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SUMMARY:An Artist + Activist Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our inaugural Leeway Foundation Artist + Activist Screening at PhillyCAM on Friday\, October 17th from 6-8:30pm.\n\n\nSince 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. \nJoin 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 screening starts at 6:30pm. \nAmi Glazer in collaboration with Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project (YASP)\, Blak Rapp Madusa in collaboration with FREER Records (Die Jim Crow)\, Gabrielle Patterson in collaboration with The People’s Kitchen\, Kaia Chau + Sammy Wiener in collaboration with Asian Americans United (AAU)\, Kristen Harrison in collaboration with Philly Thrive\, Nadia Hironaka in collaboration with Philadelphia Folklore Project \nSupport for MAR generously provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation. \nVenue Accessibility \nAt PhillyCAM\, strives  to ensure that their physical space is accessible to all visitors\, members\, and media creators. Our facility\, located at 699 Ranstead Street\, Suite 1\, features the following: \n\nStep-Free Entrance: The entrance is wheelchair accessible\, ensuring that all visitors can enter the facility with ease.\nElevator Access: They provide elevator access to all floors\, making it easier for those with mobility challenges to navigate the building.\nWide Doorways And Hallways: Designed to accommodate mobility aids such as wheelchairs and walkers\, the spacious layout ensures ease of movement.\nAccessible Restrooms:They have ADA-compliant restrooms equipped with grab bars and ample space for maneuverability.\nSeating And Rest Areas: Comfortable seating is available throughout the facility for those who may need to take breaks during their visit.\nAssistive Listening Devices: For individuals with hearing impairments\, we offer assistive listening devices in our studios and event spaces.\nCaptioning And Transcription Services: They strive to provide closed captioning and transcription services for recorded content whenever possible.\n\nParking is available in the Independence Lot (right across the street from PhillyCAM) and your parking ticket can be stamped and validated for $5. \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist ResidencyThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/an-artist-activist-screening/
LOCATION:PhillyCAM\, 699 Ranstead Street\, #1\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Love Machine [reprise] by jasmine lynea
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Nextfab x Leeway AiR culminating event\, The Love Machine  by jasmine lynea\n\n\nThe Love Machine  is a project by jasmine lynea (ATR ’24\, ACG ’20) the selected 2024 Leeway x NextFab Art + Technology Artist-in-Residence. \nInspired by jasmine lynea’s sci-fi fantasy short film\, The Love Machine\, where a teenage scientist and influencer builds a time machine in his basement to help break intergenerational trauma. The Love Machine  acts as a tangible sequel to the film. The machine is no longer hidden in the basement; it’s the world we call home. It radiates Black memory\, joy\, love\, and wonder\, offering a space for reflection and imagination. \nThe Love Machine  features a large-scale art installation\, diorama\, and collage art. \nCome celebrate and view jasmine’s work\, on display at NextFab from October 9\, 2025 through December 11\, 2025. Viewing hours are Sunday – Thursday\, 10 AM-8 PM. This exhibition is free and open to the public. \n \nVENUE ACCESSIBILITY\nThe exhibition will take place at NextFab (North Philadelphia). The entrance is ADA compliant and there are no steps to enter the building – only a paved\, concrete ramp to the front door. There are gender neutral restrooms close to the exhibition space as well as a free on-site parking lot\, available for members and visitors. Masks are encouraged in the space\, but not required. \n \nABOUT THE LEEWAY x NEXTFAB ARTIST RESIDENCY\nEstablished in 2018\, the Art + Technology Residency (ATR) is an opportunity for a Leeway grantee to utilize the facilities and equipment at NextFab\, a network of collaborative makerspaces for professional makers. The artist-in-residence receives a $2\,500 stipend from Leeway and access to NextFab’s space to create their work. Learn more about NextFab and Leeway.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/the-love-machine-reprise-by-jasmine-lynea/
LOCATION:NextFab\, 1800 North American Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art and Change Grant (ACG) Sesión Informativa
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\nObtenga más información sobre la Leeway Art and Change Grant\nAcompañe 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 (ACG ’19\, LTA ’22) de Inti Media. \nInscríbase ya al evento\, y reciba información acerca de la llamada por video en su correo electrónico. \n \n¿No puede asistir a esta sesión?\nHay otras sesiones disponibles en las siguientes fechas: \nsesiones informativas \n\nPara programar una reunión en otra fecha\, envíe un correo electrónico a info@leeway.org.\n\nsesiones de apoyo a la solicitud \n\nmartes\, 22 de julio de 10am-3pm @ InLiquid Gallery // RSVP\n\n\nAcerca de la Art and Change Grant (ACG)\nLa Art and Change Grant (ACG) otorga becas de hasta $2\,500 para un proyecto\, y va dirigida a artistas y productoras/es culturales\, ya sean mujeres\, personas trans* o de género no conforme\, que además viven en la región de Filadelfia\, esto con el fin fondear proyectos de arte para el cambio social. Entérese de los programas de apoyo de Leeway aquí. \n \nAccesibilidad\nEn sesiones virtuales\, se contará con subtítulos en vivo\, que aparecerán como texto en la parte inferior de su pantalla. Si usted requiere estas u otras adecuaciones\, favor de avisarnos por medio del formato de inscripción. Haremos nuestro mejor esfuerzo por adecuarnos a la necesidad.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/art-and-change-grant-acg-sesion-informativa/
