2025 Create Change Bed-Stuy Residency

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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 (to be linked soon)
  • Application Closes | October 10, 2024 (extended to October 16, 2024)
  • Residency Review Panel | November 18 - 21, 2024
  • Award Notification | December 2024


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