ABOUT THE LAUNDROMAT PROJECT
The Laundromat Project advances artists and neighbors as change agents in their own communities.
We envision a world in which artists and neighbors in communities of color work together to unleash the power of creativity to transform lives.
We make sustained investments in growing a community of multiracial, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary artists and neighbors committed to societal change by supporting their artmaking, community building, and leadership development.
ABOUT CREATE CHANGE
Create Change is The Laundromat Project’s artist development program, designed to connect communities and artists in meaningful ways. We envision building a corps of artists inspired and equipped to work alongside everyday folks in creative endeavors right where they live. Over the long-term, we intend to foster and support artist-leaders who are empowered by, committed to, and fully conversant in community-attuned art practices. Create Change includes the Artist-in-Residence, Bed-Stuy Artist-in-Residence, and the Fellowship Program. Learn more about Create Change here.
ABOUT CREATE & CONNECT
Create & Connect is a community micro-grant fund that the LP launched in 2020. The Fund seeds and supports the creative ideas and civic actions of artists, cultural practitioners, community builders, organizers, and makers in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. During the 2024 cycle, we will provide $1000 grants towards each funded project, for a total of up to 10 proposals. We are looking for creative initiatives and projects that are rooted in community, foster connections, and ignite conversations and/or collaborations. In other words, we support community building amongst neighbors. Learn more about the Create & Connect Fund here.
ABOUT CREATE & (RE)CONNECT
Create & (Re)Connect (formerly Creative Action Fund (CAF)) is a micro-grant initiative to seed the ideas and civic actions of The LP Create Change alumni network. This fund is a critical part of our vision to make sustained investments in our growing artist network, now 180+ artists strong, by supporting their artmaking, leadership, and professional growth. Learn more about the Create & (Re)Connect Fund here.
ABOUT CREATE & REFLECT
Create & Reflect, launched in 2022, invites visual artists to propose an artwork for a vinyl installation on the front street-level window of our community hub at 1476 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy. The Laundromat Project will commission two artists per year, and each commission will remain on view for 6 months. Learn more about Create & Reflect (formerly The Fulton Street Window Commission) here.
CREATE CHANGE 2025
The Laundromat Project invites all NYC-based artists, activists, neighbors, designers, organizers, healers, storytellers, and cultural producers to apply for the 2025 Create Change program as we explore social practices through a community engagement lens. The program will consist of a series of hybrid (virtual and in-person) convenings to engage The Laundromat Project’s community-based art pedagogy and practices, which center collaborative, cooperative, and co-created art projects. Our convenings are based on our three main learning blocks which lead the focus of each convening and are designed to ground participants in our LP Values.
The Create Change program is shaped around three learning blocks (graduated advancements in the training):
Make Art
What role does art, culture, and creativity play in making meaning, shifting narratives, and creating change in our communities? Participants examine a range of artforms across the fields of social practice and creative placemaking that align with The Laundromat Project’s approaches to cultural asset mapping and leadership development.
Build Community
How can art and cultural practices build trust and accountability with communities? Participants will explore approaches to fostering attunement with community rhythms, building reciprocal partnerships, and the art of meeting people where they are.
Create Change
Understanding the power that exists within ourselves and our communities, how do we creatively leverage power for equity and positive societal change? Participants will explore personal and collective relationships to race, power, and privilege in order to facilitate social transformation through their art and cultural practices.
FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW
The Create Change Fellowship program is for artists and cultural producers who are interested in developing and deepening a collaborative, community-based, and socially-engaged creative practice. The Fellowship is philosophically grounded in peer-learning around art making, power analysis, and community building.
The 2025 Create Change Fellowship is a six-month incubator that gives participants the tools to develop, workshop, and generate project ideas incorporating The LP’s values and community-based methodology. The program requires a significant time commitment as Fellows will design community-engaged programs within and around The LP’s storefront in Bed-Stuy. The program offers a $1,500 honorarium and a production budget for programming. Up to 10 Fellows will be selected to participate in the 2025 program. We value applications with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and expertise, while encouraging age diversity, multilingual folks, and practitioners without formal instruction to apply.
PROGRAM FORMAT
The 2025 Fellowship program will run from February 2025 through September 2025. Each Fellow will receive a honorarium of $1,500 for their participation in the program and group production fund. The program schedule includes the following:
- Orientation and Lab
- Cohort coaching sessions and professional development opportunities based on our learning blocks of making art, building community, and making change
- Opportunity to develop a collaborative public program with community partners
- A culminating final activation and presentation
- Access to office-hours with LP program staff
- Supplemental artist workshops
- Access to alumni community upon completion
OPEN CALL | TIMELINE
- Application Opens | September 10, 2024
- Info Session Video
- Application Closes | October 10, 2024 (extended to October 16, 2024)
- Award Notification | December 2024
Review the Guidelines and FAQs before applying!
