The Arts and Social Justice Fellowship (ASJF), presented by Strathmore with Core Partner Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, is looking toward its second year of identifying a next generation of artists with activism. The application deadline for the 2023 program has been extended to Monday, Jan. 2. The program supports youth leadership and vision at the intersection of arts and social change.
The fellowship centers youth leadership, young people’s vision of the future and building community in the face of crisis. It was created in 2021 as part of Strathmore and Woolly’s co-presentation of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon. It is seeking young artists whose activism reflects Butler’s dynamic lineage. More about the program, and the application form, can be found at 2022 Highlights (strathmore.org).
The fellowship will broaden in 2023 to include study of a series of performances taking place at each presenting institution. Performances will be accompanied by a thematic workshop, discussion and artistic response exercise. Students will meet in person at the performances and for one workshop between each performance. Meetings will alternate between in-person and virtual.
Fellows are required to attend all performances not marked as optional. The schedule will include:
- Voices of Mississippi: Feb. 4, 8 p.m. (optional)
- Allison Miller’s In Our Veins: Rivers and Social Change: Feb. 10, 8.p.m.
- Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner: Feb. 26, 2 p.m.
- A Nice Indian Boy: March 12, 1:45 p.m.
- The Jungle: March 28, 7:30 p.m.
- Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile: April 14, 8 p.m. (optional)
- Sorry About My Accent, Exhibition by Emon Surakitkoson: April 29.
- Incendiary: June 4, 7 p.m.
- Parable of the Sower: June 29
Arts and Social Justice fellows receive support to further develop their analysis around social justice and systems change. The program enables them to build a unique vision for how they want to harness their artistry to intervene in the crises facing our world. Participants develop leadership skills, connect with networks of other students and professionals with similar interests and grow their capacity to drive projects from start to finish.
The program is made possible with support from the Allen A.B. Herman Fund.
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