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VISION
ARTISTS ON THE FRONTLINE is a creative space and platform for radical artists working at the forefront of social and political change.
Whether through the latest digital technology, on the streets, or by inventing new prototypes, our work creatively responds to the multiple crises the world is facing.
Projects bring together agents of change who are challenging and rethinking the injustice systems we live in, finding ways to disrupt the status quo and contribute to large-scale systematic transformation.
The work is driven by local and international artists, communities, justice movements and change-makers, centring and celebrating those on the radical fringes, the outsiders, agitators and imposters.
Through exploring the intersection between arts, activism, politics and community organising, we are building a space where groundbreaking, revolutionary and censored conversations, ideas and stories can be told.
ARTISTS
Driving the projects are change-makers at the forefront of social and political change, who use their lived experiences to educate, interrogate and inform.
This includes independent artists, activists, intellects, human rights lawyers, community organisers, civic journalists, people who are forcibly displaced and those using a diversity of tactics to achieve freedom, equality and justice.
To see artists involved, go to individual projects.
ARTISTS ON THE FRONTLINE was founded by Zoe Lafferty
VALUES
ARTISTS ON THE FRONTLINE works to create genuinely inclusive, equitable, healthy ecosystems that are essential foundations when fighting for change.
History is told by the winners. While looking to the future, we believe there must be an honest reflection and critique of the past, particularly concerning colonialism, war, and empires.
Anti-racist, anti-capitalist, decolonial, abolitionist, queer intersectional feminist approaches are prioritised. Promoting and celebrating alternative models that are non-hierarchical, embed radical care, deconstruct discrimination & empower all.
In an ever more divided and divisive world, listening, kindness, and respect are critical values. However, change is uncomfortable, and these principles can’t be prioritised to the detriment of challenging injustice and discrimination and shaking up the status quo.