CREATE CHANGE 2025
The Laundromat Project invites all NYC-based artists, activists, neighbors, designers, organizers, healers, storytellers, and cultural producers to apply for the 2025 Create Change program as we explore social practices through a community engagement lens. The program will consist of a series of hybrid (virtual and in-person) convenings to engage The Laundromat Project’s community-based art pedagogy and practices, which center collaborative, cooperative, and co-created art projects. Our convenings are based on our three main learning blocks which lead the focus of each convening and are designed to ground participants in our LP Values.
The Create Change program is shaped around three learning blocks (graduated advancements in the training):
Make Art
What role does art, culture, and creativity play in making meaning, shifting narratives, and creating change in our communities? Participants examine a range of art forms across the fields of social practice and creative placemaking that align with The Laundromat Project’s approaches to cultural asset mapping and leadership development.
Build Community
How can art and cultural practices build trust and accountability with communities? Participants will explore approaches to fostering attunement with community rhythms, building reciprocal partnerships, and the art of meeting people where they are.
Create Change
Understanding the power that exists within ourselves and our communities, how do we creatively leverage power for equity and positive societal change? Participants will explore personal and collective relationships to race, power, and privilege in order to facilitate social transformation through their art and cultural practices.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE OVERVIEW
The Create Change Artist-in-Residence program supports the development of participatory and community-attuned creative projects by artists of color working within their communities. Projects may take place anywhere in the five boroughs either in person or virtually, across various community sites, from laundromats and urban gardens to playgrounds and community centers. The residency runs from February 2025 to December 2025.
The program requires a significant time commitment as Artists-in-Residence are expected to develop collaborative projects in-community through partnerships and engagement with neighbors, local stakeholders, and community organizations. The Residency offers a $18,000 honorarium and up to $10,000 in project production, a series of workshop sessions taken alongside the Create Change Fellows, monthly cohort coaching sessions, and professional development mentorship.
PROGRAM FORMAT
Up to 4 Create Change Artists-in-Residence will be selected to participate in the 2025 program. The program schedule includes the following:
- Orientation and Lab alongside the Create Change Fellows
- Cohort coaching sessions and professional development opportunities
- Public open studios as a touchpoint with your community
- A mentor to support the development of your project and creative practice at large
- Access to alumni community upon completion
OPEN CALL | TIMELINE
- Application Opens | September 10, 2024
- Info Session Video
- Application Closes | October 10, 2024 (extended to October 16, 2024)
- Residency Review Panel | November 18 - 21, 2024
- Award Notification | December 2024
Review the Guidelines and FAQs before applying!
CREATE CHANGE 2025
The Laundromat Project invites all NYC-based artists, activists, neighbors, designers, organizers, healers, storytellers, and cultural producers to apply for the 2025 Create Change program as we explore social practices through a community engagement lens. The program will consist of a series of hybrid (virtual and in-person) convenings to engage The LP’s community-based art pedagogy and practices, which center collaborative, cooperative, and co-created art projects. Our convenings are based on our three main learning blocks which lead the focus of each convening and are designed to ground participants in our LP Values.
The Create Change program is shaped around three learning blocks (graduated advancements in the training):
Make Art
What role does art, culture, and creativity play in making meaning, shifting narratives, and creating change in our communities? Participants examine a range of artforms across the fields of social practice and creative placemaking that align with The LP’s approaches to cultural asset mapping and leadership development.
Build Community
How can art and cultural practices build trust and accountability with communities? Participants will explore approaches to fostering attunement with community rhythms, building reciprocal partnerships, and the art of meeting people where they are.
Create Change
Understanding the power that exists within ourselves and our communities, how do we creatively leverage power for equity and positive societal change? Participants will explore personal and collective relationships to race, power, and privilege in order to facilitate social transformation through their art and cultural practices.
CREATE CHANGE BED-STUY RESIDENCY
The Create Change Bed-Stuy Residency program supports the development of participatory and community-attuned creative projects by artists of color who live, work, or are otherwise invested in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Projects may take place anywhere in Bed-Stuy, either in person or virtually, across various community sites, from laundromats and urban gardens to playgrounds and community centers. The Residency is a year-long program that runs from January to December.
The program requires a significant time commitment as Artists-in-Residence are expected to develop collaborative projects in-community through partnerships and engagement with neighbors, local stakeholders, and community organizations. The Residency offers a $18,000 honorarium and up to $10,000 in project production, a series of workshop sessions taken alongside the Create Change Fellows, monthly cohort coaching sessions, and professional development mentorship.
PROGRAM FORMAT
One Bed-Stuy Artist-in-Residence will be selected to participate in the 2025 program. The program schedule includes the following:
- Orientation and Lab alongside the Create Change Fellows
- Cohort coaching sessions and professional development opportunities
- Public open studios as a touchpoint with your community
- A mentor to support the development of your project and creative practice at large
- Access to alumni community upon completion
OPEN CALL | TIMELINE
- Application Opens | September 10, 2024
- Info Session Video
- Application Closes | October 10, 2024 (extended to October 16, 2024)
- Residency Review Panel | November 18 - 21, 2024
- Award Notification | December 2024
Review the Guidelines and FAQs before applying!