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SUMMARY:Transforming our Realities | A Collage Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway x NextFab Art and Technology Artist-in-Residence\, jasmine lynea for a collage workshop featuring artist Yannick Lowery\n\n\nIn 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? \nIn 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 home. \nAs NextFab x Leeway Artist-in-Residence\, jasmine is creating an immersive installation for public viewing at parks\, community festivals\, schools\, and other social settings that will encourage the community to come together. \nThe immersive installation\, The Love Machine II\, will be a life-sized booth containing three VHS monitors displaying collage videos on loop\, of images of black love\, care\, collectivity\, and joy. The booth will be designed to accommodate one person at a time\, providing a safe and intimate experience for reflection and healing. Equipped in the booth are multimedia capabilities\, including audio\, visual\, and sensory elements\, to recreate the immersive experience portrayed in their short film\, The Love Machine. \nParticipants will have the option to include their transformed realities collages in the art piece opening in the fall. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nNextFab is ADA accessible. There are no steps to enter the building – only a paved\, concrete ramp to the front door. Free on-site parking is available for members and visitors. There are gender neutral restrooms close to the workshop space. Tables and chairs will be available for the duration of the workshop.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/transforming-our-realities-a-collage-workshop-2/
LOCATION:NextFab\, 1800 North American Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art and Change (ACG) Applicant Support
DESCRIPTION:Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the August 1st deadline.\n\n\nPara 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. \nJoin 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. \nSession will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register\, call or video information will be made available within 24 hours of your scheduled session. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nTuesday\, June 17 from 5:30-6:30pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, July 9 from 6-7pm @ Camden FireWorks // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nTuesday\, July 22 from 10am-3pm @ InLiquid Gallery // RSVP\nTuesday\, July 29 from 2-7pm // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Art and Change Grant (ACG)\nThe Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides project-based grants of up to $2\,500 to women and trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in greater Philadelphia to fund art for social change projects. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/art-and-change-acg-applicant-support/
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SUMMARY:Art and Change Grant (ACG) Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Talie (ACG ’24) for a virtual info session before the August 1st deadline!\n\n\nTraducción simultánea disponible si confirma su asistencia antes del martes 3 de junio. \n \nLearn more about the Leeway Art and Change Grant\nJoin 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. \nRegister for the event now and receive video call information in your email. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nWednesday\, July 9 from 6-7pm @ Camden FireWorks // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nFriday\, July 11 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nTuesday\, July 22 from 10am-3pm @ InLiquid Gallery // RSVP\nTuesday\, July 29 from 2-7pm // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Art and Change Grant (ACG)\nThe Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides project-based grants of up to $2\,500 to women and trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in greater Philadelphia to fund art for social change projects. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nAccessibility\nLive captioning\, which appears as text at the bottom of your screen\, will be available for virtual sessions. ASL interpretation and simultaneous translation is available by request when you RSVP by Tuesday\, June 3. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/art-and-change-grant-acg-information-session/
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SUMMARY:Transformation Award (LTA) Applicant Support
DESCRIPTION:Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the May 15th deadline.\n\n\nPara 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. \nJoin 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. \nSession will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register\, call or video information will be made available within 24 hours of your scheduled session. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nThursday\, April 3 from 5:30-7pm @ Institute of Contemporary Art // RSVP\nWednesday\, April 16 from 5:30-6:30pm // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nTuesday\, April 22 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, May 7 from 10am-3pm @ Fleisher Art Memorial // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Transformation Award (LTA)\nThe Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) provides unrestricted annual awards of $15\,000 to women\, trans*\, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more\, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/transformation-award-lta-applicant-support-2/
