As we approach the end of this year, we want to offer you, our donors and supporters a heartfelt expression of our gratitude. By funding fellowships and programs, you empower culture-shakers who challenge norms and revitalize communities.
The following PDF guide “Resources centering Ecology & Disability” is part of our fundraising efforts to continue championing more artists and organizers in 2024! It is crafted from Culture Push's queer-disability-ecology centered public programming, and encapsulates our mission of empowering civic action through socially-engaged art. Your donations will directly advance art that transforms lives.
In 2024, we aim to expand our reach. With your help, we will:
Spotlight more boundary-pushing artists through our Fellowship for Utopian Practice. This program gives creators the resources to realize inventive civic projects and make meaningful connections.
Uplift visionaries like our Fellows and Associated Artists. This stellar group is engaging communities in eye-opening ways—from building environmental resilience to sparking joy through play.
Sustainour dedicated staff. This team of arts professionals pours passion into uplifting artists’ visions with care and innovation. Your support empowers them to make an even greater impact.
Remove barriers to access. We strive to make the arts welcoming for all by providing accommodations and casting light on overlooked perspectives.
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS Your financial support, whether large or small, goes a long way in empowering artists and enabling projects that have an impact. You can direct your contribution to the Staff, the Black Utopian Fellowship, the Climate Justice Fellowship, or a general Fellowship fund, to be distributed as needed.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SUBSTACK We have a beautiful weekly newsletter filled with news about our Fellows and Associated Artists as well as community resources, grant announcements, and more. Subscribers will have access to special advance information, a printed version of our PUSH/PULL, and receive little treats twice a year.
PURCHASE THIS GORGEOUS MERCHANDISE Designed by Denae Howard, the Director of the Black Utopian Fellowship. All proceeds from these purchases go to support the Black Utopian Fellowship.
❄️ Our BUF Director Denae Howard will be tabling this year at ‘Habari Gani? Gather in Joy’ Kwaanza Celebrations.
Join us for a vibrant Kwanzaa celebration at the Major Owens Community Center in Brooklyn, NY! Culture Push's Black Utopian Fellowship Director, Denae Howard, will be present at the "Habari Gani? Gather in Joy" event, hosted by Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy on December 26th, from 1pm to 5pm. Immerse yourself in a rich community atmosphere, discover amazing zawadi (gift), and share in the abundant joy of the season.
Denae will be featuring the #BlackUtopianFellowship Merch Store, supporting our fundraising efforts with a range of unique merchandise. Additionally, she will showcase some of her own incredible work. We encourage attendees to RSVP for this memorable Kwanzaa celebration. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, celebrate, and support the Black Utopian Fellowship!
🎧 Here, don’t forget to vibe to our Kwaanza Groove Playlist 👇 🎶
Denae Howard — “As a community Call - I am creating theKwanzaa Krush Groove a playlist that embarks on a musical journey that resonates with the seven principles of Kwanzaa, celebrating unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. "Kwanzaa Groove" is a carefully curated playlist that weaves together the vibrant rhythms and soulful melodies that mirror the essence of this joyous Black cultural celebration.
Please feel free to send music to BUF@culturepush.org so that I can add your offerings to the playlist directly and don't forget to share!”
🔸 Culture Push Fellow Branden Janese is looking for contributors and interns.
We are looking for creators to contribute to our limited edition anthology. Applicants must reside in New York State.
51 Words: An Examination of Language Evolution is an anthology focused on the radical evolution of the English language. This project is curated by writer and researcher Branden Janese and is sponsored by the New York State Council of the Arts.
51 Words is a reaction to the radical changes that our language has gone through in the past several decades. How have some of the biggest historical events changed our language? What have contemporary artists learned from these changes? What’s next for our language and the ways we use it? These are some questions that 51 Words will challenge the readers to think about. This project will be a mix of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and interviews. All of the featured works will focus on the radical changes of language evolution
This project’s intended audience includes readers who are aware of the radical changes in language we’ve witnessed - here in New York City and nationally - and are curious to learn what these changes mean for us now and how these changes will affect our futures. This project will cater to forward thinking readers who are not afraid of change, rather they embrace it and are eager to expand with the times.
We are accepting Fiction, Nonfiction, Illustration/Graphic design, Research/Data, Interviews, and Criticism/Reviews.
Selection process: Our editors will review your work samples thoroughly and make a decision within three weeks or less. Selected contributors must attend a reading presentation upon the anthology's release in Winter 2024 in New York City. Each selected contributor will receive a $300 payment.
