BREW & FORGE is an ongoing experiment gathering writers, artists, organizers, and movement builders. Their mission is to amplify the collective power of writers to alchemize dreaming and build capacity in movements for liberation, justice, and survival. …

Raffaella Carillo is an art curator and director of the Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery in Brighton, UK. After working with the Moleskine Foundation and experiencing two AtWork workshops, she carries with her lessons of critical thinking and constantly questions her perspective on life. …

In 2018, the Moleskine Foundation conducted the twelfth chapter of the AtWork program in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme “I had a dream”. — Bunny Claude Massassa opened DWABI studios in 2022. The brand-new creative studio in Libreville offers photography, videography and production services in their unique space in Gabon. The lack of opportunities for creative professionals and amateurs to have access to equipment and opportunities to hone their skills and polish their crafts…

The Kosovo conflict has left Mitrovica divided. Albanians live south of the river Ibar, Serbs in the north. The Mitrovica Rock School connects Serb and Albanian youth through music and brings back a musical tradition that makes both sides proud. — Emir Hassani is a musician, teacher and director of programs at Mitrovica Rock School, where he stands for quality education in popular music, teaching employable skills, and putting the “rock” back in “Rock City.”

The Somali Arts Foundation (SAF) is the first contemporary art institution in Somalia. SAF seeks to promote and create conducive environments for the creative industries to flourish in Somalia, while leveraging the arts to ignite critical discourses around ideas on identity, memory, loss, healing and what it means to be a “Soomaali” person in the 21st Century. — Sagal Ali founded the Somali Arts Foundation in 2020. After a few years in her career in heritage protection and the cultural sector, she took the initiative to directly support young creatives in Somalia by launching her own foundation. She hopes to bridge the social gaps and inequalities women face in Somalia, both in society and in the arts scene.

With over 70 residents from 15 countries across 4 continents, Oroko Radio & Artist Residency aims to connect, inspire and empower Africans and the Diaspora across the globe through conversation and collaboration. — Radio broadcasts have always been part of Kikelomo Oludemi’s life. Today, with Oroko Radio & Artist Residency, she hopes to create a platform for African musicians and artists to share music, ideas, and revolutions.

NYC SALT is a non-profit organization based in Washington Heights in Manhattan that offers photography training and multidisciplinary programs to the youth of New York. — Alicia Hansen founded NYC SALT in 2008 from a small photography class. Today, they guide students from their teen years through the early stages of their careers in the visual media fields and continue to inspire youth to unlock their creative potential.

RYSE CENTER, based in Richmond, California, is a cultural center that creates safe spaces grounded in social justice that build youth power. We center the lived experiences of Black, Indigenous, and Young People of Color (BIYPOC), and we lead with love and rage to cultivate healing and build movement. — Lana Tilley, Development Director, speaks about the impact they are building over the years, and what will come next following the opening of RYSE Commons.

The transformative power of Art in Community Dialogue and Peacebuilding — A portrait of the organization Visual Voices, as featured in Folios V4: Creativity in Conversation: On Culture, Community and Transformation “Youth organizations and activists around the world are working to build peace and prevent violence in their own communities. Youth should actively be engaged in shaping lasting peace and contributing…