Abbetuck

I will soon close Abbetuck as my work takes on a new name, new brand and new focus.

I'm moving from arts activism to building a place where artists of all disciplines and other creators can explore sovereignty, stewardship, and the cultural foundations of democracy.

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Putting It All on the Table: Women and Nonbinary Artists Share Their Truths in Virtual Exhibit Artists take back their power in this Athena Project exhibition about gender, reproductive justice and the healing capabilities of art.

"'Your Body, Our Choice' depicts a man lying on a medical table in stirrups while nine impassive women in judge robes stand behind him."

This is #artsactivism.

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Culture is 'shield’ against extremism, says EU Commissioner Micallef The EU’s first-ever strategic framework on culture is one step closer to realisation. European Commissioner Glenn Micallef told Euronews it will be a key tool to safeguard EU culture’s role in combati...

"When artists are free to express themselves, when they are free to artistically express their voices, then democracy has a voice."

We lack cultural leadership in the USA.

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A new plan for culture in Europe Learn how the EU plans to shape cultural policy in Europe, including by promoting its cultural assets, upholding European values, and empowering artists

Imagine having this level of cultural leadership in the USA...

"A new report on the state of culture in the EU will track progress in the cultural and creative sector, with particular emphasis on artistic freedom."

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NYC’s new first lady Rama Duwaji got her start at VCU As Virginia elected their next governor on Nov. 4, New Yorkers chose Zohran Mamdani to become their next mayor. His wife, Rama Duwaji, is a Syrian illustrator, animator, ceramist — and she studied at ...

In college, Rama Duwaji's focused her creativity on social justice causes and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This included illustrations of objects Palestinians left in their homes and an animation urging for an end to the genocide.

Art has power.

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Trump takes aim at museums, history • Oregon ArtsWatch As the president rejects funding for art about gender, race, and "anti-American values," historians, museums, and cultural centers across Oregon and the U.S. fight back.

Tyrants recoil at the power of the arts. Good.

"The Trump Administration moved quickly to dismantle the Institute for Museums and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums, historical societies and libraries in the country."

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Artists and others working in all creative disciplines: Who profits from your refusal to let go?

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UC Berkeley students charged with felony vandalism for anti-Turning Point art installation Four UC Berkeley students spent Monday morning in Santa Rita County Jail after attempting to hang a five-foot cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate at midnight.

Four UC Berkeley students spent Monday morning in jail after attempting to hang a five-foot cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate at midnight.

The installation was intended as protest art against a Turning Point USA event, but it resulted in felony vandalism charges.

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ASBURY PARK, NJ: On Nov. 21-22, 2025, from 6-8 pm each night, art629 hosts a two-night pop-up event titled "UNCENSORED."

Free and open to the public, "UNCENSORED" is in response to the growing climate of censorship and cultural suppression in the USA.

#FallOfFreedom

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Yes, apparently.

Today, we honor those whose creative lives are shaped by military service—artists who’ve worn the uniform and now wield brush, pen, lens, voice, or movement to illuminate the human experience.

Thank you for your courage.

Wes Moore, Author, Public Servant; U.S. Army

Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.

Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.

Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.

Fred Durst, Rock Musician (Limp Bizkit); U.S. Navy

Service and storytelling are intertwined.

Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service.

To each veteran creator: Thank you for your courage, your craft, and your commitment to truth-telling in all its forms.

Valerie Acosta, Painter and multimedia artist; U.S. Air Force

Today, we honor creatives whose lives are shaped by service. Many artists of all disciplines carry stories forged in conflict, camaraderie, and transformation.

Their art is not just a reflection of service, it’s a continuation of it.

Adam Driver, Actor; U.S. Marine Corps

From Rubens to Rankine, artists of all disciplines have long challenged the belief that someone must drown for others to breathe. Or, as I call it, scapegoating.

