Imagining the future in the solidarity economy with Sruti Suryanarayanan & Marina Lopez of Art.coop
After a brief unexpected hiatus, we are back with this expansive discussion with Sruti Suryanarayanan and Marina Lopez of Art.coop! In this episode, we talk all about the solidarity economy, different ways of imagining how we do art and live, seeing art in the everyday, the importance of rest and our ability as artists to imagine a better future. Sruti and Marina share ways in which you can incorporate collective principles of care and build community in your own life and art practice, as well as examples of organizations and folks who are showing how working cooperatively as artists IS possible to create a better world! This episode is so full of inspiration, encouragement and permission to explore how your own creativity can bring the change you want to see, as this week’s Radical Creativity podcast guests share: “You too are stewards of economic justice…rather than participating in a dominant extractive art world, you can build one that’s actually reciprocal, and respectful and meets and your community’s needs”—Sruti “[as artists] we’re uniquely positioned to imagine new ways of being, and then to build those worlds because it’s what we do already”—Marina Mentioned in this episode: “We need everyone’s art with Lacey Prpić Hedtke” Radical Creativity podcast episode interWOVEN journal submission form: be part of the first issue of this community-created publication celebrating life, nature, creative being and the interwovenness of it all! Submissions close May 1, 2025 for the Light 2025 issue! Creative Wildfire New Economy Coalition U.S. Department of Arts & Culture Cooperative Journal podcast Learn more about Sruti & Marina’s work at Art.coop: art.coop website (sign up for the newsletter, email the team and check out all their resources here!) Instagram: @_artcoop Twitter: @_artcoop Remember the Future podcast For more inspiration and support in crafting your own radical creative path: Sign up for the Double Gemini substack newsletter Follow @stainedghost on instagram Visit the Stained Ghost website For creative communications support: Visit the Society of Air website Listen to the Grounding Visions podcast The Radical Creativity podcast is brought to you by Holly Hilgenberg, artist, writer, community builder and creative communications practitioner of Stained Ghost and Society of Air. Theme music and production support by Chris Rose of Robust Worlds
