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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Toasting Our Destruction

Toasting Our Destruction Toasting Our Destruction

Exploiting natural resources to extinction.

Jun 25, 2021 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Trickle Down

Trickle Down Trickle Down

Bottom’s up

Jun 24, 2021 / OppArt / Eric Hanson

Celebrating the Power of Unity

Celebrating the Power of Unity Celebrating the Power of Unity

Mural painted with local children, Skokie, Ill.

Jun 23, 2021 / OppArt / Jenny Vyas

All Pride, No Prejudice

All Pride, No Prejudice All Pride, No Prejudice

Pride Month every month.

Jun 22, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

GOP Stands for Guns Over People

GOP Stands for Guns Over People GOP Stands for Guns Over People

Pushing assault weapons even as mass shootings mount.

Jun 21, 2021 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

Frederick Douglass: Leadership, Dignity, Resistance

Frederick Douglass: Leadership, Dignity, Resistance Frederick Douglass: Leadership, Dignity, Resistance

Honoring Juneteenth, June 19, 2021.

Jun 18, 2021 / OppArt / Lisa DuBois

Maya Resilience

Maya Resilience Maya Resilience

VP Kamala Harris recently visited Guatemala, where the local economy is threatened by the corporate takeover of food production and distribution.

Jun 17, 2021 / OppArt / Ottoniel Chavajay

Planet in Distress

Planet in Distress Planet in Distress

The call to rebel against extinction grows.

Jun 16, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Kamloops Indian School

Kamloops Indian School Kamloops Indian School

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Jun 15, 2021 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Remembering the Pulse Massacre

Remembering the Pulse Massacre Remembering the Pulse Massacre

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 and wounded 53 people, during “Latin Night” at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl.

Jun 14, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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