THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER IS AN ARTIST-OF-COLOR-LED ORGANIZATION BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CULTURAL ASSETS TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND STORYTELLERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. WE ACTIVATE AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES AND AMPLIFY STORIES THAT SHIFT CULTURE AND PUSH FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE. OUR WORK RESIDES AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF MIGRATION, CLIMATE CHAOS, AND GENDER, RACIAL AND CULTURAL JUSTICE. OUR PRIMARY STRATEGY IS TO INVEST DIRECTLY IN ARTISTS AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. OUR INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT BIPOC, QUEER, AND TRANS ARTIST DISRUPTORS INCLUDE THREE PRIMARY STRATEGIES: 1) ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP: ACTIVATE ARTISTS' UNIQUE SUPERPOWERS THROUGH DIRECT SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES FELLOWSHIPS, WORKSHOPS, AND COHORTS. WE SUPPORT ARTIST DISRUPTORS TO IMAGINE NEW SOLUTIONS THAT DISSOLVE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. 2) INTERSECTIONAL STORYTELLING: ACTIVATE AND INSPIRE ARTISTS TO CREATE INTERSECTIONAL STORIES ON THE DEFINING ISSUES OF OUR TIMES INCLUDING MIGRATION, CLIMATE, GENDER, AND RACIAL JUSTICE. WE ENGAGE MOVEMENT GROUPS IN CULTURAL STRATEGY, CREATE AND AMPLIFY CONTENT, AND CENTER DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. WE AMPLIFY INTERSECTIONAL STORIES TO ADVANCE WORLDVIEWS THAT BUILD COLLECTIVE CULTURAL POWER. 3) FIELD BUILDING: GROW THE FIELD AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO SUPPORT A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM OF CULTURAL STRATEGY THROUGH PRACTITIONER CONVENINGS, NETWORK WEAVING, AND LOCALIZED COHORTS OF ARTISTS AND MOVEMENT GROUPS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3MField Building for BIPOC Practitioners
FIELD BUILDING: BUILDS A FIELD OF BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) PRACTITIONERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WHO CREATE THE NARRATIVE STRATEGY NEEDED TO REALIZE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.3MIntersectional Storytelling
INTERSECTIONAL STORYTELLING: ACTIVATES ARTISTS AND MOVEMENT GROUPS TO CREATE INSPIRING STORIES ON ISSUES OF MIGRATION, CLIMATE, CIVIC, AND GENDER JUSTICE THAT CENTER DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2M
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