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Join the Leeway Foundation & a guest grantee for an in-person Art & Change Info Session before the August 1st deadline!Have questions about the application process for the Leeway Art and Change Grant?Join Leeway Foundation and guest grantee Misty Sol (ACG ‘11, ‘16, ‘20; LTA ‘16; WOO ‘19, ‘20, ‘21, ‘22) for an in-person Art and Change Grant Information Session. During the session, the guest grantee will share their experience applying to the Leeway Art & Change Grant. Access the application and learn more about the ACG here before the August 1st deadline.Can't make the Information Session?You may also be

Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one in-person application support session before the August 1st deadline.Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one in-person application support session. This is a chance to get direct feedback on your Art and Change (ACG) application before the August 1st deadline.Drop-in sessions do not require an appointment and will be held from 2:00pm-7:00pm. Though no appointment is necessary, we encourage you to RSVP through Eventbrite so we can have a rough estimate and prepare for how many folks might join us.Can’t make this session?If you cannot attend this in-person

Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Gabrielle Patterson (MAR '23) for a virtual info session before the June 24th deadline!Have questions about the application process for the Media Artist + Activist Residency?Join Leeway Foundation and guest grantee Gabrielle Patterson (MAR '23) for a virtual Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Information Session. During the session, Leeway staff will walk through best practices for a successful application and Gabrielle will share her experience working with her collaborating organization, The People's Kitchen, and applying for the residency. Session Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees within 24 hours of the session.Access

Two Decades of Funding Trans Artists: A Conversation with Denise Brown and Gabriel Foster, moderated by V Varun ChaudryTwo Decades of Funding Trans Artists: A Conversation with Denise Brown and Gabriel Foster, moderated by V Varun ChaudryJune 4 at 6 pm ET (via Zoom)Join us for a conversation with Denise Brown, Gabriel Foster and V Varun Chaudhry on funding transgender artists. In 2005, the Leeway Foundation expanded its grant funding to artists who identified as trans. After almost twenty years, we look back at Leeway’s decisions, strategy, processes, and impact on philanthropy and nonprofits. The three will also discuss how

Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Kristen Harrison (MAR '23) + Philly Thrive for an in-person info session!Have questions about the application process for the Media Artist + Activist Residency?Join Leeway Foundation and guest grantee Kristen Harrison (MAR '23) + Philly Thrive for an in-person Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Information Session. During the session, Leeway staff will walk through best practices for a successful application and Kristen and representatives from Philly Thrive will share their experience working collaboratively together and applying for the residency. Snacks and light refreshments will be available.Access the application and learn more about MAR

Join Leeway x NextFab 2023 Artist in Residence Khaliah D. Pitts for a community hike and workshop on Saturday, June 8 in the WissahickonJoin Khaliah D. Pitts, Leeway x NextFab 2023 Artist in Residence for a community workshop. Please bring journaling materials (pen + paper) and something to take pictures with. Light snacks will be provided.For Black folks, a recent history wrought with systemic violence against both the natural world and our land stewarding ancestors, can make being present in nature difficult. And even so, we is here, present in those spaces.Come play, explore and adventure in forest bathing, journaling

Meet 1-on-1 with a Leeway staffer for in-person application support before the May 15th Stage 1 deadline.Meet 1-on-1 with a Leeway staffer to receive direct feedback on your Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) application before the June 24th deadline.Leeway staff will be available from 10am-3pm to meet with applicants on a first come, first serve basis. While advance registration is not required, we encourage you to RSVP so we have a sense of how many folks might join us.Snacks and light refreshments will be available.THERE WILL BE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER ON SITE.HABRÁ UN INTÉRPRETE DE ESPAÑOL DISPONIBLE.Can’t make

Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Feini Yin (ACG '23) for an in-person Info Session before the August 1st deadline!Have questions about the application process for the Leeway Art and Change Grant (ACG)?Join Leeway Foundation and guest grantee Feini Yin (ACG '23) for an in-person Art and Change Grant (ACG) Information Session at The Painted Bride. During the session, Leeway staff will walk through best practices for a successful application and Feini will share her experience applying for the grant. Snacks and light refreshments will be available.Access the application and learn more about ACG before the August 1st deadline.Can’t make

