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Launched this past summer, the Black Artists Fund has already disbursed two rounds of grants, with more contributions and camaraderie planned for 2021. In this series, we introduce some of the BAF recipients. For more about the BAF grants, go here.
Aliyah Sidqe
She’s played with paint and color since she was a little girl, and now artist Aliyah Sidqe says she holds onto that childlike spirit while she teaches art classes to students through Zoom. For the past two years, she’s taught art at several elementary schools and recently completed a two-story mural at Washington Elementary with her grant from the Black Artists Fund.
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Jalen Tyreâ. Photo by Alyssa Keys
Launched this past summer, the Black Artists Fund has already disbursed two rounds of grants, with more contributions and camaraderie planned for 2021. In this series, we introduce some of the BAF recipients. For more about the BAF grants, go here.
From Sacramento to Puerto Rico, Jalen Tyreâ has danced on stages alongside Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee, and he was just in Miami on the set of a music video. Tyreâ says his time spent on tour with Daddy Yankee in Puerto Rico made him want to return to Sacramento and encourage other creatives to thrive in their hometown.
How a new fund for Black artists in Sacramento is changing the lives of local creatives
Sacramento Bee 2/9/2021 Marcus D. Smith, The Sacramento Bee
Feb. 8 Black artists in the Sacramento region are being celebrated and praised for their work, thanks to the Black Artists Fund and their seasonal awards.
The Black Artists Fund is an advisory board of eight Black women looking to invest in art creatives around the Sacramento region. The purpose is to raise funding for Black artists so they can afford to expand their creative minds and prolong their art careers.
So far, the Black Artists Fund has raised over $42,000 thanks to donations on their GoFundMe page, which will go toward their Summer 2021 grantees. This is the highest amount they ve raised since starting last year.
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Photo by Ted Labissiere of Caravan Film Crews
Launched this past summer, the Black Artists Fund has already disbursed two rounds of grants, with more contributions and camaraderie planned for 2021. In this series, we introduce some of the BAF recipients. For more about the BAF grants, go here.
His brushstrokes bathe the canvas in color. But paint isn’t Joha Harrison’s only medium. An experienced photographer, Harrison captures thought-provoking, black–and–white images and colorful portraits. He also used film as a means to express his vast artistic capabilities with his debut documentary, “Humanity and the Mural,” which premiered at The Guild Theatre in Oak Park in January.