Creative Disruptor:
A Guide for Arts Activists & Changemakers
January 2025
The stage is set, the canvas awaits, and the bright spotlight beckons forth with anticipation. Creative Disruption: A Guide for Arts Activists and Changemakers boldly challenges artists everywhere to rise up as influential changemakers, harnessing their boundless creativity to confront pressing social justice issues head-on and without hesitation. Through a series of compelling personal narratives and an innovative framework that inspires, Rev. Dr. Shelley Best masterfully reveals how art can dismantle the complex systems of institutional racism, transforming the world into inclusive, vibrant communities brimming with possibility. This book serves as your comprehensive blueprint for becoming a “creative disruptor”—an artist who wholeheartedly leverages their unique talents to advocate passionately for equity and justice.
Within this transformative guide, you will discover:
Proven tactics that empower nonprofit arts leaders committed to fostering impactful change and inclusivity.
Inspiration for artistic activism that boldly pushes beyond conventional boundaries and ignites meaningful social change.
Effective solutions to complex issues plaguing the arts world, showcasing how creative minds can effectively tackle systemic problems.
Practical and effective DEI strategies tailored specifically for the arts world, ensuring that the beauty of art is accessible to all individuals, regardless of their background.
An arsenal of powerful tools and encouragement designed to infuse your life and work with a sense of purposeful disruption that resonates deeply.
Creative Disruption is much more than just a book—it’s a powerful movement designed to inspire action. It invites you to step up and speak out for the vital cause of creative disruption.
Rev. Dr. Shelley Best speaks from the heart and has served as a preacher, key-note speaker, teacher, facilitator and storyteller. A sample of her audio programs are on Soundcloud.
Rev. Dr. Shelley Best is a minister, visual artist, yogini and intentional community builder who is nationally recognized as a soulpreneur, community developer and creative place-maker.
