It starts / and ends / with hope
What's Art&Impact?
It all comes back to hope.
Art, community, and hope are intertwined; A&I hopes to utilize this connection to inspire meaningful change. Using the immersive qualities of art, tech, each initiative spotlights an LGBTIAQ+ community in need of support. With an emphasis on culture and community, A&I uses the art market as a platform to raise awareness and funds for the global LGBTIAQ+ community.
The process is pretty straightforward.
Each step of the process is made transparent with regular updates on this site. Feedback from members of the affected communities is encouraged throughout the process, so whether you’re a donator or a member of the marginalized community the funding is going towards, you know your voice matters.
An initiative's timeline has four checkpoints:
BRAINSTORMING
I research potential LGBTQ+ communities to support, developing ideas on how to spotlight their narratives artistically.
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
I do more research and host conversations with members of the LGBTQ+ community of focus and the audience the product is being made for. The product is designed and created.
FUNDRAISING
I reach out to local communities who would value the product and run a two-month campaign/fundraiser. Pre-ordering is open for the product.
THE DONATION
The profits earned during the fundraiser is donated entirely to a trustworthy charity that will use the funds to directly support the LGBTQ+ community in need. The product is sent out to donators.
Hi! I'm Suubi Magoola, the artist behind it all.
I'm a second-year undergrad student studying an independent major, called Tech, Art, & Experience (combining animation, design, CS, immersive media, and creative writing). Growing up, I moved nearly twenty times across the US and Uganda, before landing in Boston, Massachusetts to attend school at Northeastern University. My experiences as a nomad and Third Culture Kid largely developed my passion for technology, art, and culture.
My oldest and deepest interest, however, is storytelling. It has always fed into my understanding of activism. When I was younger, this meant writing self-insert Peter Pan fanfiction at the playground, where Peter has a Black little sister that stays in London to solve problems and fight crime. Today, this means understanding the use of narrative to spread propaganda and misinformation. It means recognizing the cleverness of ignorance. It means acknowledging how art plays into the everyday fight for justice.
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Storytelling teaches me how to move with empathy, connect with my community, and ground myself in hope when I'd otherwise surrender to apathy and despair. It inspires me to speak my truth, knowing my words empower others to speak theirs.