Series Roadmap
Follow along with Season 1 of Art Against Empire — see what's coming up and find resources to help spread the word.
📌 Note: This schedule is our current plan and may shift as production progresses.
Last updated: February 27, 2026
Episode Schedule
Episode 01 Live
Our Hands Know How to Build The World We Want
Jan 2, 2026
Featuring: Sara Trail, Stephen Towns, Bonnie Peterson, Grace Rother, Sunny Smith, Mary Burgess, Joy Fire, Kimmie Dearest, Amelia Jones, Gavin Mueller, Nathan Ford
Episode 02 Live
Quilting as Collective Storytelling
Jan 2, 2026
Featuring: Sara Trail (Social Justice Sewing Academy), Grace Rother (Abolition Quilting Bee)
Episode 03 Live
Stephen Towns – Uncovering the Invisible
Jan 2, 2026
Featuring: Stephen Towns (Artist), Kilolo Luckett (Curator, Alma Lewis)
Episode 04 Live
Perfect Is Boring: Failure as Resistance
Jan 2, 2026
Featuring: Kim Werker (Author, Mighty Ugly), Catherine West (Significant Seams)
Episode 05 Live
Art as Witness to Climate Crimes
Jan 16, 2026
Featuring: Bonnie Peterson, Shug Munich, Paul Yore
Episode 06 Live
Memory, Grief, and the Politics of Remembering
Jan 30, 2026
Featuring: Mary Burgess (Woven Memories), Michael Sylvan Robinson, Zak Foster, Grace Rother
Episode 07 Live
Community Care: Lessons from the Forge
Feb 13, 2026
Featuring: Joy Fire, Lisa Geertsen, Olivia Hall, Zak Foster, Nathan Ford, Maret Miller, Kimmie Dearest
Episode 08 Live
Carrie Reichardt: Politics of Permanence and Punk
Feb 27, 2026
Featuring: Carrie Reichardt (International Street Artist)
Episode 09 In Production
Textiles & Labour: Empire 1750–1945
Mar 13, 2026
Featuring: Gavin Mueller, Jathan Sadowski, Zak Foster
Episode 10 In Production
Digital Empire: 1945–Today
Mar 27, 2026
Featuring: Gavin Mueller
Episode 11 Planning
Maria Molteni – Constructing with Colour and Craft
Apr 10, 2026
Featuring: Maria Molteni
Episode 12 Planning
Queer Craft (Part 1)
Apr 24, 2026
Featuring: Zak Foster, Grace Rother, Shug Munich, Maret & Nathan Ford, Mac McCusker, Jai Sallay-Carrington, AJ Young
Episode 13 Planning
Queer Craft (Part 2)
May 8, 2026
Featuring: TBD
Episode 14 Planning
Sunny A. Smith – Challenging Inherited Myths
May 22, 2026
Featuring: Sunny A. Smith (Sculptor & Quilter)
Episode 15 Planning
Amelia Jones & Paul Yore – Lifework
Jun 5, 2026
Featuring: Amelia Jones, Paul Yore
Episode 16 Planning
Season Finale
Jun 19, 2026
Featuring: TBD