Art as Resistance

TL:DR from the cats : T-shirts and totes to get our hair all over. Tell the world that art is resistance. New gear available at our store! There's t-shirts promoting all art, in warm and cool colors. There's t-shirts promoting your favorite art, like writing and music. There's totes. Get it all in time to kiss off 2025 and start a new year of artistic resistance. Visit the Rebel Yell Creative merch store . And follow us on Instagram for updates and more pics!

Let's get real about creative coaching and consulting TL:DR from the cats of Rebel Yell Creative : Most coaching advice sucks. The human's doesn't. In a previous post, I talked about how most creative coaching (and other coaching) is bullshit . To sum up: Generally, I think we're all playing a game, whether we acknowledge it or not. The game? That we LOVE capitalism. We LOVE whatever we have to do in order to make money. We LOVE working, and work, and work colleagues, and wor

Let's get real about creative coaching and consulting TL:DR from the cats of Rebel Yell Creative : Most coaching advice sucks. The human's doesn't. Maybe it's because I'm autistic. Maybe it's because I'm a woman in the world. Maybe it's years of PTSD : ) But my bullshit meter is pretty on point. Especially when it comes to marketing and creative advice. Admittedly, I'm not the rah-rah type . When I worked in corporate, I was the employee that plastered on a fake smile at comp

TL:DR from the cats : We're awesome and you will now be schooled on why. Cats are Instagram stars for a reason. They're cute as hell. And they're mean / sassy / obstinate as hell. The combo is a delight, and makes them the perfect mascot for art as resistance . I'm a confirmed cat lady. I'm the one you knew down the hall or street growing up, the one that was a sort of specter, especially for women: do life right, settle, follow the norm, or you'll end up like her. And as a c

Listen to the story of Riot Grrrl on The Art of Resistance Podcast ! Can art be a form of protest? Does art really work as resistance? And how can you make protest art? In times like these, it's natural to wonder if art is really important. If writing, music, performance, and other creative work really matters. I find hope and inspiration from looking at stories of artists using their work to resist the status quo. The story of Riot Grrrl i s a super powerful example to show

Listen to the story of Soviet samizdat on The Art of Resistance Podcast ! Can art be a form of protest? Does art really work as resistance? And how can you make protest art? In times like these, it's natural to wonder if art is really important. If writing, music, performance, and other creative work really matters. I find hope and inspiration from looking at stories of artists using their work to resist the status quo. The story of Soviet Samizdat is a super powerful example

From the Art of Resistance Podcast Newsletter on Substack ; sign up for the latest from the show, behind the scenes content, and a weekly newsletter chock full of making art as resistance. The Art of Resistance Podcast newsletter As I prep Season 2 of The Art of Resistance, this weekly newsletter will tide you over. With inspiration, brain-rest, and historical perspective, you can start the week ready for whatever fuckery comes our way. B-Boy Rebellion: The Art of Chuy Renter

Listen to the story of Gran Fury on The Art of Resistance Podcast ! Can art be a form of protest? Does art really work as resistance? And how can you make protest art? In times like these, it's natural to wonder if art is really important. If writing, music, performance, and other creative work really matters. I find hope and inspiration from looking at stories of artists using their work to resist the status quo. The story of Gran Fury and ACT UP is a super powerful example

Listen to the story of Emory Douglas on The Art of Resistance Podcast ! Can art be a form of protest? Does art really work as resistance? And how can you make protest art? In times like these, it's natural to wonder if art is really important. If writing, music, performance, and other creative work really matters. I find hope and inspiration from looking at stories of artists using their work to resist the status quo. The story of Emory Douglas and the Black Panther newspaper

From the Art of Resistance Podcast Newsletter on Substack ; sign up for the latest from the show, behind the scenes content, and a weekly newsletter chock full of making art as resistance. The Art of Resistance Podcast newsletter Season 1 of the Art of Resistance Podcast is now available to binge! In the next few weeks, you’ll see our first bonus episode, small hits of <10 minutes that feature artists of today using art to resist. And I’m hard at work on Season 2 of the pod!

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From the Art of Resistance Podcast Newsletter on Substack ; sign up for the latest from the show, behind the scenes content, and a weekly newsletter chock full of making art as resistance. The Art of Resistance Podcast newsletter As I prep Season 2 of The Art of Resistance, this weekly newsletter will tide you over. With inspiration, brain-rest, and historical perspective, you can start the week ready for whatever fuckery comes our way. “Sacklers Lie, Thousands Die”: The Art

From the Art of Resistance Podcast Newsletter on Substack ; sign up for the latest from the show, behind the scenes content, and a weekly newsletter chock full of making art as resistance. The Art of Resistance Podcast newsletter As I prep Season 2 of The Art of Resistance, this weekly newsletter will tide you over. With inspiration, brain-rest, and historical perspective, you can start the week ready for whatever fuckery comes our way. Resist like an artist We’ve all seen th

Find a creative path forward with the Creative Review and Reframe Workbook, free when you sign up for the Rebel Yell Creative newsletter.

Find a creative path forward with the Creative Review and Reframe Workbook, free when you sign up for the Rebel Yell Creative newsletter.

Find a creative path forward with the Creative Review and Reframe Workbook, free when you sign up for the Rebel Yell Creative newsletter.

Find a creative path forward with the Creative Review and Reframe Workbook, free when you sign up for the Rebel Yell Creative newsletter.

Find a creative path forward with the Creative Review and Reframe Workbook, free when you sign up for the Rebel Yell Creative newsletter.

From the Art of Resistance Podcast Newsletter on Substack ; sign up for the latest from the show, behind the scenes content, and a weekly newsletter chock full of making art as resistance. Hexing the Patriarchy: The art of W.I.T.C.H., 1968+ How did ancient and primal fears provide the perfect imagery for women’s rights? How did radical feminists use theater and artistic play to channel their anger and make an impact? And what can we learn from the Women’s International Terror

From the Art of Resistance Podcast Newsletter on Substack ; sign up for the latest from the show, behind the scenes content, and a weekly newsletter chock full of making art as resistance. Indigenous truths: The art of Zitkála-Šá, 1900-1936 How did writing empower a community? How did truth-telling defy the powers that be, and embolden generations to come? And what can we learn from Zitkála-Šá about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow? See the art and read the st