Emerging Arts Professionals

Absolutely nothing is ok, ignorable, or tolerable about the recent *and* ongoing, incessant, and brutal treatment of our Asian communities. Acute acts of violence are only one of so many ways white supremacy culture terrorizes those of us who don't "qualify" as white so that power can continue to be held by a privileged few. Lives are at stake every single day. It should not take shootings on the news to get the mass population to recognize the urgency of anti-racism.... Let us not forget the need to love and support our people through solidarity and actionnot just in our rage and grief today, but every day until we reach liberation!

#EAPLoves the American Indian Cultural District of San Francisco Founded on March 31st, 2020, the American Indian Cultural District (AICD) is the first established cultural district of its size in the United States dedicated to recognizing, honoring, and celebrating the American Indian legacy, culture, people, and contributions. Closely tied to the American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco, AICD is a long-overdue space of visibility. ACTION: Learn more and donate gener...ously and often! Consider it paying rent as we benefit from living and working on traditional Ramaytush Ohlone homeland. AICD initiatives include The Indigenize Project, which is focused on honoring and celebrating American Indian culture, history, people, and contributions through works of art placed throughout the Cultural District. The project will help confront systematic erasure and add to the rich culture of San Francisco by increasing public awareness through visibility and an interactive experience provided through an Indigenous lens. American Indians (and Ramaytush Ohlone) are not a people of the past, but an integral and active community in the San Francisco Bay Area. https://americanindianculturaldistrict.org/

Hello EAP Community, and Welcome to the New Year! As 2020's mess bleeds into 2021, we hope you are able to find space for self- and community-care. EAP has been quiet the last few months on the public side as we shifted our labor from public programs to deep community strategy, advocacy, and equity work in response to the many and complex concerns of a difficult year. We will be re-launching public programs in the coming weeksincluding our Fellowship, Emergence, and Affinity... Circles. In the mean time, we would like to share info about some of the important work our partners, allies, and community leaders are doing at this time. Keep your eyes out for our #EAPLoves posts, as we invite you to explore and support the incredible work folks are doing! With deep gratitude, Your EAP Team

EAP is...um...otherwise engaged from December 21, 2020 January 11, 2021, but we hope you have a great Winter! See you in what we hope is a much, much, much, much, muuuuuuch better new year!

Here at EAP, "experiment" doesn't mean "try some random stuff". We take our scientific method very seriously. Here's a primer...

TOWN HALL >> CAST is hosting two town halls for a community discussion on the future of arts and culture spaces in the time of COVID-19. The town halls will provide an opportunity for artists and arts workers to connect with experts and city officials. The events will feature special guest speakers, and incorporate prompts for discussion based on some of the responses we received in our Artists + Arts Groups COVID-19 Impact Survey. Register for Town Halls at link below! Reg...istration is free and open to all. September 8 - 6:30-8:00pm; this conversation will focus on Oakland September 11 - 10:00-11:30am; this conversation will focus on San Francisco And if you haven’t already, check out their survey results at the link below! #artspace #community #artsandculture #bayareaart #bayaareaartist #oaklandart #sfart Link to Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-hall-the-future-of-arts-c 777046 Link to Survey Results: https://cast-sf.org/covid19/survey/

Funding Opportunity >> Bay Area Arts Worker Relief Fund Begins Second Wave of Grant Awards All workers in the visual, literary, media, film, and video arts seeking financial support are encouraged to apply! Please share... On April 27, 2020, Independent Arts & Media, in partnership with Arts for a Better Bay Area, ArtSpan, and Emerging Arts Professionals, launched the Bay Area Arts Worker Relief Fund as a financial resource for workers in the visual, literary, media, film..., and video arts negatively impacted by COVID-19. *** With additional funding secured, we have launched a second round of grant awards! Apply at https://www.artsandmedia.net/bay-area-relief-application *** The Fund aims to prioritize Bay Area art workers in the BIPOC communities (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color); disability community/immuno-compromised; and, LGBTQIA+ communities. As of July 20th, the Bay Area Arts Worker Relief Fund has: * Received over 360 applications from arts workers across the Bay Area * Fundraised over $80,000 from foundations and individuals * Distributed approximately 90 grants to Bay Area arts workers We are excited to launch a second wave of grant awards this month. Applications are still being accepted for those in need. If you have already applied, we have your application on file - no need to apply twice, thank you!