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SUMMARY:Ritual for Reclamation: Queer Botanical Printmaking
DESCRIPTION:Join Candy Alexandra González for Rituals for Reclamation a multidisciplinary artistic exploration of maize and queerness.\n\n\nJoin 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. \nRituals 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. \nThis 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 a relief printing on fabric demo. Participants will have the opportunity to carve queer botanicals on linoleum and print them on cloth napkins. Additionally\, participants will be invited to print on the table cloths and cloth napkins that will be used for the dinner ritual. \nOpen to all levels of experience. Open to queer and trans folks\, and allies. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place on the first floor of Fleisher Art Memorial\, an ADA accessible space. There are five steps to enter the building\, which is wheelchair accessible through use of a stair lift. The session will take place in the Sanctuary\, approximately 45 feet away from the main entrance and down 2-3 steps into and across the gallery space. A wheelchair ramp is also available to access the Sanctuary. There are gender neutral restrooms in the lobby near the main entrance. Fleisher offers free parking in the lot across the street\, and includes designated accessible parking spaces. The sidewalk surface varies and there is a curb cut at the corner of 7th and Catharine.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/ritual-for-reclamation-queer-botanical-printmaking/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ritual for Reclamation: Tortilla making as a Healing Ritual
DESCRIPTION:Join Candy Alexandra González for Rituals for Reclamation a multidisciplinary artistic exploration of maize and queerness.\n\n\nJoin 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. \nRituals 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. \nThis 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 role of reclamation as a practice of liberation. The group reflection will be followed by a demonstration on making tortillas with heirloom masa harina. The workshop will end with sharing a light meal; participants will be able to enjoy and be nurtured by the tortillas made as a community. \nOpen to all levels of experience. \n\nSession One from 11am-1pm will be open to QTBIPOC and Latine identifying folks.\nSession Two from 3pm-5pm is open to all QT* identifying people and allies.\n\n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place on the first floor of Fleisher Art Memorial\, an ADA accessible space. There are five steps to enter the building\, which is wheelchair accessible through use of a stair lift. The session will take place in the Sanctuary\, approximately 45 feet away from the main entrance and down 2-3 steps into and across the gallery space. A wheelchair ramp is also available to access the Sanctuary. There are gender neutral restrooms in the lobby near the main entrance. Fleisher offers free parking in the lot across the street\, and includes designated accessible parking spaces. The sidewalk surface varies and there is a curb cut at the corner of 7th and Catharine. \n \n*Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination\, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense\, as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual\, transgender\, genderqueer\, Two-Spirit people\, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/ritual-for-reclamation-tortilla-making-as-a-healing-ritual/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Transformation Award (LTA) Applicant Support
DESCRIPTION:Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the May 15th deadline.\n\n\nPara 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. \nJoin 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. \nSession will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register\, call or video information will be made available within 24 hours of your scheduled session. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nThursday\, April 3 from 5:30-7pm @ Institute of Contemporary Art // RSVP\nWednesday\, April 16 from 5:30-6:30pm // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nWednesday\, May 7 from 10am-3pm @ Fleisher Art Memorial // RSVP\nMonday\, May 12 from 2-7pm // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Transformation Award (LTA)\nThe Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) provides unrestricted annual awards of $15\,000 to women\, trans*\, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more\, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/transformation-award-lta-applicant-support/
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SUMMARY:Transformation Award (LTA) Guest Grantee Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation for a conversation-style Transformation Award (LTA) information session before the May 15th deadline.\n\n\nNota: sesión sólo en inglés. \n \nLearn more about the Leeway Transformation Award\nJoin 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 more from the Leeway artists before the 2025 Transformation Award May 15th deadline. Access the application and learn more about the LTA here. \nSnacks and light refreshments will be available. