“Artivism” for Social Change
“If I can’t dance, I don’t want your revolution.”
— Attributed to Emma Goldman
All significant movements for positive change are accompanied by outpourings of artistic expression that help open our eyes to injustice and convey powerful new visions and possibilities.
This key role of the arts in social movements is as true today as it’s ever been, and we at Bioneers have sought to feature the work of groundbreaking socially and eco-engaged artists from across different disciplines. It is our belief that without the inspiration and visions artists provide, we won’t be able to give birth to the life affirming and just civilization we aspire to.
View the Bioneers conference art galleries: 2022 · 2019 · 2018
Bioneers 2022 Conference Performances
Watch all of the incredible music and spoken word performances from Bioneers 2022.
Conference Key Art
Featuring artists Lisa Ericson and Christi Belcourt, whose work was featured in the 2018 and 2019 conference brochures.
Artist Interviews
Talented artists, activists and storytellers discuss their work with Bioneers’ Polina Smith
Polina Smith is the Arts Coordinator for the Bioneers conference and Artistic Director of Crescent Moon Theater Productions and worked for ten years with the Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women.
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Check out more of Polina’s Arts interviews here.
Some of the incredible artists, performers and writers who have presented at Bioneers:
Dancing Earth
Yustina Salnikova
Lyla June
Thrive Choir
Cello Joe
Alex Grey
Destiny Arts
Joel Dean Stockdill
Georgie Nakima
Sarah Crowell
Nicole Klaymoon
Climbing PoeTree
Terry Tempest Williams
Jerry Tello
Cory Doctorow
OLOX“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.”
Toni Cade Bambara
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Check out these incredible organizations working at the intersection of art and social justice.
- Eco Art Space – A platform for artists addressing environmental issues since 1999.
- The Medea Project – Theater For Incarcerated Women: Rhodessa Jones’ company, using theater as a vehicle for social and personal transformation.
- The Tiny Home Lady – Everything you need to know about the tiny home life.
- Mer Young – A descendant of Chichimeca and Apache Tribe (Ndé). She is an Indigenous published multidisciplinary artist who has created a body of artwork manifested in collages, drawings, paintings, and founder of Mausi Murals public artworks.
- The Center for Cultural Power – Igniting change at the intersection of art, culture, and social justice.
- Climbing Poetree – Over the last 16 years this duo has harnessed creativity as the antidote to destruction through their award-winning spoken word, hip hop infused world music, multimedia theater, and popular education models.
- Destiny Arts – Inspiring and Igniting Social Change through the Art.
- Thrive Choir – Based in Oakland, California, they are a diverse group of vocalists, artists, activists, educators, healers, and community organizers who join together to amplify social change through song.
- Women Eco Artists Dialog – “Focusing on women’s unique perspectives we collaborate internationally to further the field and understanding of ecological and social justice art.”
- Eco Art Space – A platform for artists addressing environmental issues since 1999.
- The Medea Project: Theater For Incarcerated Women – Rhodessa Jones’ company, using theater as a vehicle for social and personal transformation.
- The Tiny Home Lady – Everything you need to know about the tiny home life.
- Mer Young – A descendant of Chichimeca and Apache Tribe (Ndé). She is an Indigenous published multidisciplinary artist who has created a body of artwork manifested in collages, drawings, paintings, and founder of Mausi Murals public artworks..