16th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival June 12-14, 2020 Festival Focus "SafeSpace/NoPlace: LBTQ People of Color" This year, QWOCMAP - Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project will premiere 31 brand new films in 3 screenings during the first-time-ever online livestream of our entire Queer Women of Color Film Festival, June 12-14, 2020. Our 16th Anniversary Festival Focus SafeSpace/NoPlace: LBTQ People of Color, expands discussions about the meaning of safety for LBTQ+... people of color, both outside on the streets and inside homes typically thought of as safe. All films are Subtitled for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the live introductory remarks and interactive filmmaker Q&As will be entirely live captioned. https://qwocmap.org/festival/

Join us for our last day of Emergence 2020: Community Capital, Collective Care! Today is all about collective care, dreaming, centering, and joy. Sliding scale tix at https://eap-emergence-2020.eventbrite.com/

TODAY Join us for our first session of day two of Emergence 2020: Community Capital, Collective Care Register now at https://eap-emergence-2020.eventbrite.com

It isn't too late to join Emergence 2020: Community Capital, Collective Care! We still have 5 sessions left spanning tomorrow and Wednesday. Register at https://eap-emergence-2020.eventbrite.com/

We'd love to see you at our online event TODAY! Registration is sliding scale/pay what you can. Come have a conversation about mutual aid, collective care, and what the future can be as we move through pandemic and social upheaval. You can register here: https://eap-emergence-2020.eventbrite.com Gets you into all six Emergence events over three days

Emergence 2020: Community Capital, Collective Care STARTS TOMORROW - Join us this Monday through Wednesday with 6 sessions focusing on collective care and strategies outside of capitalism... If the current global pandemic and social upheaval has taught us anything it’s that our preconceived notions of capital and care in a late-stage capitalist society fall short when faced with adversity, especially in the sector of arts and culture. But what alternative methods are emerging...? Can community capital and collective care bridge society’s authentic needs? And what role do they play during times of emergency? How do we shift from a foundation of productivity to one of wellness? From desire to joy? Join us June 8, 9, & 10 for virtual, but meaningful, connection and exploration as we delve into these questions. EAP continues to stand in solidarity with our Black communities and against white supremacy. Our conversations around mutual aid and community care are needed more urgently now than before, and we will continue to reflect the needs of our communities during each Emergence session by holding space for responsive conversation, centering the voices of Black/POC/Indigenous/Queer/Trans community members, and working toward healing and justice in the short and long-term. Suggested donation of $8-20 but no one turned away for lack of funds Register at https://eap-emergence-2020.eventbrite.com

Our Cohort X fellow, Adrianne Ramsey, recently released the sixth issue of GIRLS Magazine. "GIRLS 6: Cliffhanger" is the second issue about the pandemic featuring interviews from four powerful women who are crucial to the art world: two curators, one arts administrator, and one art collector. This issue is an exploration into what the role of the art world should be during moments of global crisis and how arts institutions can make a meaningful impact while taking the necessary precautions of social distancing. We are excited to see our EAP Cohort IX alum featured in this issue: Qianjin Montoya. https://issuu.com/girlsmagazine3/docs/girls_6

One of our favorite tactics we've seen to provide mutual aid is to watch this youtube video created by Zoe Amira. filled with music, artists, and ads, your views *without pausing and on at least half volume* will generate funds to be donated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM

A statement on Emergence 2020: Community Capital, Collective Care: With the material and emotional realities of the pandemic still present, the heartbreak, exhaustion, and rage felt across our communities, and the absolutely beautiful show of resistance and solidarity on the streets, on the web, and in our homes -- our conversations around mutual aid and community care are needed more urgently now than before. We will continue to reflect the needs of our communities during each Emergence session by holding space for responsive conversation, centering the voices of Black/POC/Indigenous/Queer/Trans community members, and working toward healing and justice in the short and long-term.

My grief and fatigue has slowed my ability to publicly respond as the representative of EAP. This is not a reflection of the network or our organization, but a reflection of the weight Black Women in leadership often bear: to process and protect self and family or to push down the pain and represent the voice of the organization in a timely manner. I have opted for the former because I cannot muster the latter. But I ask that our community not hold this against EAP as a whole.... I have reached out to our fellows and leadership for support, and they have rallied to help be a group voice through our collective fight against white supremacy and the continued brutalization and criminalization of Black, Indigenous, POC, Queer, and Trans bodies. To anyone who has felt abandoned or hurt by my lack of response, I hope you can understand and forgive. And to this incredible network of fighters and artists and allies, I am forever grateful. Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen, EAP Director See more