Building a revolutionary arts community, a collaboration between Aralez, Afrogrooves, Afrispectives and Studio/K. Through the medium of the arts, we aim to build a vibrant community of artists and social movements that can strengthen each other and help propel the world towards a more just society.

The Arts of Resistance is a project born from a vision to connect two worlds – those of the arts and those of  social movements. From our point of view, the cultural scene of the Netherlands/Amsterdam is dominated by commercial and elitist programming and most of the institutions generally separate arts and music from substantive and critical debates. We think it is high time to propose a different way of being together. With many great examples from our history until now, revolutionary artists have provided energy and inspiration for countless social movements and helped spread their message to the masses. The power of a movement exists by the grace of the people who are active in it, by their health, happiness and mutual connection. Through the medium of the arts, we aim to build a vibrant community of artists and social movements that can strengthen each other and help propel the world towards a more just future.

More info available at www.artsofresistance.com

Upcoming events:

Decolonial Learning Session #20: Battle of ideas – Visualizing National Liberation Marxism | November 13th, 2022 | Zoom | 1 PM – 2:30 PM
A conversation – centered around images – about the entangled tradition of Marxism and national liberation – a tradition that emerges out of the October Revolution and that deepens its roots in the anti-colonial conflicts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This is an introduction to a wide-ranging conversation that includes many different revolutionary movements, mostly rooted in the continents of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and highlighting the importance of creating a new cultural project for liberation.

Revolutionary artist Tings Chak, along with Ingrid Neves and Daniela Ruggeri of the Art Department of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, have drawn over a hundred portraits of revolutionaries from around the world. During this learning session, we will go over some of these portraits, key national liberation Marxists in the Global South – José Carlos Mariátegui, Mao Zedong, Amílcar Cabral, Haydee Santamaria, Ho Chi Minh and EMS Namboodiripad – and reflect on the power of culture to advance the struggle for liberation.

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Watch Back:
Livecast Arts of Resistance Festival: Cultures Against Imperialism, click here.
Livecast Arts of Resistance: Lowkey’s performance, click here.
Livecast Arts of Resistance | Geschiedenis van Protestmuziek, click here
Livecast Arts of Resistance | Protestmuziek tegen racisme, click here
Festival Arts of Resistance Global South Solidarity, click here
Livecast Arts of Resistance | Cultureel verzet tegen islamofobie, click here
Festival Arts of Resistance | Reclaiming the City, click here

Past events:

– Arts of Resistance Community Session | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 6 november 2022. Tijd: 14:00. Locatie: De Kazerne. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Shell and the Art of Protest: Indonesia | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 30 oktober 2022. Tijd: 10:30. Locatie: Tolhuistuin. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Shell and the Art of Protest: Nigeria| Arts of Resistance. Datum: 28 oktober 2022. Tijd: 17:00. Locatie: Tolhuistuin. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Shell and the Art of Protest: Curaçao & Suriname | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 26 oktober 2022. Tijd: 20:00. Locatie: Tolhuistuin. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Workshop: Towards reparatory justice | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 13 oktober 2022. Tijd: 10:00-17:30. Locatie: Ry Paré. Klik hier voor meer informatie.

– Talks & Performances: Indigenous cultures of resistance | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 12 oktober 2022. Locatie: Pakhuis de Zwijger. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Arts of Resistance Community Session | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 9 oktober 2022. Locatie: Ru Paré. Klikt hier voor meer info.

– Indigenous Liberation: 1492 | Lezing | Inheemse genocide in Amerika | Datum: 4 oktober 2022. Tijd: 19:30. Locatie: Pakhuis de Zwijger. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Workshop with Lowkey | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 28 augustus 2022. Tijd: 14:30-17:00. Locatie: Ru Paré. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Arts of Resistance Festival: Cultures against imperialism | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 27 augustus 2022. Tijd: 20:00. Locatie: Melkweg. Klik hier voor meer informatie.

–How to write revolutionary songs | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 29 augustus 2021. Tijd: 12:00-15:00. Locatie: Studio/K. Klikt hier voor meer info.

– Festival Arts of Resistance With Lowkey (UK), Global South Solidarity | Datum: 28 augustus 2021. Tijd: 19:00-01:00. Locatie: Studio/k. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Cultureel verzet tegen islamofobie | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 13 juli 2021. Tijd: 20:00-21:30. Locatie: Online + fysiek bij Studio/k. Klik hier voor meer info.

– Livecast: Protestmuziek tegen racisme | Arts of Resistance. (language: dutch) Datum: 15 juni 2021. Tijd: 20:00. Locatie: Studio/K via livestream. Klik hier voor meer informatie.

– Workshop van concept naar campagne – creativiteit in activisme | Arts of Resistance. Datum: 11 juli 2021. Tijd: 12:00-17:00. Locatie: Studio/K. Klik hier voor meer info.

– KILOS-AWIT (Movement-Song): a Creative Integrated Arts Workshop | Arts of Ressistance (english). Date: 29 mei 2021. Tijd: 15:30 – 18:00. Locatie: Online/via zoom. Klik hier voor meer informatie.

– Festival Arts of Resistance
Date: 12 december 2020, location Studio/K, Amsterdam. Type: Mix online & location. Click here for more info.

– Livecast: Geschiedenis van Protestmuziek | Arts of Resistance. (language: dutch) Datum: 18 juni 2020. Tijd: 20:30. Locatie: Pakhuis de Zwijger via livestream. Klik hier voor meer informatie en hier om terug te kijken.


Festival Arts of Resistance: location Studio/K, Amsterdam. Type: Mix online & location. Click here for more info.