Join Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist in Residence Shannon Brooks for a workshop exploring movement, sound, material, and wearable ceramics.Join Shannon Brooks, Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist in Residence for a community workshop!Somewhere between a movement/sound practice, a loose experiment in past/future/interdimensional archiving, and a ceramic workshop, clay practice; terrestrial-touch invites participants into a collaborative practice using movement, sound, and material (clay) to create wearable, ceramic memory-landscapes.12-1:15pm: In the first part of this workshop, Shannon will guide participants through guided movement/sound improvisations to connect with our bodies, environment, and each other. Together, we will root into each of our personal

Join Leeway Foundation for an intimate workshop with Aram Han Sifuentes, social practice and fiber artist, writer, and educator.Join Leeway Foundation and social change artists & organizers for an intimate workshop and gathering with Aram Han Sifuentes, where attendees will learn more about the Protest Banner Lending Library and make their own protest banners in real time amongst community.This event is first-come, first-served. Details below:What: Leeway Protest Banner Lending Library WorkshopWhen: Sunday, December 8, 2024 from 11am to 2pmWhere: Bread and Roses Community Fund (100 S. Broad St # 1600)The Protest Banner Lending Library is a space for people to

Join Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist-in-Residence Shannon Brooks for a durational, immersive performance and installation experience."clay practice; and when it lands, will my eyes be closed or open?" is an immersive experience somewhere between a practice, a performance, and an evolving installation.clay practice uses improvised movement and sound to collectively build evolving, wearable “memory-landscapes” from materials used and created through Shannon’s Leeway x Fleisher residency including clay, ceramic objects, and textiles.A ritual engagement with our senses, clay practice decentralizes sight as our primary means of experience and reaches into touch, sound, and memory to blur the lines between and expand

Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantees Laura Deutch + Ella-Gabriel Mason (MAR '24) for a virtual info session before the April 14 deadline!Learn more about the Leeway Media Artist + Activist ResidencyJoin Media Artist + Activist Residency recipients, Laura Deutch and Ella-Gabriel Mason (MAR '24) as they discuss their experience working collaboratively with Jewish Voice for Peace Philadelphia and successfully applying for MAR! Access the application and learn more about MAR here before the April 14th deadline.Register for the event now and receive video call information in your email.Can’t make this session?There are other sessions available on the following dates:INFO

Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Gabby Jackson (MAR '24) for an in-person info session before the April 14th deadline!Learn more about the Leeway Media Artist + Activist ResidencyJoin Leeway Foundation and guest grantee Gabby Jackson (MAR '24) and Care, Not Control for a Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Information Session. During the session, Gabby will share their experience working collaboratively with a partner organization and successfully applying for MAR! Access the application and learn more about MAR here before the April 14th deadline.Snacks and light refreshments will be available.Can’t make this session?There are other sessions available on the

Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the April 14th deadline.Para concertar una reunión virtual en español, envíe un correo electrónico a info@leeway.org o regístrese a través de esta página e indique que desea una sesión en español en el campo de acomodaciones del formulario de pedido.Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session. This is a chance to get direct feedback on your Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) application before the April 14th deadline.Session will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register,

Join Leeway Foundation for a conversation-style Transformation Award (LTA) information session before the May 15th deadline.Nota: sesión sólo en inglés.Learn more about the Leeway Transformation AwardJoin Leeway Foundation for an in-person Transformation Award (LTA) Information Session and Guest Grantee Panel featuring insights from previous LTA grantees Andrea Walls (ACG '14, '20; LTA '21; WOO '20), candice iloh (LTA '24), and Heather Raquel Phillips (ACG '17; LTA' 20). Conversation moderated by Germaine Ingram (ACG '12; LTA '08). During the session, awardees will discuss their art for social change practice and their experience successfully applying for the LTA. Ask questions and learn

Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the May 15th deadline.Para concertar una reunión virtual en español, envíe un correo electrónico a info@leeway.org o regístrese a través de esta página e indique que desea una sesión en español en el campo de acomodaciones del formulario de pedido.Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session. This is a chance to get direct feedback on your Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) application before the May 15th deadline.Session will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register, call or

