Hello querides,
In the midst of what has been a challenging time for all of us, I am happy to share a bit of good news... I was awarded a Creative Capital 2022 grant!
I am deeply excited to bring to life "Body as a Crossroads", a new performance work and budding methodology for radical embodiment I have been spearheading since 2018. (and by the way… we are currently looking for a part-time Production Assistant to support our process from now until May 2022. If you're interested in joining the team or know someone who might be, check out this link!)
For those of you who might not know, Creative Capital is a $50,000 grant awarded annually to a select group of artists for the creation of groundbreaking new work. I have dreamed of applying for some years now, having watched many artists I deeply admire receive this honor-- mentors like Amara Tabor-Smith, my collaborator Carolina Caycedo, and greats like Ronald K. Brown, Rennie Harris, Ralph Lemon, and Bebe Miller to name a few.
Like most things these past two years, the road to arrive at this good news was bittersweet. While I was working on the grant application at the start of 2021, I became pregnant for the second time and once again lost the pregnancy. I was miscarrying for most of the time I was writing my proposal, strangely comforted by the ability to bring a creative vision to life, if not the small being inside me.
When I found out I would be a recipient of this incredible opportunity, joy and grief swept over me in alternating waves. And somewhere in there was an undeniable sense of gratitude-- for this remarkable honor, and for my spirit-baby whose presence echoed in every word I wrote.
In this moment of ongoing pandemic and infinite hardships, I am present to the resilience I feel deep in my bones and the kind I see in so many loved ones around me. Our bodies miscarry, get sick, injured, depressed, distressed, and yet... we remain.
We heal.
We create.
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I feel lucky to be surrounded and supported by community, without which none of my work would be possible. Special thanks goes to Bianca Medina for being a co-conspirator in this vision from its inception, to Emily Goulding for helping me craft language and making the grant possible, to Tatiana Zamir for adding so much depth to the work just this past year, and to DiverseWorks for partnering with us in the first activation of this project.
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This is just the beginning… stay tuned for more!
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Reposted from @Creative_Capital:
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Creative Capital just announced the recipients of the 2022 Creative Capital Awards! The grants will fund the creation of 50 new and innovative projects by 59 individual artists working in the performing arts, visual arts, film, technology, literature, and socially engaged and multidisciplinary practices. Each project will receive varying amounts up to $50,000 in direct funding, supplemented by career development and networking services to foster thriving artistic careers totaling up to $2.5 million in artist support. Learn more at creative-capital.org
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Congratulations to the 2022 Creative Capital Awardees! Creative Capital just announced 50 projects—the work of 59 individual artists spanning the visual arts, performing arts, film, literature, socially engaged and multidisciplinary practices—to receive the prestigious award. Each project will receive varying amounts up to $50,000 in direct funding, supplemented by career development and networking services to foster thriving artistic careers. Learn more: creative-capital.org.