#LoveWins

Jen Piasini

At the time of birth, the sex of our bodies are decided for us. For many years, our assumed sexual orientation was decided at that same time. 2015 was...

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#LoveWins

Joseph Barral

Every today will be a yesterday someday. But June 26th 2015, was one of those todays that tomorrow will never forget....

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#LoveWins

Joshie Fishbein

It's easy to be stubborn, it's harder to come together on a difficult topic. #LoveWins represents of a moment of understanding and humility. This even...

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#BlackLivesMatter

BlackBrain

To expand your mind so hard it explodes to which only black dust remains. Reality Can Mimic Fiction...

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#BlackLivesMatter

Leigh W. Jerome

We live then we die. There’s a ripple and then it’s gone. I am consumed by the space between our mortality and the infinite. I’ve been undone by...

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#BlackLivesMatter

Cinnamon Willis

I began this work about a month after I started to attend the Black Lives Matter protests. I originally had no intention to document these rallies, bu...

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#BlackLivesMatter

Jarrett Key

I grew up in rural Alabama with the sound of my grandmother singing, “you know your hair is your strength.” Her words remind me that I can find st...

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#BlackLivesMatter

Ashley Ja'nae

Ashley Ja’nae is a DC-based artist. Her media includes drawing, painting, and photography. Her goal as an artist is to inspire dialogue centered aro...

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#BlackLivesMatter

Alina Rayas

An American Birthday is about our relationship with Tamir Rice and the United States of America. On November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice was fatally shot by...

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#GenderEquality

Natalya Laskis

My paintings are ripe with effervescent moments captured with paint on canvas. From awkward first dates to surprise encounter, I show you what your fe...

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#GenderEquality

Jamie C. Pratt

Every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten. How many women will be abused in the time it takes you to read this statement? Before I submitted my c...

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#GenderEquality

Diana Arand

The imagery depicts standing together for gender equality. Both portraits are the exact same size, at the same height off the floor, signifying standi...

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#GenderEquality

Shruti R. Sharma

The concept for this installation arose from a frustration that is ever-present in my life. The project ‘Be’ addresses the different gender roles ...

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#TheDress

Brit Schmid

My Art is not about one particular idea, or is trying to represent something tangible. My art doesn't have a narrative, there is no story. I don’t d...

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#PlutoFlyBy

Alexis Duque

The chaotic and unavoidable processes of urbanization in our globalized and over populated world are the central focus of my work. My paintings explor...

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#iLookLikeAnEngineer

Lisa Ferber

When I paint, I feel like I am diving into a celebration. My pieces honor merriment, indulgence, and gorgeously eccentric people embracing awkward or ...

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#iLookLikeAnEngineer

Tony Murray

My sculpture work most often begins with a title, I then go about using whatever I can to bring that vision or idea into a reality. Many Ideas that co...

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#BreakTheInternet

Ileana Hernandez

Are the things that #BreakTheInternet relevant and actually worth seeing? This hashtag is a good example of what has become important in our current s...

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#100HappyDays

Arielle Stein

Somewhat recently, a very angry man on the subway screamed at me "are you a BOY or a GIRL" after noticing my hairy armpits as I put my head hair up in...

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#100HappyDays

Sid and Jim

The Three Stooges are known best for their slapstick comedy. Happy slapping is the practice whereby an individual slaps someone at random while filmin...

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#100HappyDays

Robyn Alatorre

Art does not have to have a profound message; sometimes it can represent an "anti-message". Objects juxtaposed with seemingly unrelated objects can sa...

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#NotOneMore

Andrew Herzog

"The necessity of which" is a work that deals the responsibilities of liberty and the balance between rights and safety....

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#WhyIStayed

Carla Cardona

This piece is meant to show how abuse doesn't happen over night. The signs may not be as noticeable as one would imagine. Abusive relationships cause ...

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#WhyIStayed

Kriti Trivedi

My art is my way to wear shoes for which my feet are too small. It is a way to embrace emotions. Through my art, molten wax and flowing colors that I ...

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