Join Candy Alexandra González for Rituals for Reclamation a multidisciplinary artistic exploration of maize and queerness.Join 2024 Leeway x Fleisher Art Memorial Artists in Residency, Candy Alexandra González for a tortilla making workshop & community dinner as part of their series, Rituals for Reclamation.Rituals for Reclamation is a multidisciplinary artistic exploration of maize and queerness, a reclamation of the Spanish word “tortillera”– a derogatory term that has been historically used to mean lesbian.This workshop will start with a conversation on the intimate connection between humans and corn, between corn and queerness. Participants will then be invited to reflect on the

Join Candy Alexandra González for Rituals for Reclamation a multidisciplinary artistic exploration of maize and queerness.Join 2024 Leeway x Fleisher Visual Artist-in-Residence, Candy Alexandra González for a printmaking on fabric reflection & workshop as part of their series, Rituals for Reclamation.Rituals for Reclamation is a multidisciplinary artistic exploration of maize and queerness, a reclamation of the Spanish word “tortillera”– a derogatory term that has been historically used to mean lesbian.This workshop will start with a reflection on queerness in nature. Participants will be invited to consider what nature teaches us about queerness and liberation. This reflection will be followed by

Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the May 15th deadline.Para concertar una reunión virtual en español, envíe un correo electrónico a info@leeway.org o regístrese a través de esta página e indique que desea una sesión en español en el campo de acomodaciones del formulario de pedido.Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session. This is a chance to get direct feedback on your Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) application before the May 15th deadline.Session will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register, call or

Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Talie (ACG '24) for a virtual info session before the August 1st deadline!Traducción simultánea disponible si confirma su asistencia antes del martes 3 de junio.Learn more about the Leeway Art and Change GrantJoin Leeway Foundation and guest grantee Talie (ACG '24; LTA '24) for an Art and Change Grant Information Session. During the session, Talie will share her experience applying to the Leeway Art & Change Grant (ACG). Access the application and learn more about the ACG here before the August 1st deadline.Register for the event now and receive video call information in your

Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the August 1st deadline.Para concertar una reunión virtual en español, envíe un correo electrónico a info@leeway.org o regístrese a través de esta página e indique que desea una sesión en español en el campo de acomodaciones del formulario de pedido.Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session. This is a chance to get direct feedback on your Art and Change Grant (ACG) application before the August 1st deadline.Session will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register, call

Join Leeway x NextFab Art and Technology Artist-in-Residence, jasmine lynea for a collage workshop featuring artist Yannick LoweryIn this workshop, participants are encouraged to reimagine and transform their realities with love at the core. What does love look like in your community- at home, on the street, in church, at the corner store?In this Collage Workshop featuring artist Yannick Lowery, we will encourage participants to explore love as a revolutionary force through visual storytelling. Participants will create a collage using personal images, magazine clippings, and drawings that represent love, healing, and joy that can help reimagine the communities they call

Acompañe a la Fundación Leeway y a la becaria invitada Leticia Roa Nixon (ACG '24) en una sesión virtual antes de la fecha límite del 8/1.Obtenga más información sobre la Leeway Art and Change GrantAcompañe a la Fundación Leeway y a la becaria invitada Leticia Roa Nixon (ACG '09, '14, '24) en una sesión informativa sobre la Art and Change Grant (ACG). Durante la sesión, Leticia compartirá la experiencia que tuvo al solicitar la ACG. Descargue la solicitud y entérese de la ACG aquí, antes de la fecha límite del 1 de agosto. Esta sesión será moderada por Gabriela Watson-Burkett

Join us for our inaugural Leeway Foundation Artist + Activist Screening at PhillyCAM on Friday, October 17th from 6-8:30pm.Since 2021, the Media Artist + Activist Residency has awarded media artists and social justice organizations $25,000 grants to collaborate in documenting, reframing, and/or amplifying the issues and campaigns of the organization.Join us at PhillyCAM on Friday, October 17, 2025 from 6-8:30pm for our inaugural Leeway Foundation Artist + Activist Screening, with works by media artists Ami Glazer, Black Rapp Madusa, Gabrielle Patterson, Kaia Chau + Sammy Wiener, Kristen Harrison, and Nadia Hironaka. Come early to mingle and enjoy light refreshments, the