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nWednesday\, April 16 from 5:30-6:30pm // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nTuesday\, April 22 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, May 7 from 10am-3pm @ Fleisher Art Memorial // RSVP\nMonday\, May 12 from 2-7pm // RSVP\n\n \nIf you are unable to attend this session in person\, join us via livestream here. A recording will be available to watch after the event. \n \nAbout the Transformation Award (LTA)\nThe Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) provides unrestricted annual awards of $15\,000 to women\, trans*\, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more\, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nCOVID-19 Protocol\nDue to the ongoing pandemic\, masks are strongly encouraged. If you do not have a mask\, one can be provided. Social distancing is encouraged. Let’s keep each other safe. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place on the first floor of ICA\, which is a wheelchair accessible venue. Gender neutral\, ADA compliant restrooms are right outside of the auditorium where the session will take place. Chairs in the auditorium do not have arm rests. Snacks and light refreshments will be available. \n \nAccommodations\nASL interpretation and childcare available by request when you RSVP by Thursday\, March 27. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/transformation-award-lta-guest-grantee-panel/
LOCATION:Institute of Contemporary Art\, 118 South 36th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20250317T165407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T165407Z
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SUMMARY:Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Applicant Support
DESCRIPTION:Join a member of the Leeway staff for a one-to-one virtual applicant support session before the April 14th deadline.\n\n\nPara 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. \nJoin 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. \nSession will occur either virtually or by phone. After you register\, call or video information will be made available within 24 hours of your scheduled session. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nThursday\, March 6 from 5:30-6:30pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, March 12 from 6-7pm @ PhillyCAM // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nFriday\, April 4 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, April 9 from 1-6pm @ Scribe Video Center // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist Residency\nThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/media-artist-activist-residency-mar-applicant-support/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T190000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20250304T183256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T183256Z
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SUMMARY:Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Gabby Jackson (MAR ’24) for an in-person info session before the April 14th deadline!\n\n\nLearn more about the Leeway Media Artist + Activist Residency\nJoin 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. \nSnacks and light refreshments will be available. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nThursday\, March 6 from 5:30-6:30pm // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nMonday\, March 24 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nFriday\, April 4 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, April 9 from 1-6pm @ Scribe Video Center // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist Residency\nThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nCOVID-19 Protocol\nDue to the ongoing pandemic\, masks are strongly encouraged. If you do not have a mask\, one can be provided. Social distancing is encouraged. Let’s keep each other safe. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place on the second floor of PhillyCAM\, which is not an ADA accessible building. There are 15 steps leading to the second floor and a small elevator is available. There are gender neutral restrooms on site. \nParking is available in the Independence Lot (right across the street from PhillyCAM) and your parking ticket can be stamped and validated for $5. \n \nAccommodations\nASL interpretation and childcare available by request when you RSVP by Wednesday\, March 5. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/media-artist-activist-residency-mar-information-session-2/
LOCATION:PhillyCAM\, 699 Ranstead Street\, #1\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T183000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20250303T203055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T203055Z
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SUMMARY:Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantees Laura Deutch + Ella-Gabriel Mason (MAR ’24) for a virtual info session before the April 14 deadline!\n\n\nLearn more about the Leeway Media Artist + Activist Residency\nJoin 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. \nRegister for the event now and receive video call information in your email. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nThere are other sessions available on the following dates: \nINFO SESSIONS \n\nWednesday\, March 12 from 6-7pm @ PhillyCAM // RSVP\n\n\nAPP SUPPORT SESSIONS \n\nMonday\, March 24 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nFriday\, April 4 from 10am-3pm // RSVP\nWednesday\, April 9 from 1-6pm @ Scribe Video Center // RSVP\n\n \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist Residency\nThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nAccessibility\nLive captioning\, which appears as text at the bottom of your screen\, will be available for virtual sessions. ASL interpretation is available by request when you RSVP by Thursday\, February 27. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/media-artist-activist-residency-mar-information-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20241203T175820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T175820Z
