Amplify's Alternate Currents discussions offer insight, context, and expand on perspectives around how justice in the arts is interpreted, documented, and enacted.
Artists Lydia Cheshewalla, Patrick Costello, and Alajia McKizia explore composting as a framework for transformation, renewal, and exchange, referencing Carolyn Goldsmith's work and discussing multi-species care and ecological entanglements in their practices; this is an interview.
27 Jan 2025
AC Discussion | Meet Me Where You Are (Or, How Not To Starve An Artist)
Artists Amanda Huckins, Alex Jochim, Joseph Orzal, Bilgesu Sisman, Marcey Yates, and Rachel Ziegler explore alternative economic models that help artists build resilience amidst uncertain arts funding.
7 Nov 2022
AC Interview | Rosela del Bosque
Curator Rosela del Bosque discusses her project, The Family Archive of the Colorado River, exploring the histories and personal memories surrounding the Colorado River Basin's changing ecology in this interview.
4 Oct 2022
AC Interview | Lydia Cheshewalla + Sarah Rowe
Artists Lydia Cheshewalla and Sarah Rowe discuss their collaborative exhibition GROUNDING, exploring human connection with land through somatic co-regulation, in an interview.
9 Mar 2022
AC Interview | John Cohorst + Holly Kranker
John Cohorst and Holly Kranker discuss their project CAR>GO, a modified shipping container designed as a community gathering space, and how they adapted it during the pandemic in this interview.
26 Jan 2022
AC Interview | Zedeka Poindexter
Public Impact Grant recipient Zedeka Poindexter discusses her project to gather and share Black women's healthcare experiences through a choreopoem, aiming to foster empathy among medical practitioners in this interview.
21 Dec 2021
AC Interview | Jared Ledsema
Senior Curator Jared Ledesma discusses inclusive curatorial practices, institutional barriers, and methodological shifts in the curatorial field, in an interview about equity and justice in arts organizations.
10 Aug 2021
AC Interview | Sunshine Thomas-Bear + Annika Johnson
Sunshine Thomas-Bear discusses Ho-Chunk history and tribal museums' role in cultural revitalization with Annika Johnson in this interview.
23 Jul 2021
AC Interview | Lydia Cheshewalla
Lydia Cheshewalla discusses how relationships based on reciprocity and care influence her collaborative art practice and shape the future of cultural institutions in this interview.
18 May 2021
AC Interview | Alajia McKizia
Alajia McKizia, artist and organizer, discusses white supremacist ideologies in philanthropy and community-centric fundraising as a response, in an interview about charity, solidarity, and self-determination.
11 Feb 2021
AC Interview | Nathaniel Ruleaux + Jonathan Orozco
Jonathan Orozco interviews Nathaniel Ruleaux about the complexities of land acknowledgements within cultural institutions and their limited impact beyond performative activism.
6 Nov 2020
AC Interview | Rynn Kerkhove
Rynn Kerkhove discusses the connections linking ecologically reproductive labor, environmental planning, and building reciprocal relationships with local ecosystems in this interview.
30 Jul 2020
AC Interview | Marisa Cummings + Annika Johnson: Part 2
Annika Johnson and Marisa Cummings explore the intricate links between Indigenous rights, climate action, and social justice, focusing on sovereignty and Federal Indian Law in this interview.
10 Jun 2020
AC Interview | Steve Tamayo
Artist Steve Tamayo discusses cultivating creative practices in rural spaces, connecting indigenous cultural knowledge to ecological justice, and revitalizing Native customs and traditions in this interview.
30 Apr 2020
AC Interview | Marisa Cummings + Annika Johnson
Marisa Cummings and Annika Johnson explore the connections between Indigenous cultural practices, resiliency, and Nation building in the face of the climate crisis in this interview.
12 Mar 2020
AC Interview | Paige Reitz + Joey Lynch
Paige Reitz and Joey Lynch discuss the Union for Contemporary Art's zero-waste initiative and the connection between social and ecological justice in this interview.
25 Nov 2019
AC Interview | Erin Foley
Erin Foley, Finance Manager, explores the intersection of art and labor, addressing wage disparity and financial stability in cultural fields in an interview.
14 Aug 2019
AC Interview: Corson Androski & Sarah Hummel Jones
Corson Androski and Sarah Hummel Jones discuss the content that fuels their artistic endeavors and how they navigate their creative practices within the broader economic landscape in this interview.
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Lydia Cheshewalla
Patrick Costello
Alajia McKizia
Amanda Huckins
Alex Jochim
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