Amy Kisch * Angela Hennessy * Black Joy Parade * Bryant Terry * Calvin Williams * Cara Levine * Dana King * Deanna Van Buren * Elena Gross * Emory Douglas * Erin Christovale * Favianna Rodriguez * For Freedoms* Fred Moten * Indya Moore * Janet Mock * Julia Chinyere Oparah * KQED Arts * Lateefah Simon * Leigh Raiford * Michael Orange * Minnesota Street Project * Patrisse Khan-Cullors * Pt. 2 Gallery * Ruthie Wilson Gilmore * See Black Womxn * She Bends * Soraya Rios * Steven Canals * This is Not a Gun * Vielmetter Los Angeles
Auction Opening and Closing Events: Online and Free!
Opening Cocktail Hour Celebration
Tue, September 29, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT co-hosted by the Bayview Opera House and Critical Resistance
Music from ASTU
Cocktails with acclaimed chef and Host Committee member Bryant Terry
*and more* RSVP here
Closing Event and Live Auction
Tue, October 13, 2020
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Poetry from Fred Moten
Live auction of artwork by Ferrari Shepard, Hank Willis Thomas, Kenturah Davis, Lava Thomas, and Theaster Gates.
*Raffles * Guest appearances * and more* RSVP here
Programming from our partners at KQED
KQED Arts with Pendarvis Harshaw
Wed, Sept 23rd
8-9pm PDT
Featuring artists Leslie “Dime” Lopez and Sam Vernon, and Host Committee member Deanna Van Buren. Learn more here.
KQED Forum
Fri, Sept 25
10-11am PDT
Featuring CR cofounder and auction Host Committee member Ruthie Wilson Gilmore
A live morning show broadcast on radio or streamed at kqed.org
Critical Resistance and the Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition Host Committee are enthusiastic to invite you to engage with Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition, an online fundraising exhibition and art auction presented by Critical Resistance + Artsy.net from September 29 - October 13, 2020.
We are excited to have confirmed participation from a myriad of intergenerational, interdisciplinary visual artists including Domineco Villeda, Lava Thomas, Leslie “Dime” Lopez, Emory Douglas, Ferrari Sheppard, Sadie Barnett, and Theaster Gates, to name a few. Please see full list below! Through Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition¸ Critical Resistance and these bold artists will uplift the freedom dreams that communities have nurtured for generations and are unapologetically demanding be recognized and enacted in 2020.
In tandem with the 2-week online auction, we will also be hosting some programming featuring artists, our amazing Host Committee cast, and more. RSVP today! No one turned away for lack of funds. We look forward to Imagining Freedom with you! http://imaginefreedom.art/
Four ways to support Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition this year!
Purchase Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition special limited-edition gear from the Critical Resistance shop.
Checks and donor-advised funds also accepted! Email [email protected] for details. Send checks (payable to “Critical Resistance”) to Critical Resistance, attn.: Development; 1904 Franklin St. #504, Oakland, CA 94612. Please write “Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition” in the memo.
Bid on over 60 artworks September 29 through October 13 on artsy.net.
Spread the word and invite your community!
Share this tile on social media, tag us, and invite people to visit imaginefreedom.art to learn more!
Adia Millett
Ainsley Burrows
Ali LeRoi
Alyse Emdur
Andrew Wilson
Ariane Vielmetter
Ashley Hunt
Awol Erizku
Bob Williams
Brandon Andrew
Brett Cook
Carmen Agote
Chanell Stone
Chris Johnson
Christine Wang
Courtney Desiree Morris
Dana King
Demetri Broxton
Domenico Villeda
Ed Ntiri
Emanuel Tegene
Emory Douglas
Erica Deeman
Favianna Rodriguez
Ferrari Sheppard
Gavin Benjamin
Githinji Mbire
Glen Wilson
gloria galvez
Hank Willis Thomas
Jean-Marcel St. Jacques
Jesus Barraza
Joel Daniel Phillips
José Figueroa
Joshua Mays
Joshua Whitaker
Kate DeCiccio
Kenturah Davis
Kwame Brathwaite
Kyle Lypka and Tyler Cross
Lava Thomas
Lena Gustafson
Leslie “Dime” Lopez
Lewis Watts
Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Maria Paz
Mario Ayala
Melanie Cervantes
Melinda James
Meryl Pataky
Michele Pred
Mieke Marple
Miguel Arzabe
Paul Mpagi Sepuya
Ricky Weaver
Rodney Ewing
Ruben Ochoa
Sadie Barnette
Saif Azzuz
Sam Vernon
Shadi Yousefian
Shanna Strauss
Shaun Leonardo
Shawn Theodore
Sydney Cain
Theaster Gates
Traci Bartlow
Wangari Mathenge
Zahyr Lauren
Curatorial + Planning Committee:
Ashara Ekundayo (Curator) * Hans Kuzmich * Jess Heaney * Maya Futrell * Mieke Marple *Shirley Leslie * T Rasheed * William Ramirez