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SUMMARY:"clay practice" by Shannon Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist-in-Residence Shannon Brooks for a durational\, immersive performance and installation experience.\n\n\n“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. \nclay 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. \nA 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 our sensorial cosmos. This experience invites rest\, what is missing\, mistakes\, twisted insides\, and the unfinished. Together we will conjure real and unreal realities to create the impossible and cavort with our uncertain futures. \nclay practice is influenced by Shannon’s personal experiences with low-vision/blindness\, neurodivergence and chronic illness \, as well as the relationships between work\, care\, queerness\, and space/time. \nTime stretches until it overlaps. The space is alive. Bodies erode into gravity. Maybe becoming a memory or a dream. \nHOW DO I PARTICIPATE?\nclay practice is arranged into two fragments of “time.” Visitors are in control over how they experience clay practice and may come and go as they please. \n12-2pm // Time Fragment #1: \n\nVisitors are invited to participate in an open practice exploring movement\, sound\, and material facilitated by Shannon Brooks to create personal “memory-landscapes.” All movement levels\, bodies\, ages\, and genders are welcome to participate.\n\n2-3pm // Intentional rest and reflection \n3-5pm // Time Fragment #2: \n\nVisitors are invited to witness an improvised “performance” further interacting with the “memory-landscape.”\nVisitors may witness the performance as a “relaxed performance” and are invited to get comfortable and tend to their emerging needs.\nVisitors may be invited into the performance space by Shannon or a collaborating artist and will have the choice to participate.\n\n \nEVENT ACCESSIBILITY\n\nShannon and collaborators will use self-audio description when possible.\nVarious types of seating will be provided.\nMasks and rapid testing are strongly encouraged. Masks will be provided onsite.\nContent Warnings: Practice/performance may engage in themes of disability\, c-ptsd\, neurodivergence\, and ableism\, as well as contain content visitors find sensitive\, such as coarse language and brief nudity. The performance and installation space will contain light and sound changes throughout the experiment. There may be loud sound during portions of the performance and ear plugs will be available at the front desk.\n\n \nVENUE ACCESSIBLITY\nThe session will take place on the first floor of Fleisher Art Memorial\, an ADA accessible space. There are five steps to enter the building\, which is wheelchair accessible through use of a chair lift. The session will take place in the Sanctuary\, approximately 45 feet away from the main entrance and down 2-3 steps into and across the gallery space. A wheelchair ramp is also available to access the Sanctuary. There are gender neutral restrooms in the lobby near the main entrance. Fleisher offers free parking in the lot across the street\, and includes designated accessible parking spaces. The sidewalk surface varies and there is a curb cut at the corner of 7th and Catharine. \n \nABOUT THE LEEWAY x FLEISHER ARTIST RESIDENCY\nEstablished in 2019\, the Leeway x Fleisher Visual Artist Residency is an opportunity for a Leeway grantee to utilize Fleisher’s art-making studios and facilities as one of the oldest community art-schools in the country. The Artist-in-Residence receives a $2\,500 stipend from Leeway and access to Fleisher’s space to create their work. Learn more about Fleisher and Leeway.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/clay-practice-by-shannon-brooks/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20241203T175708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T175708Z
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SUMMARY:Protest Banner Lending Library Workshop with Aram Han Sifuentes
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation for an intimate workshop with Aram Han Sifuentes\, social practice and fiber artist\, writer\, and educator.\n\n\nJoin 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. \nThis event is first-come\, first-served. Details below: \n\nWhat: Leeway Protest Banner Lending Library Workshop\nWhen: Sunday\, December 8\, 2024 from 11am to 2pm\nWhere: Bread and Roses Community Fund (100 S. Broad St # 1600)\n\nThe Protest Banner Lending Library is a space for people to gain skills to learn to make their own banners\, a communal sewing space where attendees support each other’s voices\, and a place where people can check out handmade banners to use in protests. \n \nCOVID-19 PROTOCOL\nMasks are required and must be worn at all times. If you do not have a mask\, one will be provided. Let’s keep each other safe. \nABOUT ARAM HAN SIFUENTES\nAram Han Sifuentes (she/they) is a social practice and fiber artist\, writer\, and educator who works to center immigrant and disenfranchised communities. She aims to confront social and racial injustices against the disenfranchised and riffs off official institutions and bureaucratic processes to reimagine new\, inclusive\, and humanized systems of civic engagement and belonging. She does this by creating participatory and active environments where safety\, play\, and skill-sharing are emphasized. And even though many of her projects are collaborative and communal in nature\, they incite and highlight individual’s experiences\, politics\, and voice.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/protest-banner-lending-library-workshop-with-aram-han-sifuentes/
LOCATION:Bread & Roses Community Fund\, 100 South Broad Street\, #1600\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20240716T180727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T180727Z
