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FABnyc https://www.fabnyc.org/

and

GOLES https://www.goles.org/

are launching a new fellowship program for young artists of color, ages 18-25, who are residents of the Lower East Side.  

As the Lower East Side continues to fight displacement, marginalization, and racial inequities, our organizations recognize that sustaining a sense of community requires efforts beyond successfully preventing evictions.  People also need to feel that they have a community, a place, in the LES. Arts-based placemaking efforts, like the LES Young Artists of Color fellowship, can strengthen a sense of belonging across generations.

Besides their importance as creative voices in the LES, young artists of color are underrepresented in the arts sector as a whole.  Peer circles of support combined with opportunities to share work and learn from others can be a critical factor in moving their professional development forward.

Fellows will each receive a $500 stipend, meetings and exchange with established arts professionals of color, and  a supportive circle for sharing artistic works-in-progress and career challenges.  Fellows will have the opportunity to share their work publicly through a culminating group event.

The program will meet for 16 weeks by Zoom, Monday evenings in spring 2021, March 1 – June 14.  Attendance to all sessions is required. We will accept 8 fellows into the program this spring.

Artists in any discipline may apply.

If you have questions about the application, please contact Imani Vieira – imani@fabnyc.org

All proposals must be received before midnight on Saturday, January 9th.