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the artivist writer's Workshop COHORT 2

The Artivist Writer's Workshop will return with Cohort 2! 

This is your space to finish that piece. To write with intention. 

To contribute to a future rooted in art, justice, and truth.


October 1 - November 19, 2025 {Every Wednesday}

Applications Open July 14, 2025 - August 14, 2025

Program Fee: $350


Six [6] writers for eight [8] weeks [fiction and nonfiction authors, academics, journalists, scriptwriters, and playwrights] will gather Live Online to complete a body of work in progress.  Facilitated by Award Winning Writer and Professor Tina Scott Lassiter, writers will spend time writing, receive community and facilitator creative critiques, along with writing prompts to spark ideas.   


Applicant Requirements: 

Applicants who apply should be focused on artivism, culture, humanities, history, social impact, and social issues within their socially engaged practices.  Writers must submit the literary work with your application that they plan to work toward completion, along with the publication, festival, network, streaming service, etc they plan to submit the work to upon completion of the Artivist Writer's Workshop.  Writers' must commit to be present for all 8 weeks with one absence allowed.


The Artivist Writer's Workshop is a place for creative research practices but where writers create experiences and a strong writing community that foster impact and .


Applicants will be notified on August 31,2025. Program fee will be due September 12, 2025.

Request An Application on 7.15.2025

Environmental Justice Artivist Fellowship® 2024 FELLOWS

In response to NASA's alarming findings regarding record-breaking temperatures in the summer of 2023, the Fifth National Climate Assessment showing D.C. region climate risks, and the recent release of Carbon Free DC strategy, Social Art and Culture, in collaboration with the Arts Program at the Aspen, is pioneering a sustainable economic framework where artivists play a pivotal role alongside scientists, researchers, and climate experts to confront the impacts of climate change and environmental injustice in the District. The fellowship's significance is further underscored by support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, East Arts grant, highlighting the crucial role of artivism in driving social change.  

Learn more about The EJA Fellowship Alumni

artivisTs for health initiatives

The success of AFH’s teaser campaign launch at the DMV Made: A Culture and Wellness Festival on July 27, 2024, demonstrates the power of our approach. DMV Made engaged 5,000 attendees at The National Mall, and we transformed public health awareness into an interactive art experience during this festival. With a live visual storytelling session led by celebrated DC graphic designer Jim Nuttle and supported by NOAA and DC Water, over 100 participants co-created solutions to the health impacts of lead exposure and urban heat.  This engagement achieved three critical outcomes:

  • Community Ownership: Visitors directly shaped actionable solutions to foster accountability and trust.
  • Data Visualization: New ideas, patterns, and disparities were identified in real-time, enabling targeted interventions.
  • Lasting Impact: The art became a powerful advocacy artifact accessible to policymakers and stakeholders alike.

This success underscores AFH’s ability to merge creativity, science, and community collaboration to achieve tangible and measurable results.


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