Relief Residencies
Conceptualized in response to Covid-19, these residencies provide a one-week retreat to local BIPOC artists and culture bearers. 2020 - present
Conceptualized in response to Covid-19, these residencies provide a one-week retreat to local BIPOC artists and culture bearers who have not had a residency experience before. Nominated by local established artists, awardees will also receive a stipend and documentation support.
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Kina B. Joshua Radical Healer, 2021, Louisiana Radical healing is a nonlinear approach requiring commitment and heartful action through practices that are often not shared in our current health system. As a Radical Healer, Kina B. Joshua incorporates her scientific knowledge of the human body, art, dance, meditation… -
Jarrell Hamilton Performing Artist, 2021, Louisiana Jarrell Hamilton is a Mother, Choreographer, Actress, Singer, Dancer, Educator and Film Director. A graduate of Tulane University Theatre and Dance Department Master of Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Dance Program (Choreography and African-American Studies) and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX,… -
David L. Harris Performing Artist, 2020, Louisiana David L. Harris is lyricist, vocalist, trombonist, composer and arranger. Harris embodies the edge of modern jazz and the sultriness of blues taking his audiences on an emotionally engaging journey of love and liberation, wrapped in a sound that embraces… -
Christine “Cfreedom” Brown Visual Artist, 2020, Louisiana Christine Brown (aka Cfreedom) is a New Orleans artist, activist, and entrepreneur. Her instagram bio reads “a Nola-based, international, universal, queen-yeyo, photographer-filmmaker kickin in the door for young black women in film and photography to come through 2”. She is… -
Greer Mendy Literary and Performing Artist, 2020, Louisiana Greer Mendy founded and directs Tekrema Center for Art and Culture, a cultural arts organization dedicated to the maintenance, development and perseverance of African and African Diaspora art and culture. She is an independent scholar of African, Caribbean, and Louisiana…