Rise Against are doing something different with their latest album cycle. The band have launched The A.R.T. Project, short for All Rise Together, a fan driven initiative built around creativity, collaboration and the community that has followed them for more than two decades.
The project arrives alongside their tenth studio album Ricochet and centres on bringing fans directly into the band’s visual world. To kick things off, Rise Against hosted an immersive art activation in Los Angeles where dedicated supporters were invited to create original poster artwork inspired by the album’s lyrics and themes. That artwork now appears throughout the band’s new music videos, including the latest visuals for the title track.
It’s a move that feels very on brand. Rise Against have always leaned into connection, using their music as a way to reflect shared experiences and spark conversation. The A.R.T. Project pushes that idea further by making fans part of the creative process rather than just the audience.
A short sit down conversation filmed during the activation offers a behind the scenes look at how it all came together, showing the band performing songs from Ricochet while surrounded by the artwork created by their own community. It captures what has made Rise Against last this long, a sense that the band and fans are building something together rather than separately.
The initiative also sets the tone for a run of new music videos still to come from the album, as the band prepare to take the record on the road. A major North American headline tour begins in March, followed by a packed summer of festivals across the US and Europe and UK shows alongside Jimmy Eat World later in the year.
More than twenty five years in, Rise Against are still finding new ways to evolve without losing what made people connect in the first place. The A.R.T. Project feels less like a campaign and more like a reminder that the community around the band has always been part of the story.