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SUMMARY:clay practice; terrestrial-touch with Shannon Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist in Residence Shannon Brooks for a workshop exploring movement\, sound\, material\, and wearable ceramics.\n\n\nJoin Shannon Brooks\, Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist in Residence for a community workshop!\nSomewhere 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. \n\n12-1:15pm: 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 and collective subterranean-archives\, our real and unreal histories\, dreams\, and futures.\n1:15-1:45pm: 30-minute break.\n1:45-3pm: In the second part of the workshop\, we will translate these explorations physically into clay with our bodies\, imprinting this sensory information as a topographical archive of textures using our full bodies (hands\, feet\, knees\, elbows\, etc.). The workshop will culminate by working our surreal forms into structurally sound\, wearable objects meant to be touched\, moved with\, and worn.\n\nBy joining this workshop\, attendees are contributing to a large-scale\, collaborative\, artwork that will be a part of Shannon’s Leeway x Fleisher Visual Artist Residency final exhibition. Participants will have their wearable creations fired\, glazed and worked into a sculptural\, memory-landscape that evolves and is interacted with over the duration of the exhibition. At the conclusion of the exhibition\, participants will be able to take home their finished pieces. \nThis workshop is adaptable to any body\, mind\, age\, gender\, etc. No dance/movement experience is necessary to participate! Shannon is deeply influenced by the work of Disability Justice leaders and understands pain\, Disability\, and Access as generative\, creative forces that transform time\, space\, and power structures. This practice is deeply influenced by personal experiences with low-vision/blindness\, madness\, and chronic illness. \nLearn more about Shannon’s 2023 Leeway x Fleisher residency here. \nVENUE ACCESSIBILITY\nThe workshop will take place in Palumbo Park\, right next door to Fleisher\, accessible by a ramp. There are gender neutral restrooms in the lobby near the main entrance which are accessible by climbing a few stairs or using a stair lift. Fleisher offers free parking in the lot across the street\, and includes designated accessible parking spaces. The sidewalk surface varies and there is a curb cut at the corner of 7th and Catharine. The rain date for this event is Sunday\, July 28th. If rain is present on both days\, there will be communication regarding rescheduling the event. \nCOVID PROTOCOL\nMasks are encouraged\, but not required. \n*** \nABOUT THE LEEWAY x FLEISHER ARTIST RESIDENCY\nEstablished in 2019\, the Leeway x Fleisher Visual Artist Residency is an opportunity for a Leeway grantee to utilize Fleisher’s art-making studios and facilities as one of the oldest community art-schools in the country. Artist-in-Residence receive a $2\,500 stipend from Leeway and access to Fleisher’s space to create their work. Learn more about Fleisher and Leeway.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/clay-practice-terrestrial-touch-with-shannon-brooks/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T183000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20240624T172741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T205714Z
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SUMMARY:7/10 Art & Change Grant (ACG) Info Session (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Feini Yin (ACG ’23) for an in-person Info Session before the August 1st deadline!\n\n\nHave questions about the application process for the Leeway Art and Change Grant (ACG)?\nJoin 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. \nAccess the application and learn more about ACG before the August 1st deadline. \nCan’t make this session?\nJoin us for one of the following virtual Info Sessions on: \n\n6/17 @ 5:30pm with Sweet Corey-Bey (ACG ’22)\n7/23 @ 12pm (en español)\n\nWe also offer 1-on-1 applicant support appointments on: \n\nThursday\, 7/11 from 10am-3pm\nWednesday\, 7/24 from 2-7pm @ Lovett Memorial Library (Traducción al español disponible)\nMonday\, 7/29 from 10am-3pm\n\n\nAbout the Art and Change Grant (ACG)\nThe Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides project-based grants of up to $2\,500 to women and trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in greater Philadelphia to fund art for social change projects. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nCOVID-19 Protocol\nMasks are required and must be worn at all times. If you do not have a mask\, one will be provided. Let’s keep each other safe. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place at The Painted Bride\, which is a wheelchair accessible venue with no steps to enter the space. There is a ramp upon entry that descends and one gender neutral restroom available. Limited\, metered street parking is available and the space is also directly accessible by SEPTA bus and is located next to the Market-Frankford Line. \n \nAccommodations\nASL interpretation and childcare available by request when you RSVP at least two weeks ahead of the session date. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/7-10-art-change-grant-acg-info-session-in-person/
LOCATION:Painted Bride Art Center\, 4029 Cambridge Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20240528T185637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185637Z
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SUMMARY:6/14 Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Application Support
