our story.

After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, waves of Black Lives Matter protests began to sweep through the streets of the world. Five people of color got together to discuss how they could help, using the money from their individual art commissions to support the newest steps towards racial equality.

Soon enough, however, the endeavor expanded. What was supposed to be a little project started including more and more volunteer artists, commissions beyond friends and family members, and a swelling social media presence––all through the challenging times of COVID-19. Today, we, the founding five artists, are proud to call our art-based non-profit ABLE: Artists for Black Lives’ Equality.

We have also recently expanded to a new chapter: the Artists’ Table, or simply tABLE. As our merchandise-based launches have grown in popularity, we’ve relegated commissions here. Unlike the main branch of our organization, tABLE proceeds go to a selected charity devoted to other important global issues for the month, until a new one is chosen for the next month.

We will continue to donate all of our launch-based proceeds to grassroots organizations actively advocating against the horrors of police brutality and systemic racism. Our work has helped these charities free wrongfully convicted black individuals, give black creators a crucial platform, and aid numerous massive protests. The best part? This is only the beginning.