The Rebel Loon Archive
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Springboard for the ArtsPreserving and sharing Minnesota protest art through archives, publications, and exhibitions.
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WHAT IS THE REBEL LOON ARCHIVE?
The Rebel Loon Archive preserves and publishes art born out of civil unrest and community advocacy, focusing on issues relevant to Minnesota. These artworks are primary sources, and the Archive preserves them digitally and physically before they can disappear.
Our mission is to share these works through publishing, art exhibitions, and a publicly accessible digital archive, so that these historically significant artworks can be appreciated and studied far into the future.
For example, after the flagship No Kings 3 rally in March 2026, the Archive created an initiative to encourage the donation of protest signs. Hundreds of handmade signs are now preserved in the Archive’s collection instead of potentially being destroyed.
From sales of books and other physical items, the Archive contributes a portion of proceeds to support the Immigrant Defense Network and other vetted community initiatives.
All art is used with clear permission, and artists retain all rights to their work.
WHY SHOULD I SUPPORT THE REBEL LOON ARCHIVE?
Artists are speaking up for justice. Join us in helping preserve their art before it disappears.
Donations directly support the Rebel Loon Archive’s exhibitions, publications, archival preservation, and community programming.
Your gifts determine how much art we can preserve, publish, and exhibit.
- Paying artists whose work is selected for publication and exhibition, helping not just to preserve their art, but also to fund more of it.
- Offering community-facing art events, as well as partnering with existing organizations doing similar work.
- Working on the public-facing digital archive and timeline, including paying for support and expertise from archival professionals.
- Fairly compensating Archive staff who have been volunteering their time and paying out of pocket for expenses.
But if you believe artworks born out of civil unrest and community advocacy are historical records worth preserving, please consider supporting The Rebel Loon Archive.
THE ORIGIN OF THE REBEL LOON ARCHIVE
The Rebel Loon Archive began in January 2026 as an informal collection of art responding to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
The Rebel Loon Archive was originally intended to be a short booklet of poetry and art, sold locally to encourage those directly affected by ICE’s actions, with any profits going to mutual aid.
What started as a casual call to local artists quickly
expanded. From across the United States and around the world, more than 400 artists so far have chosen to contribute their work to the Archive. Now, more than a thousand artworks have been entrusted to the Rebel Loon Archive’s collection.
No collection of art can fully represent what it meant—and means—to live through these events. This collection is and will always be incomplete. But the Rebel Loon Archive brings together the voices of children, local artists, international contributors, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonists, and artists sharing their art for the first time.
FISCAL SPONSOR INFORMATION
The Rebel Loon Archive is a fiscally sponsored project of Springboard for the Arts.
To give to Springboard: https://givemn.org/organization/Springboard-For-The-Arts