Sustainable Creativity, DIY Economies, and Fighting Corporate Control with Ethan Minsker
What responsibility do artists have in an era of climate crisis, corporate consolidation, and cultural disposability?
In Episode Ten of The Bigfoot Manifesto, host Dave Pederson speaks with artist, writer, filmmaker, and cultural organizer Ethan Minsker about sustainable art practices, DIY publishing, and resisting corporate control through community-driven creativity. Minsker's work spans books, zines, film, installations, and nonprofit arts organizing—and challenges the idea that art must be permanent to be meaningful.
This episode explores:
Sustainable and biodegradable art practices
Why artistic permanence is a myth in a finite world
DIY economies, zines, and independent publishing
Art as resistance to corporate and extractive systems
Creating work that can safely degrade rather than pollute
A conversation about art, ecology, labor, and why making things still matters—even when nothing lasts forever.
Village Works — Books + Zines
https://www.villageworksnyc.com
East Village Vintage Collective — Books + Art
https://eastvillagevintagecollective.com
Instagram
@ethanminsker
https://www.instagram.com/ethanminsker
Website
https://ethanminsker.com
Art Pawn (Instagram)
https://www.instagram.com/artpawn
Films
Man in Camo — Tubi
https://link.tubi.tv/7V83Nn6XKYb
Scooter LaForge: A Life of Art — Tubi
https://link.tubi.tv/fWTHLwdYKYb
The Great Record Hunt (Pilot) — Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/244676698
Citizens for the Arts (Non-Profit)
https://www.citizensforthearts.com/
