From March 13 to 18, 2026, Balanced Forces brought ARtivism to Austin, Texas. The theme was subvertising: using art to challenge established narratives and power structures, and asking what happens when art is no longer confined to a screen or a gallery. Every piece was built with illust.
- When: March 13 to 18, 2026
- Where: The Francis Modern Inn (art show, March 15) and HOPE Outdoor Gallery (March 17), Austin, Texas
- Artists: 36, one work each
Works in the show
Titles included The Anthropocene Vanitas: Ecological Displacement by Dr. Ayesha Jafar, Human Verification by brittany_kurtinecz, Big Brother by Miaouki, Everything is Fine by KEZIAI and The Ancestral Deluge: Subverting the Concrete by Tarcila Neves.
Participating artists
Alejandra Luna, Archana Aneja, AttaBotty, Cromwell, David Charlins, Dr. Ayesha Jafar, Drake Arnold, FotoGraaG Hanneke, Haochen (Jimmy), KEZIAI, LM Designs8, Madam Memoticon, Miaouki, Muriel Lherm, Nivedita Chaturvedi, PIRANSI, Ramadzo, Richard Rodriguez, Rosemary Marchetta, SUPERAMA, Serwaah Akuok, Simone Behrsing, Tarcila Neves, Tina Alberni, Trish Gianakis, Trish Malhotra, VFORV, Wildy Martinez, YuliaKosyak, ZCreativeMedia, Zen Materialist, brittany_kurtinecz, noitako, safigül, signxifxixcanxce and sodi.
See every artwork on the Balanced Forces exhibition page.
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