upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

Vena Jefferson

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2010 Art and Change Grant – $2,500

Vena will recreate dance-theater work paying tribute to the African American artists who performed on the cabaret circuit during the 1930s and 1940s, many of whom were blacklisted from Hollywood and other mainstream platforms, because they demanded equal pay and refused to play for segregated audiences. Vena’s goals are to engage audiences and create dialogue about pioneering African American artists who used their celebrity and artistic talents as tools for activism and social justice.

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The Window of Opportunity (WOO) grant provides financial assistance of up to $1,500 to Leeway grant and award recipients to help them take advantage of imminent, time-sensitive opportunities to support their art for social change practice. The Community Care Fund (CCF) provides financial assistance of up to $1,250 to Leeway grant and award recipients to support with immediate and essential emergency needs. [read more]

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