Art.coop invites listeners to Remember the Future together by listening to the stories of artists and culture bearers who know that the practices of the Solidarity Economy are not some new technology, but actually are ways of being in relationship with people and planet that are as old as time. They are our ancestral practices. In this series listeners learn: You don’t have to be a starving artist or a sell out. You can find work where you joyfully live your values and pay the bills. We meet ...
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Reimagining Redistribution: When Artists Resource Eachother and Re-create the Supply Chain
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What does it mean for philanthropy to exist in relationship to the solidarity economy? What if artists led a redistribution effort to resource arts collectives? In this final episode of Remember the Future Season 2, Marina speaks with Art.coop organizer and Remember the Future Fellowship co-lead, Sruti. They discuss the work of three fellows, Acres…
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Alternative to Etsy with Artisans Cooperative
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What if online marketplaces were designed for sellers to collaborate rather than compete? How can strikes be used not just as a form of resistance, but as a catalyst for co-creating a non-exploitative model? Ebony speaks with Mastress Tara from Artisans Cooperative, a member-owned handmade marketplace. Learn how they emerged from the Etsy Strike th…
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What media platforms can we rely on when free speech is at risk? How can filmmakers and content creators own their labor and maintain creative control? Ebony speaks with Nick Hayes from MeansTV, the first worker-owned, anticapitalist, steaming service that reflects the 99%. They are financed through member subscription, free of any advertisements o…
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Worker & Musician Ownership with Groupmuse
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How can a cooperative model allow musicians to receive 100% of ticket sales for their live performances? How can concerts be a pathway towards community building? Ebony speaks with Kyle Schmolze from Groupmuse, a worker- and musician-owned cooperative. He shares the evolution of Groupmuse from their inception 11 years ago, how they transitioned fro…
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Why We Moved $90k to Arts Collectives & Cooperatives
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Why did Art.coop create a fellowship and redistribute $90k to solidarity economy arts groups? Marina interviews Art.coop artist organizers Sruti Suryanarayanan and Ebony Gustave about their intention for stewarding the Remember the Future Fellowship, the process of collectively developing it, what Remember the Future means for them, and their dream…
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07: What if Black folks were just left uninterrupted?
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What does cooperation look like on a city-wide scale? How can we make sure community members know their voices are not just heard - but acted upon? Nia Evans and Cierra Peters explain the ways that the Boston Ujima Project gets results! We also hear about their roots, and the shoulders of activists they proudly stand upon. –––– Links and resources …
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06: Music Scientifically Designed to Make You Feel Safe
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In this cultural offering from musician and neuroscientist Clara Takarabe, we learn about a type of “clinical music” she helped develop, designed to cue the body to recognize that it is safe – and the personal experiences that inspired her to create this tool. –––– Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Northwestern Music and Medicine Progr…
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Just what exactly IS the “solidarity economy,” anyway? Hear all the ways that you’re probably already participating in it, right now! Art.coop co-founders Nati Linares and Caroline Woolard speak about cooperation, and how to deconstruct the systems that convince us that the myth of the starving artist is real – and instead move towards a world in w…
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What does liberation feel like, physically? Join our host Marina Lopez in this cultural offering, as she walks us through a meditative body movement exercise, and explains how a physical practice can yield revolutionary results. –––– Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Connective Somatics on Instagram Art.coop –––– Episode Transcript –––…
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What happens when you not only recognize that you are on stolen land, but then you actually do something about it? Witness the inspiring partnership between a theater company and Indigenous folks, and how they listen, care, and build stability, moving at the speed of trust. Enormous gratitude to our guests on this episode, Rhonda Anderson of Ohkete…
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How can you use creativity to fight the systems that are literally built to stop you from being creative? How can you make your process as radical as the art you make? Maddy Clifford, aka MADLines, walks us her music, the importance of political education for artists, and how she uses her creative practice to break the spells of systemic oppression…
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What does it look like when you report to your co-workers, instead of someone up top? We hear from cooperative owner and artist Daniel Park, as he talks through the peaks and valleys of cooperative art-making and business ownership – and how your business can be as radical as the art you create. –––– Links and resources mentioned in this episode: O…
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