Culture & Narrative Fellowship
Culture & Narrative Fellowship
The Culture & Narrative Fellowship was founded on the belief that artists and cultural strategists can play an active role in narrative and culture change. This year’s Fellows will have an opportunity to explore and challenge white supremacist narratives alongside advocates and thought leaders using the latest in narrative research and communication tools. Fellows will also receive a $15,000 award and strategic support for their proposed art or cultural intervention during the six-month fellowship period.
The Culture & Narrative Fellowship: At A Glance
- A $15,000 award to support a new or existing project
- Two in-person events:
- 1) A week-long in-person experiential training in NYC w/ other artists and leading advocates and communicators (late March 2023)
- 2) TOA’s week-long Creative Change Retreat (late August 2023)
- Monthly virtual community learning sessions (3 total)
- A Social Practice component: Fellows will pursue 1-3 creative audience engagement strategies to connect with their target audiences
- Virtual bi-weekly office hours with TOA staff and a virtual closing session
Jessica Valoris
Jessica Valoris is a multidisciplinary artist and community facilitator. Through ritual performance, sound collage, and mixed media painting, Jessica creates sacred spaces that honor the earth-based traditions of her Black and Jewish ancestors. Her art is rooted in practices of collective care, ancestral reverence and embodied study.
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Monique Verdin
Monique Verdin is a transdisciplinary storyteller, citizen of the Houma Nation and director of The Land Memory Bank & Seed Exchange, responding to the complex interconnectedness of environment, economics, culture, climate, and change in the Gulf South.
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