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LEEWAY APPLAUDS THE 2014 TRANSFORMATION AWARDEES!
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The Leeway Foundation recently awarded $135,000 to nine women and trans* artists from the Philadelphia region. The 2014 Transformation Award recipients are a diverse group working in disciplines including performance, folk arts and media.
Please join us in congratulating the awardees:
Annie Mok of West Philadelphia, Literary Arts and Visual Arts
Debora Kodish of West Philadelphia, Folk Arts
Ezra Berkley Nepon of West Philadelphia, Performance and Literary Arts
Kariamu Welsh of Wyndmoor, Performance and Literary Arts
Michelle Myers of Camden Riverfront, Performance
O of North Philadelphia, Performance
Sara Zia Ebrahimi of Wyndmoor, Media Arts
Sosena Solomon of Fairmount, Media Arts and Visual Arts
Tokay Tomah of Upper Darby, Music and Folk Arts
A national panel of artists and cultural producers convened in two stages to review applications and work samples. The 2014 panel consisted of: writer, editor and activist fayemi shakur; feminist and activist poet Lorna Dee Cervantes; performance artist and arts educator S.T. Shimi; media artist and documentarian Seyi Adebanjo; and media artist and previous Transformation Award recipient Yowei Shaw (LTA ’13, ACG ’13, ’12, ’11, ’10, ’09). Cultural strategist Sage Crump, facilitated the second stage panel.
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Whether you’re getting grants, selling or performing art, self employed or have an LLC, you still have to file taxes. But what are the best filing options for your situation? With over 25 years experience working with artists and small businesses, Christianne Kapps will offer advice, handouts and help explain some of the more confusing tax subjects for artists.
Session 1: Tuesday, January 20 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Session 2: Tuesday, January 27 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
The information presented in each workshop will be identical. Both sessions will be held in our office (1315 Walnut Street, Suite 832). Venue is wheelchair accessible. Click here for more information and to RSVP.
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2015 APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
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Applications are now available for the 2015 Art and Change Grant and the 2015 Leeway Transformation Award.
The Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides project-based grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans* artists and cultural producers living in the Delaware Valley. Deadlines: March 1 and August 1
Click here for more information and applications.
The Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) celebrates women and trans* artists and cultural producers living in the Delaware Valley who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to art for social change work. The LTA is a $15,000 unrestricted award (not project-based) open to women and trans* people working in traditional and non-traditional art forms. Deadline: May 15 (Stage 1)
Click here for more information and applications.
Click here for Spanish-language applications.
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GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS
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Join us for our first information sessions of the year to learn more about Leeway, our grants, and application processes.
At each session, past recipients will share their experiences, and Leeway staff members will provide tips and best practices on how to prepare your application.
Monday, January 26 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Hosted by New Sanctuary Movement (Visitation BVM Church – 2625 B Street) in North Philadelphia. Click here to register
Monday, February 2 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Hosted by the Bensalem Public Library (3700 Hulmeville Road). Click here to register
If you have any questions or need more information please contact Leeway, not the host sites.
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APPLICANT SUPPORT SESSION IN WEST PHILADELPHIA
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Applying for a 2015 Leeway grant or award? Sit one-on-one with Leeway staff at an open applicant support session to get help or feedback on your grant application. This drop-in session does not require an appointment; applicants will be seen on a first-come first-served basis. Monday, February 9 from 2:00pm to 7:00pm at the Philadelphia Folklore Project (735 S. 50th Street).
If you have any questions or need more information please contact Leeway, not Philadelphia Folklore Project. For more info click here.
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The Signs and Boxes Tell Us So: On Sex Classification Policies by Leeway Board Member, Heath Fogg Davis was published last month on The Feminist Wire. Click here to read the article.
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*We use the term “trans†in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and more generally, anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.
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