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As Solidarity With Palestine Grows, Thousands of Film Workers Pledge to End Complicity With Genocide In the face of repression and retaliation, FWP and EL4P have built a movement in solidarity with Palestine in the arts that they believe will last long after the genocide in Gaza is over.

On Sep. 8, more than 1,200 film workers publicly pledged to refuse any work with Israeli film companies that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."

The number of signatories now exceeds 5,000.

This is #artsactivism.

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Russia: Street musicians jailed for a third time over anti-war songs Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Naoko and Aleksandr Orlov and other street musicians detained for acts of anti-war protest

Music has power over tyranny.

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Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

#FallofFreedom Nov 21-22
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Protest art in downtown New public art campaign condemns ICE raids

"Downtown L.A. landmarks are lighting up with massive portraits of Angelenos — including Edward James Olmos and George Takei — protesting recent immigration raids. The public art campaign asks the public: 'Am I next?'"

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VANCOUVER: For the 9th edition of this Univerisity of British Columbia festival, ARTIVISM invites audiences to embrace the monster within, reclaiming monstrosity as a site of solidarity and resistance.

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Texas Artists & Venues to Participate in “Fall of Freedom” Event | Glasstire Texas venues in Dallas, Houston, and Austin to participate in the nationwide “Fall of Freedom” creative protest event November 21-22.

Artists and arts institutions will participate in Fall of Freedom, a nationwide call to creative action Nov. 21-22, intended to resist threats to free expression and due process due to governmental pressure, interference, and repression.

Even in Texas, y'all!

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Based on the testimonies of nearly 500 artists and arts workers, "Afraid to Speak Freely" reveals an epidemic of self-censorship across the sector.

People are watching what they say. Many fear professional exile for stepping outside the new ideological orthodoxy.

MORE:
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Brussels' RESET to close this month after public funding slashed · News ⟋ RA In a Friday statement, organisers confirmed that an 80 percent cut in public funding has left the venue 'no longer financially viable.'

BRUSSELS: "Established in a former bank in 2021, RESET also oversees the visual arts platform RESET Atelier, the music creation hub RESET Studios and Abrupt Festival."

European cultural institutions are beginning to tumble under political policies.

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The Harlem Renaissance: How a Neighborhood’s Revolution Changed American Culture Forever By HWM In the 1920s, Harlem was not just a neighborhood in Manhattan—it was the electric center of a cultural and artistic revolution that altered

"These works proved that art can challenge prejudice, demand recognition, and tell essential truths that statistics or politics alone cannot."

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The Wild Protest Art That Free Trade Inspired | The Walrus Police crotches at a Quebec summit, nations on disposable plates: how artists fought NAFTA culture

"Works such as Free Expression by Condé + Beveridge frankly express apprehension regarding free trade and visualize its potential impact on the art community, revealing concerns about American cultural imperialism."

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The Little Match Girl and the Fire We Refuse to Share What would it mean to create with the warmth we withhold?

In The Little Match Girl, Hans Christian Andersen warns what happens when empathy grows cold.

This reflection for creators explores how artists can use imagination as warmth—refusing to walk by indifferently while others strike small flames of hope.

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Artists and other creators: Remember the story of The Little Match Girl? Read it in a new light later today. Subscribe to Abbetuck's free Substack feed: substack.com/@abbetuck?ut...

Getty 'How to Be a Guerrilla Girl' exhibit opens Nov. 18 Coinciding with the Guerrilla Girls’ 40th anniversary, "How to Be a Guerrilla Girl," on view Nov. 18 through April 12, 2026, offers a rare...

LOS ANGELES: Getty Center presents "How to Be a Guerrilla Girl," Nov. 18, 2025–Apr. 12, 2026. The exhibition offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of the feminist art collective.

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Considering History: Protest Art and Art as Protest in American History | The Saturday Evening Post Art has been integral to the foundational American story of protest.

"If the history of protest art and art as protest tells us anything, it’s that art can be created anywhere and belongs everywhere."

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