OppArt

At this dangerous moment in history, our actions will determine our very survival. As artists, we use our pens, our pencils, our brushes, and our ideas to cast a light on darkness and combat the forces that are driving us towards a precipice. Curated by Andrea Arroyo, Steve Brodner, and Peter Kuper, OppArt features artistic dispatches from the front lines of resistance—check back each day as a diverse set of artists take aim and draw.

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Hope for Asylum Seekers

Hope for Asylum Seekers Hope for Asylum Seekers

The Biden administration will allow nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants in the United States to live and work legally in the country for 18 months.

Oct 5, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month

National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month

Latinos contributed a record-breaking $3.2 trillion to the US economy in 2021 (equivalent to the fifth-largest economy in the world), according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

Oct 4, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Frontline Water Protectors

Frontline Water Protectors Frontline Water Protectors

March in NYC: A fight against the tar sands oil pipeline.

Oct 3, 2023 / OppArt / Susan Simensky Bietila

Fighting Censorship

Fighting Censorship Fighting Censorship

Freedom of Speech at stake in Tunisia. Cartoonist Tawfiq-Omrane was arrested (and released) after publishing cartoons that allegedly mocked the Prime Minister. More info here.

Oct 2, 2023 / OppArt / Tawfiq Omrane

WANTED

WANTED WANTED

For cries against the climate.

Sep 29, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Climate March NYC

Climate March NYC Climate March NYC

Thousands march to the UN demanding action.

Sep 28, 2023 / OppArt / Sabrina Jones

Brotherhood and Solidarity

Brotherhood and Solidarity Brotherhood and Solidarity

Black Lives Matter. Fight negative stereotypes and honor full black humanity.

Sep 27, 2023 / OppArt / Kirk Maynard

A Federal Judge Declares DACA Illegal Again

A Federal Judge Declares DACA Illegal Again A Federal Judge Declares DACA Illegal Again

Deferred action for childhood arrivals. The fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants is caught in an endless court fight (DACA recipients in the program will continue to have so...

Sep 26, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Mother Earth’s Sick Bed

Mother Earth’s Sick Bed Mother Earth’s Sick Bed

Actions and inactions that threaten our planet.

Sep 25, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Shortsighted

Shortsighted Shortsighted

In retrospect.

Sep 22, 2023 / OppArt / Drew Sheneman

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