishing self through community.August 14
As we work towards collective liberation, we recognize the need for non-Black people to name anti-Blackness, to act to disrupt it and to not do business as usual.
The toll on our well being is real—layoffs, emotional and mental exhaustion, grief, heightened xenophobia...April 16
As creative activists, building community is our core value and we are being called to do what comes natural to us: TO INNOVATE.

2019

Photograph of diverse celebratory group of individuals.
...we are excited to grow our staff, expand our core facilitation team, launch two new initiatives, and increase the alumni community to well over 200!

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