Emerging Arts Leaders of Color

Understanding that representation is not only important but vital to the positive growth of all individuals, Emerging Arts Leaders of Color is created as a place to curate, to celebrate and to educate current and up-and-coming arts professionals of color. This is a safe space to showcase the work we are doing as artists and administrators and to share news.

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How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement

One of the publishing industry’s only black editors is transmitting ideas from writers on the margins to the mainstream readers who need to hear them.

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“I can’t even sugarcoat it — I have not seen much diversity in the dramatic art department,” she said. “But I don’t think that the dramatic art department here — especially when it comes down to people who want to perform (after college) — is very large because it is not a BFA program. It is just a BA.”

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The Rise of Young Black/Brown Photographers [Event]

The Rise of Young Black/Brown Photographers [Event]

Creative Nestlings presents The Rise of Young Black/Brown Photographers, a series that focuses on photography as a medium of expression and its role in society. Each episode takes place in a different city featuring 5 local young photographers sharing their journeys, experiences & works through a panel + audience conversation, a mini photo exhibition and a short film. The idea of the series was…

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Via The Brooklyn Reader

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"In its inaugural year, the scholarship will provide five students admitted to Brandeis’ world-class master’s programs in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts with full-tuition credit, a $10,000 annual stipend, and extra programmatic support for each year in residence."

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Application Deadline Extended: NYFA’s Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Program 2016

You have until  January 21, 11:59 PM EST to apply

Being an arts administrator is tough, but know what else is, dare we say, even harder? Returning to reality after the holiday season. There are no more presents, cheesecakes, or parties, and naps only happen on *really* good days. 

So to ease the collective pain as we readjust to the grind, we’ve extended our application deadline for the Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Program 2016 to January 21, 11:59 PM EST!  Because dealing with sugar cookie withdrawal AND working on a career-enhancing application is too much for anyone to handle. 

About the program: NYFA’s Emerging Leaders Boot Camp is a free, year-long program that provides leadership training for up to 25 arts administrators. The program will focus on principles of leadership, personnel, board development, fundraising and strategic planning. Participants will be given skills that will assist them in their current roles in order to be more effective within their own organization, and in addition, they will also develop training that will help them assume leadership roles in the future.

The structure includes a 5-day intensive with a rigorous blend of presentations, formal lectures, individual leadership assessment and break out groups (February 29-March 4). During the year the program provides check-ins, (half-day and evenings), individual consultations and a two-day final session. See the full schedule.

Contemplating joining us? Here are some FAQ’s to help you decide:

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Amazing work by Tanaé  

Purchase work here

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Welcome to the Black Lunch Table; Jina Valentine and Heather Hart on Creating Space for Communities of Color in the Art World

Why Are All the Black Artists Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

Read the amazing article and concept. Creating space for communities of color to discuss and express themselves in an a sector they are active in but often under represented. Article on Artsy

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Why It's Important to Have Black and Brown Bodies Onstage Outside of Stereotypical Black and Brown Roles

Actor Isabel Dieppa writes about her experiences as an actor of color being cast in a variety of roles.

“It's not about us becoming “white,” but instead having our bodies seen as equal to play kings and queens, and complete humans with complex flaws. All of us—black, white, brown, and every shade—we are America.”

Read the full article here

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Blackout for Human Rights

A network of concerned artists, entertainers, advocates, religious leaders & citizens united to end human rights violations against fellow Americans.

Check out the Blackout for Human Rights, a non profit organization united to end human rights violations. It’s a coalition of artists, entertainers, religious leaders, teachers etc. 

Check them out on Twitter and Facebook and learn how to get involved!

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https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-in-black-artists-pursuit-of-equality-these-17-art-world-leaders-are-changing-the-game

Read the full article at @artsy

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THE EXHIBITION THE PORTRAYAL OF THE NEGRO IN AMERICAN PAINTING HELD AT THE BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART IN 1964 INCLUDED EIGHTY PAINTINGS FROM OVER FIFTY MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EXPERIENCE THE PAINTINGS HERE, ARRANGED IN GENERAL CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I HAVE A DREAM” (ink on paper, 11x14 inches)

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On Sunday, Scholastic publisher announced it is pulling the recently published kids picture book A Birthday Cake for George Washington after a wave of ...

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Education is powerful & free education is great

Equipping yourself with tools and knowledge to become the best leader you can be is very important. Doing it in the most cost effective way possible is often a daunting task. Americans for the Arts offers on demand webinars to fill a variety of needs for young arts and culture leaders

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Focused on Arts Service Organizations

While we continue to have a discussion about diversifying our audiences (whatever that means, as the definition of diversity varies from person to person) we need to take a look at ourselves, our staff and our unconscious bias when hiring and educating. Knowledge about diverse audiences will only be obtained via third party sources if our staff doesn’t begin to mirror what we wish to see in our audiences. 

Until we address the issue internally it will continue to plague the sector externally. 

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Opera Philadelphia's production of 'Yardbird' moves on to Harlem's Apollo — NewsWorks

For the first time ever, the Apollo Theater in Harlem will be hosting opera, to be produced by Opera Philadelphia. 'Yardbird,' a new opera about jazz icon Charlie Parker, premiered in...

You don’t often get to see people of color play a principal role in Opera. This is really exciting news for Yardbird and Lawrence Brownlee