UPCOMING EVENTS
Flip the Vote Fundraising Gala, Pony Studios, in-person, Oakland, Sunday March 17th
Acts of Hope, artist talk by Lena Wolff and fundraiser for Flip the Vote, virtual, Sunday, March 23rd
People Powered Voting with W. Kamau Bell, Lena Wolff and Flip the Vote, Dona Restaurant, in-person, Oakland, Friday, April 19th.
ABOUT ART FOR DEMOCRACY
Art for Democracy is a multi-pronged initiative established by Bay Area artist Lena Wolff to promote a more inclusive, equitable society through a series of fundraisers for grassroots voting organizations, along with a widespread public art campaign to encourage voter participation across the United States.
On the fundraising front, Art for Democracy has set a goal to raise $200,000 for Flip the Vote for the 2024 election season through special events, house parties, dinner parties, and art auctions. This arm of the project is being organized by Lena, alongside Hadley Dynak and Andrew Berg (of Smallworks, SF), with the help of several other volunteers.
On the public art front, a new round of text-based images by Lena and Hope Meng are in the works to circulate across the country in the form of billboards, physical posters, postcards and free downloadable files for the election year of 2024. This year, to carry the project out, we’ve formed a partnership with the non-profit organization and fiscal sponsor, Save Art Space, which makes it possible to receive tax-deductible donations to the project.
As artists and organizers, we believe that a truly representative democracy rooted in equality is key to a thriving and joyful society. We are concerned about the rising appeal of right-wing autocratic-leaning leaders in the US who are actively working to dismantle the civil rights gains of recent decades, from reproductive freedom to LGTBQ rights, immigrants rights to racial justice, along with the movements for a sustainable planet that we depend on to live. This project aims to address these concerns through art and civic participation.
Please feel free to contact us if you’d like to get involved!
For the 2024 election year, Flip the Vote has designed a fund to direct donations to 5 BIPOC-led voting orgaizations in critical swing states that will tip the balance in the ultimate outcome of the White House, the Senate and the House in 2024. Partner groups currently include Advance Carolina, BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing Communities, Milwaukee), LUCHA (Living United for Change in Arizona), Make the Road Action (Nevada), and One Pennsylvania. Learn more about the fund HERE.