DESCRIPTION:Meet 1-on-1 with a Leeway staffer for in-person application support before the May 15th Stage 1 deadline.\n\n\nMeet 1-on-1 with a Leeway staffer to receive direct feedback on your Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) application before the June 24th deadline. \nLeeway 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. \nSnacks and light refreshments will be available. \nTHERE WILL BE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER ON SITE.HABRÁ UN INTÉRPRETE DE ESPAÑOL DISPONIBLE. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nYou may be able to join us for one of the following Application Support sessions: \n \n\nTuesday\, 6/11 from 10am-3pm\nThursday\, 6/20 from 2pm-7pm\n\n \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)\nThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nCOVID-19 Protocol\nMasks are required and must be worn at all times. If you do not have a mask\, one will be provided. Let’s keep each other safe. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place at Asian Arts Initiative in Studio B\, an ADA accessible space. Asian Arts Initiative is designed as a mobility accessible facility\, with access to all public floors and spaces\, and seating accommodations for programmed events. Both non-gendered and individually isolating restrooms are available on each floor\, all equipped with changing stations. \n \nAccommodations\nASL interpretation and childcare available by request when you RSVP at least two weeks ahead of the session date. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/6-14-media-artist-activist-residency-mar-application-support/
LOCATION:Asian Arts Initiative\, 1219 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20240517T153305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T195739Z
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SUMMARY:we is here-Black Folks in Nature with Khaliah D. Pitts
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway x NextFab 2023 Artist in Residence Khaliah D. Pitts for a community hike and workshop on Saturday\, June 8  in the Wissahickon\n\n\nJoin 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. \nFor 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. \nCome play\, explore and adventure in forest bathing\, journaling and self-portraiture. Khaliah will lead a beginner level hike along the Wissahickon where folks will engage in active listening\, internal experiencing and earthbased writing prompts. After the hike\, participants will stop at a comfortable location to explore and practice self-portraiture\, either solo or in pairs/groups\, using elements from the natural world. \nPlease note that this space is welcome to all folks and please be aware that this is a BIPOC sacred space and we will be centering the Black experience.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/we-is-here-black-folks-in-nature-with-khaliah-d-pitts/
LOCATION:Valley Green Road\, Valley Green Road\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T183000
DTSTAMP:20260512T202831
CREATED:20240522T195342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T195342Z
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SUMMARY:6/5 Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Info Session (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Kristen Harrison (MAR ’23) + Philly Thrive for an in-person info session!\n\n\nHave questions about the application process for the Media Artist + Activist Residency?\nJoin 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. \nAccess the application and learn more about MAR before the June 24th deadline. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nJoin us for one of the following Sessions on: \n\n5/29 @ 5:30pm Info Session with Gabrielle Patterson\n6/13 @ 12pm Instagram Live convo with Anula Shetty + Cesali Morales and Iris Brown (Norris Square Neighborhood Project)\n\nWe also offer 1-on-1 applicant support appointments on: \n\nTuesday\, 6/11 from 10am-3pm\nFriday\, 6/14 from 10am-3pm @ Asian Arts Initiative (Traducción al español disponible)\nThursday\, 6/20 from 2pm-7pm\n\n \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)\nThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nCOVID-19 Protocol\nMasks are required and must be worn at all times. If you do not have a mask\, one will be provided. Let’s keep each other safe. \n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe session will take place on the second floor of PhillyCAM\, which is not an ADA accessible building. There are 15 steps leading to the second floor and a small elevator outside of the main entrance is available. The elevator entrance is 32″ wide and the elevator interior is 48″ wide\, 36″ deep\, and 7 feet tall. There are gender neutral restrooms on site. \nCash-only parking is available in the Independence Lot (right across the street from PhillyCAM) and your parking ticket can be stamped and validated for $5. \n \nAccommodations\nASL interpretation and childcare available by request when you RSVP at least two weeks ahead of the session date. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/6-5-media-artist-activist-residency-mar-info-session-in-person/
LOCATION:PhillyCAM\, 699 Ranstead Street\, #1\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Decades of Funding Trans Artists: Denise Brown\, Gabriel Foster & V  Chaudry
