What does it mean to stand where history was made, and speak the words yourself?
The Great Dictator is a participatory installation about power, rhetoric, and memory — made with AI tools. The installation premiered at SXSW 2026, directed by Gabo Arora and produced and edited by BFC member Yuval Shapira.
Swipe to learn more ➡️ we’d love to hear your thoughts.
Producer, Editor, BFC Member @embracing_the_embarrassing
Director @gaboarora
Technical Director @pariahinteractive
Sound designers @antfood.music
Impact Producer @artsequitygroup
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Public art makers, admins, and advocates: join us on June 11 for the Public Art Impact Convening! We’ll share preliminary findings from our public art impact report, put a spotlight on the powerful work of our grantees, and save time for attendees to be in dialogue with one another.
Free to attend, but registration is required by June 5.
📝 register at the link in our bio.
Join us this week as we continue celebrating Black History Month through art, technology, and imagination.
We are now in Week 2 of Future Legends: DREAM. This Friday we gather to explore what it means to imagine new futures and build them together through creativity, innovation, and community.
Guests will meet in the gallery first and then move to the auditorium for the full evening program. Expect powerful conversation, live performances, and a space filled with vision, reflection, and possibility.
The exhibition is open to the public all month, so feel free to stop by and experience the work anytime during gallery hours. If you plan to attend Friday’s program, please register in advance. Event Link in the Bio
Come dream with us. @itp_nyu@ima_nyu@imalowres.nyu@nyutisch@nyu
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#BlackInteractive
#BlackArtAndTech
#NYU
#NYUITP
NEFA has partnered with Arts Equity Group (AEG) to lead a multi-year impact assessment of our public art programs. Our shared goal is to better understand how public art creates change for communities and how NEFA can support and strengthen this social impact work. We can’t trace the impacts of our public art grants without hearing from artists and community members.
AEG has conducted a comprehensive review of our grantee reports and is developing more ways that we can hear from the field, including a survey you can complete today, upcoming one-on-one conversations, and more. Together, we can better illustrate the impact of this work and develop new and creative ways to support artists navigating complex public realities with care.
📖 Read about how the assessment is unfolding
🤝 and how you can get involved
📝 including taking our survey of grant recipients
🔗 at the link in our bio.
Democracy or oligarchy? Nearly 250 years after the Revolution, billionaires are buying our Elections. Join @freespeechforpeople , @equalcitizens.us , @womensmarch@spearittt@artsequitygroup for the launch of the Imagine. Believe. Build. event series — starting with Fall of Freedom: Ending SuperPACs & Renewing Democracy.
Nov 21 | 7PM ET
RSVP in Bio
🌱💪 Thriving Communities, Sustainable Organizations: ArtTable’s Annual Leadership Series
TB! It was a treat to attend last year’s Arts in Health conversation presented by ArtTable. The panel explored the power of the arts in addressing trauma and fostering community strength, especially in a post-pandemic world.
Spotlighting insights from Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, Nisha Sajnani, Cris Scorza, and moderated by Julia Hotz, the discussion navigated intersections of health, creativity, and social equity. From pioneering research in art therapy to innovative educational programs and community-based art initiatives, this program presented essential new frameworks for measuring the arts' impact on our well-being.
At AEG, we share ArtTable's unwavering commitment to building sustainable cultural ecosystems through championing the role of the arts as a catalyst for healing, change, and community empowerment.
Let’s keep pushing the boundaries for a future where cultural organizations can flourish and help our communities thrive!
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🎨 @masscreative ‘s annual Creative Sector Summit 2025 could not have been more timely with year’s theme: Meeting The Moment: Creative Advocacy & Cultural Organizing for Stronger Communities. This gathering allowed creatives across the state a space to build community and policy response to the ongoing threats towards marginalized communities, arts, and culture. Keynote speaker Giselle Byrd (Executive Director of The Theater Offensive) delivered a powerful message and call for us to meet this moment with love for each other. 🩷
✨ Earlier in the day, Danielle Amodeo, founder and principal consultant at AEG, led an asset mapping workshop for attendees called “Now what?? How to Continue Your Work in an Uncertain Political Reality.” Over 50 participants learned how to tap into the people, places, things, and networks they have access to build up organizational resilience for times of crisis. The most important part of asset mapping? Doing it in relationship and community with others! That’s why this year’s Summit was such an important experience.
At Arts Equity Group, we firmly believe in the power of art, community, and organizing to meet this moment. AEG remains committed to supporting social impact organizations in protecting and increasing accessibility to the arts.
📸: Chucky Crespo Photography @chuckysphotos
We’re thrilled that AEG founder & principal consultant, Danielle Amodeo, was recognized with ArtTable’s New Leadership Award this year! This honor reflects the collective work of so many women and nonbinary leaders in the arts who are pushing the field forward every day. ✨
💡 If you know someone in the arts who is going above and beyond, we encourage you to nominate them for this year’s New Leadership Award. Recognition and love from community can energize and inspire leaders to keep going - just as it has for us. 💞
🔗 Link to nominate in bio!
🗓️ Submit by October 29!
Images courtesy of @arttableinc
🌱 "My hot take? Change is not hard; it’s actually quite easy. The hard part is getting people to believe that change is possible." – Danielle Amodeo, Founder & Principal Consultant, Arts Equity Group
Here at Arts Equity Group, we understand that transformation doesn’t happen overnight; it’s the small, consistent, and purpose-driven steps that build the future we seek. By empowering individuals and organizations to act with intention, we help foster community and equity, create opportunities, and inspire systemic transformation all around us.
What small, intentional actions are you taking today to spark meaningful change? 💬
It was an honor to participate in #CreativeSectorDay2025 with all of our friends and colleagues in arts and culture across the Commonwealth. We know that the arts and culture bolster the economy, promote social cohesion, and generate positive public health outcomes and do so much more for our communities. We’re incredibly proud of the Commonwealth’s commitment to arts and culture and grateful for the State’s support and this powerful coalition! @masscreative@masscultural@masshumanities@ne_museums@mapcmetroboston@found.boston@massartboston@nefa_arts@assets4artists
🌍 Cultural Ecosystems at Risk: Global Insights from Local Challenges
We were honored to spend an impactful evening at Magnum Foundation with CEC Artslink and the Culture & Arts Policy Institute. The panel discussion shed light on the vital need to protect cultural ecosystems amidst ongoing global crises, ranging from war and political marginalization to the aftermath of disinvestment.
Facilitated by Gonzalo Casals, the conversation featured insights from Tamara Janashia (Culture and Management Lab), Hnat Zabrodskyy (MOCA), and Randi Berry (IndieSpace), who each shared powerful stories of resilience and rebuilding.
The discussion emphasized the urgent need for models of cultural governance backed by lived experience, grassroots activism, and community-led practices. At Arts Equity Group, we are dedicated to amplifying efforts like these—championing equity, cultural resilience, and grassroots leadership.
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🥗🎨 Swipe to see some highlights from Creative Time Summit's Artist Lunch facilitated by Emily Johson. This gathering provided an intimate space for artists and attendees to connect, exchange ideas, and dive deeper into the themes explored throughout the Summit, helping build relationships and spark discourse that inspire collaboration and group action.
The Summit provided an important reminder of the power of art and community, how they can shape our world. For such moments where art, dialogue, community, and action converge, we at Arts Equity Group are grateful. Congratulations and many thanks to Curator Diya Vij for producing an outstanding program.
