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Our Voice, Our Power, Our Future

Research & Impact Report: Movement to the Ballot Box

Announcing the 2025 Power Building for Culture Bearers Award & Cohort!

Join us in welcoming 18 inspirational Culture Bearers and traditional artists from across California to our CultureStrike Network!

In Times of Crisis, We Keep Creating Together

Reflections on the 2025 Disruptors Gathering by Julio Salgado and Daniela Alvarez.

Autonomy is My Joy: Resistance

Dive into our campaign of art, activism, health equity, gender justice, trans liberation, and cultural power.

2024: A Year of Impact and Reimagination

Cultural Power’s 2024 End-of-Year Report

2025 Culture Bearers’ Power Building Award and Cohort

Calling Californian-based Culture Bearers: Applications are now OPEN!

Building Narrative Power With BIPOC Artists

There is no culture change without support for artists to become agents of change!

Cinematic Visions for a Climate Just World: An Evening of Climate Justice Storytelling at the New Parkway Theater

Movement To The Ballot Box

Cultural Power's Bold Action to Protect Democracy in Key States.

Autonomy Is My Joy 2024

Storytelling to Defend Bodily Autonomy Ahead of a Critical Election

Imagining Liberation Through Film: Cultural Power at BlackStar Film Festival 2024

Blackfeet documentary wins Center for Cultural Power's...

Meet The Disruptors

10 emerging writers of color set to make waves in the film and television industry.

Meet Our 2023 Constellations Participatory Awardees!

Thirty Artist Disruptors and traditional and tradition-based Culture Bearers using their ways of knowing to help communities reclaim their power.

Propel: The Journey of a Narrative

Narratives act as waves, emerging from larger cultural currents, shaping our perceptions, and propelling us toward new shores

For the Love of Care

We're honored to lean into our love for providing community care to our caregivers as they age with grace!

Threads of Change

Interweaving intersectional stories for a tangible future.

The Border Report 2023

Learnings and recommendations from the Border Futures Narratives Project

Waging Words of Resilience

Illuminating Indigenous Artists and Storytellers

Lil Blk Ass Prince

DAOUI re-imagines a classic story through a collaborative video installation

Black Queer Femme Led Climate Solutions

How Black land stewards and farmers are propelling us forward in the Anthropocene

Meet the Constellations Fellows!

Celebrating the 10 Artist Disruptors and Culture Bearers selected for our Constellations Fellowship

Oakland Futures: Love Life Edition

Announcing a new award fund for Oakland-based artists and culture bearers

Activating Climate Leaders in Social Media Spaces

How The EcoTok Collective is revolutionizing climate activism through educational TikTok videos

The Art of Abortion Storytelling

Celebrating Artist Leaders In Reproductive Justice

Building Collective Power

Applications Launch for the Constellations x California Fellowship

How Art is Healing the Earth

New Narratives in Climate Activism

No Going Back: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide

Learn how creators and movements can make lasting change NOW

Movement to the Ballot Box 2022

See how artists get out the vote

A Power to Rely On

Watch Indigenous women leading the way in solar solutions

Constellations Culture Change Fund

Learn about investing in culture shift

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Showing results for topics Artist Leadership, Cultural Organizing, Gender Justice, Economic Justice, Immigration and Artist Profiles

Our Voice, Our Power, Our Future

Research & Impact Report: Movement to the Ballot Box

Announcing the 2025 Power Building for Culture Bearers Award & Cohort!

Join us in welcoming 18 inspirational Culture Bearers and traditional artists from across California to our CultureStrike Network!

In Times of Crisis, We Keep Creating Together

Reflections on the 2025 Disruptors Gathering by Julio Salgado and Daniela Alvarez.

Autonomy is My Joy: Resistance

Dive into our campaign of art, activism, health equity, gender justice, trans liberation, and cultural power.

2024: A Year of Impact and Reimagination

Cultural Power’s 2024 End-of-Year Report

2025 Culture Bearers’ Power Building Award and Cohort

Calling Californian-based Culture Bearers: Applications are now OPEN!

Building Narrative Power With BIPOC Artists

There is no culture change without support for artists to become agents of change!

Meet The Disruptors

10 emerging writers of color set to make waves in the film and television industry.

Meet Our 2023 Constellations Participatory Awardees!

Thirty Artist Disruptors and traditional and tradition-based Culture Bearers using their ways of knowing to help communities reclaim their power.

Propel: The Journey of a Narrative

Narratives act as waves, emerging from larger cultural currents, shaping our perceptions, and propelling us toward new shores

2024 Constellations Folk Arts & Cultural Stewardship Grants

For the Love of Care

We're honored to lean into our love for providing community care to our caregivers as they age with grace!

Threads of Change

Interweaving intersectional stories for a tangible future.

The Border Report 2023

Learnings and recommendations from the Border Futures Narratives Project

California x Culture Bearers & Artist Disruptors Awards

Learn more about our two new awards!

Oakland Futures Love Life Awardees 2023

12 Artists Shaping Oakland’s Legacy

Waging Words of Resilience

Illuminating Indigenous Artists and Storytellers

Border Futures

A Guide for Impact Storytelling

2023 #BeyondStatus Short Film Showcase!

Looking through a loving lens of immigrants’ lived experiences.

Oakland Futures: Love Life Edition

Announcing a new award fund for Oakland-based artists and culture bearers

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