ROOTS Staff , December 2022. January 27, 2023 Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition or spirit. We are a group of artists and cultural organizers based in…
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Reset, Renewal: Entering into our Chrysalis
Check out this interview on ROOTS’ Chrysalis month with our Executive Director, Michelle Ramos, published by La Piana Consulting. December 15, 2022 What does chrysalis mean to you? . ———-Reflection ———-Reset ———-Renewal These are all concepts we are…
Announcing ROOTS’ Chrysalis Month: Breathing into Care, Growth, and Strategy
October 26, 2022 We are excited and deeply grateful to announce that Alternate ROOTS will be taking a Chrysalis month in January 2023. After three years of working in the midst of pandemic while also experiencing rapid organizational growth,…
“And We Showed Up:” ExComm Report of Our Work, 2021/2022
Yvette Angelique Hyater-Adams. Photo: Tiffany Manning Studios. May 26, 2020 | Yvette Angelique Hyater-Adams August 2, 2022 Dear Beloved ROOTS Community, I appreciate you. I see the full worth of who you are…and I am grateful for your presence. I…
July 31, 2022 is your last chance to join or renew your membership in time for fall grant deadlines!
Photo: ROOTS Week 2019 by Melisa Cardona. The heart and soul of Alternate ROOTS is our MEMBERS, and only members have access to our generous grant programs. If you are planning on applying for Artistic Assistance in September, the…
In Light of All We Are Holding
May 24, 2022 | Michelle Ramos, Executive Director, Alternate ROOTS Hello ROOTS Community, I hope that you all are holding strong and holding each other in the midst of the challenging times we find ourselves in. We are…
ROOTS Week 2022 – Southern Soil: Nourishing Our ROOTS
Nourishing Our ROOTS starts with the seeds. We are thrilled to share ROOTS: Seeds, a poetic short film conceived and co-directed by Melisa Cardona along with Jason Foster (Co-Director), Sunni Patterson (Poet), Ace Harney (Cinematographer and Editor), and Talamieka Brice…
WELCOME ROOTS NEW STAFF MEMBERS!
April 26, 2022 | ROOTS Staff We are excited to announce an incredible group of creative individuals has joined the ROOTS team! They join our other amazing 15 team members and bring their knowledge, passion, and expertise to our…
ROOTS Personnel Committee Seeking Members
ROOTS Week 2019. Photo by Melisa Cardona. April 21, 2022 | Personnel Committee Interested in playing an important role in Alternate ROOTS’ personnel processes? Submit an Interest Form for the Personnel Committee! The Personnel Committee (PC) is comprised…
ROOTS Week 2022: Reimagining How We Connect
ROOTS Week 2017. Photo by Melisa Cardona. April 4, 2022 | ROOT Staff After weighing all the options with input from staff, ExComm, and active ROOTS Work Groups, we’ve made the tough decision to delay our return to…
A Letter from New Membership Director, Aimee McCoy
ROOTers at ROOTS Week 2019. Photo: Melisa Cardona March 17, 2022 | Aimee McCoy Hello Fellow ROOTers, As I prepare to lead the newly created Membership Team I wanted to take this moment to happily introduce myself. First,…
ROOTS IS HIRING: TWO YOOTS ORGANIZERS
YOOTS at ROOTS Week 2015. Photo by Melisa Cardona. February 21, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group…
A POET READS SOLIDARITY STATEMENTS FOR PALESTINE
Poster from Palestine Solidarity Event in Washington DC, May 2021. Photo by Rasha Abdulhadi February 2022 | Rasha Abdulhadi During the pandemic, I’ve noticed medical professionals and even Long Covid advocates start with data from an apartheid colonial…
14 ROOTS ARTISTS GRAPPLE WITH AN UNFAMILIAR WORLD
Rodger French plays accordion in The Theatrical Outfit’s production of Indecent, March 2020. Photo Credit: Jake Pearce Photography. February 2022 | Hunter Wes The decision to pursue a career in the arts is always fraught, with the fears…
AN ARTIST DANCES ALONE TOGETHER
Screenshot of the Social Disdancing Dance Party via Zoom. Photo by Bear Hebert, 2020. February 2022 | Marie Lovejoy March 12th, 2020. The artist opens her inbox. Abundance of Caution… Monitoring the situation… In accordance with CDC…
A FILMMAKER WORKS TO ERADICATE HUNGER
Feed Durham’s Katina Parker prepares trays of food for Thanksgiving 2021. Photo by Jas Leeward. February 2022 | Katina Parker Maybe 10 years back, I’d stood in my gravel drive, bewildered by the dozens of strangers purposefully criss-crossing…
ROOTS is Hiring: Executive Assistant (Full-Time)
January 21, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S.…
ROOTS is Hiring: Member Services Associate (Full-Time)
January 21, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S. South,…
ROOTS is Hiring: Partnerships Programs Associate (Full-Time)
January 11, 2022 | ROOTS Staff Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition, or spirit. We are a group of artists, and cultural organizers based in the U.S.…
Not So Hidden Disability Erasure in the Theatre
Samuel Valdez and Paul Araujo in AND HE BECAME A MAN presented at Cine Libertad in Tijuana, Mex. Nov. 8th 2019. Photo by Bryant Hernande. November 2021 | Shannon Ivey According to the United States Centers for Disease…