RantCrush Top 5: January 17, 2017

Almost 700 female artists joined forces and created art to protest the election of Donald Trump. The exhibit is called “Nasty Women” and all the pieces were priced at $100 or under, making the art accessible. All the benefits were donated to Planned Parenthood. Over the three days the exhibition was up in New York, it raised $42,500. Another show in Phoenix raised $11,000, making the total amount donated over $50,000.

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When co-organizer Roxanne Jackson started the project, she had no idea it would grow so quickly. “This show isn’t necessarily about highlighting individual artists. It’s about female-identifying artists coming together against the Trump regime,” she said. And it’s not over yet; in the next few months, almost 30 similar events are scheduled in different American cities and internationally.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.