Sydney Chatman and Winsome Pinnock
Named after the Tony-nominated playwrightâs grandparents, the collaboration aims to provide funds for working artists at both the early and mature stage of artistic development. Chatman and Pinnock will each receive a $50,000 commission for a new theatrical work.
Four finalists will also receive a cash prize of $12,500 each in support of their continued artistic endeavors: Rhodessa Jones, Jasmine Lee-Jones, Djanet Sears, and Pamela Sneed. Jeremy O. Harris Marc J. Franklin
âI am grateful to be an inaugural recipient of the Golden & Ruth Harris Commission,â said Chatman. âThank you to all who believed in my audacious idea of writing,
This year’s Lesbian Visibility Week takes place between 26 April and 2 May.
To celebrate the week-long event we’ve compiled a list of some essential books written by and about lesbians that you need to add to your bookshelf.
From inspirational memoirs to personal essays and feel-good stories to important historical texts, there’s plenty to get started with.
Lesbian Visibility Week was created by
DIVA publisher Linda Riley “both to celebrate lesbians and show solidarity with all LGBT+ women and non-binary people in our community”.
PinkNews recently honoured 19 lesbians making the world a better place featuring the likes of Kehlani, Billie Jean King, Karine Jean-Pierre, Mhairi Black and Sarah Paulson.
2020 is the 35th anniversary of the Franklin Furnace Fund. Initiated in 1985 with the support of Jerome Foundation, Franklin Furnace has annually awarded grants to early career artists selected by peer panel review to enable them to produce major performance art works in New York. In the spring of 2008, Franklin Furnace combined the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art