Arts4Freedom is designed to give voice through the arts to people of all ages to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation. Free expression and independent thinking are both core to our American experience: We elevate both through this series of events.

Upcoming Events

• Calls for Entry open for Posters, Art, Poetry, and Welcome Blankets
• Reprise of Democracy Will Not Be De-Feeted with Saugatuck Douglas Area Indivisible | Tuesday 18 August 2026, 7 p.m. | Capizzo Studio, Saugatuck
• Receive submission logistics instructions for Calls for Entry (register here to participate) | 9 September
• Screening of Inherit the Wind | Thursday 17 September 2026, 7 p.m. | Park Theatre
• Screening of The Great Dictator | Sunday 27 September 2026, 3 p.m. | Park Theatre

“I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the root of our culture, society must set the artist[s] free to follow [their] vision wherever it takes [them].” John F. Kennedy