Guaranteed Income and Artist Employment in NY
I’m excited to help spread the news about two major initiatives for NY-based artists to receive no-strings cash and job opportunities through a pop-up nonprofit called Creatives Rebuild New York.
Guaranteed Income for Artists will support 2,400 New York State artists with regular, $1,000, no-strings-attached cash payments for 18 consecutive months.
Artist Employment Program will fund employment for 300 artists working in collaboration with community-based organizations across the State for 2 years. Participating AEP artists will receive a salary of $65,000 per year plus benefits and dedicated time to focus on their artistic practice.
Complete guidelines—including eligibility details, application instructions, and frequently asked questions—are available on the CRNY website. Applications for both programs open today and the deadline to apply is March 25th at 11:59 PM ET.
Save the date for an information session for disabled artists on Tuesday, March 1st from 7-8pm ET. Please spread the word and feel free to reply to me here with questions.
NEWS
New Works & Shows
Carolyn Lazard: Long Take is open at the Walker Art Center.
Kayla Hamilton’s “DBIPOCUnfragmented” from Movement Research Performance Journal, Issue #55, is now available online.
#CripRitual is open at Tangled Art+Disability, Doris McArthur Gallery, and online.
Frances Bukovsky’s project Pathology is featured on LENSCRATCH.
Karen Peterson Dance Company opens Samsara this week in Miami.
AXIS Dance will perform Roots Above Ground, Hold Fast, and Flutter at Rowan University this week.
Back to Back Theatre’s feature film Shadow will debut at SXSW next month.
Oscar Nominations
CODA is the first film with a mostly deaf cast to be nominated for Best Picture. Troy Kotsur is the first deaf man to receive a nomination (Best Supporting Actor). And Audible, about a deaf high schooler, is nominated in the Documentary Short Subject category.
U.S. Access Board
Biden appointed 8 new members to federal agency that “promotes equality for people with disabilities through leadership in inclusive design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards,” including scholar, artist, and organizer Aimi Hamraie.
CALLS
V SAD FAIR
Photo of October, a white person, sitting on the hood of a painted car with blue skies. Text in black reads “Hey y'all! This is October, one of the V SAD Fair organisers! We are starting to raise money to operate the V SAD Fair for 2022 and could use your help! We will be running an auction/r4ffle in the next few weeks on Instagram but we need items to be auctioned off. If you could spare any creative thing you make, or new items you have access to, please let us know!”
Socially Distanced Art
The “digitally-based, grassroots arts residency program with a focus on cultivating accessibility and inclusivity in our residents’ creative and organizational practices” has issued a call for residents.
Abrons Arts Center’s Curatorial AIRspace Residency
The residency provides one New York City-based curator or curatorial collaborative with an honorarium, production budget, materials budget, and office space to support the curation of 2 exhibitions. Applications are due March 8th.
Creative Capital Wild Futures
Applications are open for the Creative Capital 2023/2024 Awards in Performing Arts, Technology, Literature, Visual Arts, and Moving Image/Film.
My Dearest Friends
Text of submission instructions is typed on a solid white background. Above the numbered steps are the words, "My Dearest Friends Project DisArt + Oaklee" handwritten in black lettering. At the bottom of the graphic is a collection of black charcoal drawings featuring a variety of disabled individuals.
Shape Arts Bot
Submit artwork to be featured on @DisArtBot.
Disabled Voice Actors
EVENTS
Everything as a Speaker by Anna Gichan. Saturday, Feb. 19th at 6pm ET. Tickets here.
A black and white and magenta and orange poster. It says Joselia Rebekah Hughes in large sans-serif font. A thin type that is overlaid gives the detail for the talk, February 17th 12:30 eastern standard time. Abstract shapes float about, magnifying the text and creating shadows, carving out pieces and the background. Everything seems to reverberate with static, swing with each other and overlap, moving like poetry. Zoom link will posted in Instagram bio link on the day of.
From Actor to Voice Actor with McKenna Ramsay. Feb. 17th, 2021. 6pm–8pm. Register here.
Jen Deerinwater over a brown square that reads “Intersections of Disability and Climate Justice HJC’s Spring online political education course, Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex, Part 2 - Climate Justice Edition, begins March 3rd, 2022! Dates: March 3rd - April 7th (Six Consecutive Thursdays) Time: 5p - 7p PST/ 7p - 9p CST/ 8p - 10p EST Access: ASL, English to Spanish Interpretation, Live Closed Captioning with Guest Presenter Jen Deerinwater.” Register here.
Yellow background with a collage of organizing photos from the 1960s and 70s. A red circle is overlaid, with warped text that reads “RESIST AND BUILD” with the subtitle “A 5-part series to inspire radical imagination.” Below are the logos of Movement Generation, Climate Justice Alliance, and New Economy Coalition. Register here.