OUR PHILOSOPHY

Culture Push is interested in where art will go and can go in this particular cultural moment. On one hand, specialized fields divide us; on the other hand, open resources make it possible to exchange knowledge and information with lightning speed. Through supporting the experiments of adventurous practitioners Culture Push seeks to both use and go beyond specialization so that people of all backgrounds gain access to exciting ideas and new practices.

HISTORY

Other Culture Push programs have included participatory symposia and residencies that bring together people from different fields to exchange practices through active participation; Studio Marathons, all day creative socializing with a theme; IdeaNEWS, a record of the Culture Push year; and Fashion Re/Action, a workshop series that was the prototype for the Fellowship.

Culture Push was founded in 2008 by Clarinda Mac Low, Aki Sasamoto, and Arturo Vidich. Their individual visions feed into a larger vision; a fluid culture where the lines between art, politics, daily life, and social experiment can blur, and challenging the lines between disciplines leads to challenging the form of society. The founders share strong backgrounds in the performing and visual arts, and an investigative spirit, and they span two generations. All the founders received their undergraduate degrees from Wesleyan University (1987, 2003 and 2004).

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