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Leeway Foundation @leewayfound

Supporting women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists & cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art and social change.

Joined March 2009
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Join Boston Gordon (ACG '17), founder and curator of the You Can't Kill a Poet reading series on September 19, featuring a line-up of badass queer and trans poets. 👉🏾 This event is 21 and free at @Tmoms facebook.com/events/42658079…
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TONIGHT! The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street) from 7pm-12am!!! Join Dinita “Queen Dinita” Clark of SOLEFULL, @justsolesdt for its #Back2School SOLEFULL VOL. 4. There will be 5 hours of Deep, Afro, Soul, and Broken Beat House Music. All ages//Cost $5
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#FUNDINGOPP: @PhilaCulturFund has released the deadline for its 2020 Arts & Culture Grants. If you work for, operate or love an arts and culture non-profit applications are due September 20, 2019 Guidelines and applications: philaculturalfund.org/gran…/art-culture-grants
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The Leeway Foundation office will be closed from Saturday, August 26th through Tuesday, September 3rd for #SummerBreak. All phones calls, e-mails and inquiries will be returned post #LaborDay. Hope you all have a wonderful end of August.
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PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY!! The Grants Program Intern will work together with the Program Director to support the administrative and outreach elements of our grant programs such as Art and Change and our Artist in Residency. Apply today leeway.org/about/opportuniti…
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#FUNDINGOPP: Bartol Foundation and Small But Mighty Artists are offering $500 mini-grants to support individual teaching artists who are actively engaged in a community project. There are multiple information sessions before the August 25th deadline: bartol.org/our-grantees/ta-m…
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Today is #WorldPhotographyDay. At Leeway, we are celebrating the countless number of photographers within and near to our community. We're also shouting out Ada Trillo @documentaty our @FleisherArt and Leeway Foundation photography Artist-in-Residence. leeway.org/grantees/ada_tril…
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Gabriela Sanchez (ACG '19, '16) and her company, @PowerStreet12 is hosting their third Theatre Al Fresco Saturday 17th. This Pay-What-You-Can open mic event is an opportunity to showcase a piece of your work and connect with other artists. eventbrite.com/e/theatre-al-…
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Bread & Roses Community Fund@breadrosesfund
13 Aug 2019
#phillyjobsforchange
Juntos@Vamos_Juntos_
13 Aug 2019
Are you passionate about immigrant rights? Do you want to join a community-led organization to fight back against hate? Then join the @vamos_Juntos_ team as our new Community Organizer! buff.ly/2KL2IGT
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Today and tomorrow! PAPA & @AsianArtsPhilly bring together an ensemble of performers to present the Living Museum of Philly's Asian Histories. Using real stories the cast transforms word into movement & sound in this interactive 2 part performance series. bit.ly/2MSzJDO
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Read this interview with Misty Sol by the @BartolFdn! Misty is one of their grantees from their fall 2018 round of awards. Learn about Misty’s work in this Q&A. bartol.org/art-is-a-living-b…
Photo courtesy of Misty Sol

ALT Photo courtesy of Misty Sol
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#JOBOPP: Young Audiences is seeking an Arts Education Fellow salary in the low $40k. "The Arts Education Fellow position is a growth and learning opportunity for an early-career arts administrator..." Read the full description and apply bit.ly/2yIaYC4
"Whether it’s engaging in colorism, fatphobia, or ageism, the world of film and television has long struggled with representing humanity’s diverse narratives." Read Feminista Jones' write up on the 8 years of inclusive works shown annually @BlackStarFest. zora.medium.com/this-philly-…
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Laneshe Miller-White (ACG '13, '15) Executive Director of Theatre in the X presents "The Beast of Nubia" in its final performance this Sunday, August 11th. facebook.com/events/42864082…
As part of the Back Porch Beer Garden series @LightboxFilmCtr is hosting a pre-screening reception with beer, DJs, and conversation at Innovation Plaza. Join them Friday, August 9 for DJ Losamatic and the films Chulas Fronteras and Del Mero Corazón. facebook.com/events/20001342…
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Congratulations to Tayarisha Poe (ACG '15, '14) on winning the Best Feature Narrative Award and Yolonda Johnson-Young (ACG '18) on winning the Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Short at this year's @BlackStarFest​. For more information visit: phillytrib.com/entertainment…
"Selah and the Spades" directed by Tayarisha Poe

ALT "Selah and the Spades" directed by Tayarisha Poe

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The Cammy Awards!
PhillyCAM@PhillyCAM
5 Aug 2019
Today is the last day to submit your #community TV & Radio shows to The Cammy Awards! Reply if you need help or submit now on @FilmFreeway at: filmfreeway.com/TheCammys
Lydia X. Z. Brown @autistichoya 100 disabled authors/authors with disabilities features Leeway community members Cyrée Jarelle Johnson @cyreejarelle and Kay Ulanday Barrett @brownroundboi
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Michelle Angela@michelleaortiz1
2 Aug 2019
Glad to be one of the eight artists highlighted in this article by @Reuters Other artists listed include @JRart @aiww @ATF_tweet @paolamendoza reuters.com/article/us-globa…
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