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What tools are needed for individual, collective, and structural transformation? How can the idea of the artist become more porous and interdependent?
Where can we gather together to change and grow?

Department of Transformation (D🌍T) is an artist-organized group that prototypes new formats for togetherness, learning, and collective healing. Through workshops, events, publications, and commissions (+ karaoke!), we support others in their own processes of change. We believe that by transforming the arts, we can transform ourselves, our communities, and our world.

Financial Times, April 27, 2024
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Financial Times
April 27, 2024
“Growing up, the idea of making art seemed intrinsically selfish,” says designer, author and educator Prem Krishnamurthy. “Quietly painting in your studio is a beautiful thing, but I’ve always felt that art should have a larger social purpose.”
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D🌏T Supporters

2024–2025


Anonymous
Asha Murthy
Carin Kuoni & John Oakes
Elina Suoryrjö
Ian Blecher
Fred Bidwell
Gita & Subramanian Janakiraman
Howard Freedman
Jane Hait
Jerry Lee
Kanchana & Venkat R. Ishwar
Livia Corona
Marlene Ramirez Cancio
Prakash Janakiraman
Dr Radha and Dr Giridharan
Renuka Srinivasan
Sarah Jacoby
Sharda Srinivasan
Steve Pulimood
Thea Westreich Wagner


Institutional Collaborators & Funders


Canal Projects
Centre Pompidou Jersey City
The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center
Epicenter NYC
Eyebeam
The Francis Kite Club
KADIST
Mellon Foundation
The Performing Garage
Terra Foundation for American Art
Villa Albertine
Washington Project for the Arts

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Karaoke!

We believe in karaoke—a powerful tool inviting vulnerability, connection, and joy! Whether you like to sing out loud, cheer others on, or just observe quietly, you are welcome to join Dept of Transformation. Just take a deep breath and answer the question: "What is a song you would like to hear sung in karaoke?"

Tracks

Title Artist
Gasolina Daddy Yankee
Hips Don't Lie Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Pocketful of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield
Let's Go Crazy Prince & The Revolution
Miss America David Byrne

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We invite you to share your favorite songs, whether they're beloved classics or hidden gems, and let your musical choices become part of our collective soundtrack. By submitting your tracks, you'll help create an inclusive, dynamic playlist that brings us closer together through the power of music.

To submit a song, please send a Link to a Youtube Video in the form below.


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