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Jul 08, 2020
John Kind is a driven, passionate and charismatic artist with a unique approach to his blend of hip-hop, poetry, and existentialism. He has been writing poetry since the age of 9 years old. We were lucky enough to be introduced to John via our funded project the Loop Lab, a Cambridge-based non-profit social enterprise specializing in media arts internships... Read More
Jun 26, 2020
Like many artists who work in "communities,” Alan Nakagawa does his best by listening. Here he sits down with Hailey Loman (Executive Director of Los Angeles Contemporary Archives) about their work in the multi-disciplinary field of art and archives and how we move away from the "I" and get to the "we" of oral history.
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Jun 17, 2020
Denetrick Powers is the lead art organizer for Redeemer Center for Life's "At Home in Harrison" project (a 2017 ArtPlace funded project). As a curator, poet, and organizer he reflects on the current state of America, American history, and its failures.
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Jun 10, 2020
Amy Shimshon-Santo’s powerful poem “and still, we are trying — to dream…” documents a few days in revolutionary LA about community, protests, vigils and uprisings. This writer, educator, and urbanist walks the talk in her belief that arts and culture are powerful tools for personal and social transformation. Her interdisciplinary work connects the arts, education, and urban... Read More
May 20, 2020
The A Sense of Place (Clemmons Family Farm) project uses the power of African-American and African diaspora art and culture to help build a more loving and supportive multicultural community in Vermont, but the pandemic has amplified the inequities that African-Americans live, struggle and die with every day. Learn how the Clemmons Family Farm, one of the handful of Black-led arts... Read More
Apr 28, 2020
Mary Welcome is a queer, rural working artist making do under the thumb of capitalism. She doesn’t get to spend too much time wallowing. There’s no system to catch her, no network of advocates, no bailouts, no sick leave, no retirement fund. The bottom falls out, and with it the paychecks, the funders, the commissions, the years... Read More
Apr 22, 2020
Hannah L Drake is a blogger, activist, public speaker, poet, and author of 11 books. She reflects on the recent crisis and how "America needs to take a moment to process the enormity of the devastating loss we have faced and will face."
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Apr 08, 2020
Leslie Kimiko Ward has been a tireless friend of ArtPlace America, even providing one of the most beloved keynote closing speeches of all our annual summits. We were delighted when Leslie agreed to write for us on this moment of COVID-19, and knew it would be something good. Turns out it’s an exceptional musing on what’s happening... Read More
Feb 26, 2020
In the last few years, Charleston, SC has seen a real estate and economic boom, which has left many small businesses behind due to gentrification. Charleston Rhizome’s solution? Championing the tiny businesses that operate there.
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Feb 20, 2020
Hidalgo County experiences some of the worst flooding in the Rio Grande Valley. In response, a coalition of community organizers realized that flooding, basic rights, and song have more in common than you might think. Respected design firm buildingcommunityWORKSHOP will work with local Conjunto musicians to equip and mobilize residents in the Rio Grande Valley floodplain to tackle... Read More