Let's Move the Needle : An Activism Handbook for Artists, Crafters, Creatives, and Makers; Build Community and Make Change!

Author: Downey, Shannon

Political activism

Published on 14 November 2024 by Workman Publishing (Storey Publishing LLC) in the United States.

Paperback / softback | 264 pages, Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout
140 x 215 x 18 | 378g

Art activism, artivism, craftivism, or the space where art and activism meet, is a powerful, ever-evolving social justice movement that continues to grow and diversify as more voices and mediums increasingly take part in it.

In Let's Move the Needle, Shannon Downey, an outspoken voice in the craftivist movement for over a decade, meets burgeoning art activists where they are and provides a roadmap and accessible toolkit for every leg of their activist journey. Filled with self-reflective activities, exercises, and prompts, along with practical stories about the work of other art activists across mediums and throughout history, Let's Move the Needle educates and empowers creatives to centre their art around collective action in service of political, social or community issues they are most passionate about; affirming that everyone can be a changemaker and that change-making can be generative, enjoyable, and a bit sassy!