DESCRIPTION:Two Decades of Funding Trans Artists: A Conversation with Denise Brown and Gabriel Foster\, moderated by V Varun Chaudry\n\n\nTwo Decades of Funding Trans Artists: A Conversation with Denise Brown and Gabriel Foster\, moderated by V Varun Chaudry \nJune 4 at 6 pm ET (via Zoom) \nJoin 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 this work evolved over the years\, what is still needed\, and what’s next. \n__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nDenise M. Brown (she/her) is a cultural organizer and strategist\, coach\, and facilitator who is passionate about using her skills and energies on creating\, supporting\, and illuminating work at the intersections of art\, culture and social justice and working intergenerationally to support the development of young leaders. She is the Executive Director of the Leeway Foundation\, an organization whose mission is to support women and trans* artists and cultural producers creating art for social change. For over 30+ years\, Denise has worked with cultural and social justice organizations\, individual donors\, and foundations like the ArtPlace/Philadelphia Assembly\, Grantmakers in the Arts\, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia\, Rauschenberg Foundation\, and Surdna Foundation on program development and grantmaking strategies regionally and nationally. She currently serves on the boards of the Henrietta Wurts Memorial Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation and Scribe Video Center\, a Philadelphia-based media arts organization. \n*Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination\, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense\, as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual\, transgender\, genderqueer\, Two-Spirit people\, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth. \n \nGabriel Foster  is a black\, queer\, trans “momma’s boy\,” is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Trans Justice Funding Project. \nGabriel has had the opportunity to work with brilliant leaders\, mentors\, and community members while working at The American Friends Service Committee’s GLBTQ Youth Program and the Northwest Network of Bisexual\, Trans\, Lesbian\, and Gay Survivors of Abuse (WA) in Seattle\, WA; the Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia; SPARK Reproductive Justice Now in Atlanta\, GA and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project in New York. \nWhile always on a life learning curve\, Foster often finds himself daydreaming scheming about creative collaborations rooted in liberatory visions. And making really\, really hilarious memes. \n \nV Varun Chaudhry is a critical ethnographer with research investments in transgender studies\, queer of color critique\, and Black feminist theory. They are currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University and a Senior Fellow with the Center for Applied Transgender Studies. V’s academic research has been published or is forthcoming in GLQ\, Transgender Studies Quarterly\, Signs\, differences\, Feminist Anthropology\, and Feminist Theory. \nV is also the author of several reports and guides on LGBTQ and trans inclusion\, including Transforming Inclusion: An Organizational Guide (published by the Leeway Foundation in 2018)\, Out in Research: A Guide to LGBTQ Market Research (published by Suzy\, Inc. in 2021)\, Funding Trans Resilience (published by the Gender \nJustice Fund in Philadelphia in 2022)\, and a forthcoming ten-year retrospective from the Trans Justice Funding Project. V has also served as a racial and gender justice consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations\, including Transponder Eugene\, Girls Rock Philly\, and Bread and Roses Community Fund. \nV is currently working on their manuscript\, Transcraft: Pedagogies of World-Building\, which ethnographically maps the counterintuitive and strategic ways that trans and gender-nonconforming people of color and their allies world-build in\, through\, and against nonprofit and funding agencies in Philadelphia and the United States more broadly. V is the recipient of a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. \n \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Trans Justice Funding Project
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/decades-of-funding-trans-artists-denise-brown-gabriel-foster-v-chaudry/
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SUMMARY:5/29 Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Info Session  (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway Foundation & guest grantee Gabrielle Patterson (MAR ’23) for a virtual info session before the June 24th deadline!\n\n\nHave questions about the application process for the Media Artist + Activist Residency?\nJoin 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. \nAccess the application and learn more about MAR before the June 24th deadline. \n \nCan’t make this session?\nJoin us for one of the following Sessions on: \n\n6/5 @ 5:30pm Info Session with Danya Abdelhameid + Chris Rogers (Tanner House)\n6/13 @ 12pm Instagram Live convo with Anula Shetty + Cesali Morales and Iris Brown (Norris Square Neighborhood Project)\n\nWe also offer 1-on-1 applicant support appointments on: \n\nTuesday\, 6/11 from 10am-3pm\nFriday\, 6/14 from 10am-3pm @ Asian Arts Initiative (Traducción al español disponible)\nThursday\, 6/20 from 2pm-7pm\n\n \nAbout the Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)\nThe Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) provides grants of $25\,000 to media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document\, reframe\, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization. Learn more about Leeway’s grant programs here. \n \nAccessibility\nLive captioning\, which appears as text at the bottom of your screen\, will be available for virtual sessions. Language interpretation is available by request when you RSVP at least two weeks ahead of the event date. Please let us know if you require these or any other accommodations in the event registration form. We’ll do our best to accommodate.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/5-29-media-artist-activist-residency-mar-info-session-virtual/
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