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This is our last episode of 2025! We’re reflecting on the awesomeness of our guests, what we’ve learned, and our bestest takeaways. We'll back in February of 2026!

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In this special episode, we are educating ourselves on our rights as artists.

Share your thoughts in the comments section. And let us know what questions you need answered regarding Artists Rights.

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***RESOURCES FOR YOU***

- Get familiar with your city's laws and expectations regarding busking. Here’s an example from D.C.: https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/art-in-transit/Performance-Guidelines.cfm

- Here are D.C.’s definitions relating to art. How are the definitions different in your city or state? https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/39-202

- Deaccession is generally defined as permanently removing a work of art from a collection. Learn more at this article: https://www.americansforthearts.org/2019/05/15/removing-public-artworks-process-and-policies-are-key

- Cop Watch https://www.powershift.org/resources/copwatch-101
- D.C. Cop Watch https://www.instagram.com/copwatchdc/?hl=en

- Artists Rights Society https://arsny.com/

- Protestors’ Rights from ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
H.R.2690 - Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2690

- “The Legal Protection of Street Art Under Visual Artists Rights Act” By Giselle Ayala Mateus, Esq. https://giselleayala.com/the-legal-protection-of-street-art-under-vara/

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Welcome to Part Three of the Environmental Art & Advocacy Collection! We are reflecting with Dori Miller, oil painter, papermaker, installation and teaching artist, and Olumide Idowu, a climate change activist from Nigeria and co-founder of the International Climate Change Development Initiative.

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Visit Dori Miller’s website: https://www.dorimillerstudios.com/

Visit Olumide's linktree: https://linktr.ee/olumideidowu

Things we referenced in the podcast:

Burning Ice documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1778210/

The Clean Bin Project documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1729557/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

Once there were Six Seasons by Glass Half Full Theatre: https://www.glasshalffulltheatre.com/once-there-were-six-seasons/

Media for Climate Justice: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL2_OHvxRr6/

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Welcome to Part Two of the Environmental Art & Advocacy Collection! We are chatting with Sari Nordman, an interdisciplinary artist working in environmental art and advocacy.

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Experience Sari Nordman's work: https://sarinordman.com/

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Welcome to Part One of the Environmental Art & Advocacy Collection! We’re discussing how interdisciplinary environmental art responds to environmental justice issues.

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Check out the links below to articles and artists referenced in the episode:
- TATE's article/paper "To the Ends of the Earth: Art and Environment" https://www.tate.org.uk/research/tate-papers/17/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-art-and-environment
- Art & Object's article (by our fan and guest Amy Funderburk) "These Extreme Artworks Embody the Climate Crisis" https://www.artandobject.com/articles/these-extreme-artworks-embody-climate-crisis
- Artist David Buckland's Ice Texts https://www.bucklandart.com/art/ice-texts/
- Glass Half Full Theatre and their production of Once there Were Six Seasons https://www.glasshalffulltheatre.com/once-there-were-six-seasons/
- Sari Nordman (who we're interviewing in our next episode): https://sarinordman.com

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In Part Three of the Fabric and Crowns Collection, we are reflecting on parts one and two of the collection with Mugisha Ali Allan, Yoga Teacher and TAI Lead Curator, and Kristina Koutsoudas, choreographer, performer, scholar, author and storyteller. We're getting deeper into braiding, yoga, textiles, and the role of art in our healing, spiritual, and activist journeys.

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Mugisha Ali Allan @alimugisha8
Kristina Koutsoudas @mnemosyne_international and https://www.divinedances.com/about
Nawili G @nawili_

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In Part Two of the Fabric and Crowns Collection, we are chatting with Nawili G, Master Braider, Yogi, Textile Artist, and Instructor. Nawili guides us through the spiritual journey that has formed her 50+ years of work as a consummate artist. We learn about her healing practices and how she moves with resilience and compassion. Her expertise and calm nature gives us a breath of fresh air.

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View Nawili's creations at https://www.instagram.com/nawili_/
Check out the Heidelberg Project https://www.heidelberg.org/

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In Part One of the Fabric and Crowns Collection, we are discussing how textiles, yoga, and African hair braiding are acts of activism and play significant roles in social movements. In the comments, share your thoughts on how African hair braiding, textiles, and yoga are used in social movements.

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People, places, and things discussed in this episode:
World Afro Day 2022 https://theblackcurriculum.com/blog/worldafroday2022
Nawili G https://www.instagram.com/nawili_/
Sarah Corbett and Craftivism https://www.craftivist-collective.com/our-story
Susan Hudson https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/susan-hudson-navajodine
Quiltmakers from Gee's Bend https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers
"Quilts That Embody the Legacy of Black America" article from the National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/quilts-embody-legacy-black-america
Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty https://coalitionfortribalsovereignty.org