The Laundromat Project is inviting applications for its Create Change Residency Program to support the development of participatory and community-attuned creative projects by artists of color working within their communities.
Donor Name: The Laundromat Project
State: New York
Borough: Brooklyn
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 08/18/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Projects may occur anywhere in the five boroughs, either in person or virtually, across various community sites, from laundromats and urban gardens to playgrounds and community centers.
The program requires a significant time commitment as Artists-in-Residence are expected to develop collaborative projects in-community through deep partnership and engagement with neighbors, local stakeholders, and community organizations.
The Create Change program is shaped around three learning blocks:
- Make Art
- What role does art, culture, and creativity play in making meaning, shifting narratives, and creating change in the communities? Participants examine a range of artforms across the fields of social practice and creative placemaking that align with The LP’s approaches to cultural asset mapping and leadership development.
- Build Community
- How can art and cultural practices build trust and accountability with communities? Participants will explore approaches to fostering attunement with community rhythms, building reciprocal partnerships, and the art of meeting people where they are.
- Create Change
- Understanding the power that exists within themselves and their communities, how they creatively leverage power for equity and positive societal change? Participants will explore personal and collective relationships to race, power, and privilege in order to facilitate social transformation through their art and cultural practices.
Up to 3 Create Change Artists-in-Residence will be selected to participate in the 2023 program. The program schedule includes the following:
- Six workshops
- Individual and group coaching sessions on cultural organizing
- Public open studios to feature each artists work
- Monthly meetings with LP program staff
- Studio sessions with leading curators, artists, activists, and scholars
- A mentor to support the development of your project and creative practice at large.
Funding Information
- The Residency offers a $15,000 honorarium and up to $10,000 in project production.
- The residency is a year-long program that runs from January to December.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ideal candidates have experience with developing collaborative or community-based projects. They demonstrate an alignment with LP values, have a background in community organizing and outreach strategies, and are at a catalytic moment within their creative practices.
- Eligible Bed-Stuy Residency Candidates:
- Are in alignment with The LP’s values and POC-centered principles.
- Are at least 21 years of age.
- Have a demonstrated creative practice which is committed to community building and public engagement.
- Demonstrate an interest or practice in socially and community engaged art.
- Is familiar with the cultural history and local issues impacting Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
- Lives, works, and/or shows demonstrated investment in the Bed-Stuy communities.
- Are committed to co-creating a community art project.
- Are familiar with the cultural history and local issues impacting the neighborhood they are proposing to work with.
- Bed-Stuy Residency
- To help counter structural, systemic injustices in Bed-Stuy, they will prioritize:
- Applications from generational and long-term (10+ consecutive years) residents.
- Applications from individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, Native and/or People of Color.
- Applications from individuals in the disability community, including immunocompromised individuals.
- Applications from individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+.
- To help counter structural, systemic injustices in Bed-Stuy, they will prioritize:
For more information, visit TLP.
