In This Issue: Meet the SoulCenter Team & Join the Design Workshop on Tuesday May 23 ROOTS Week Registration Opens Wednesday, May 24, 2023 News from Members News from Staff Opportunities ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Meet the SoulCenter Team + Join the Workshop…
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Spring Renewal: New Opportunities! 🌸
Roots Weekend – Jacksonville, FL. 3/29-3/31/2019 April 3, 2023 | Member News — Register for ROOTS Weekend: Whitakers, NC, Friday, May 19 – Sunday, May 21, 2023 Artistic Assistance Applications Open & Proposal Supports Available Announcing: Rebrand/Redesign Project…
In Solidarity with LGBTQIA and Drag Arts Communities
ROOTS Week 2019. Photo by Melisa Cardona. Alternate ROOTS is in solidarity with the LGBTQIA and drag arts communities in the South and across the country! Legislatures across the U.S. are advancing anti-drag bills that are criminalizing an art…
March Member News: Funding, Healing Opportunities & Member Connections
ROOTS Week 2019. Photo: Melisa Cardona. March 9, 2023 | Member News Tuesday, March 28: Artistic Assistance: Professional Development Applications Open Artistic Assistance is a partnership between Alternate ROOTS and individual artists/cultural workers in the US South. Two Artistic…
2023-26 ExComm Nomination Period Now Open
Nominations for Alternate ROOTS Executive Committee (ExComm) service for 2023-2026 are open now until Sunday, March 26, 2023. With almost one hundred ROOTS voting board members, the ExComm is the body of 9-15 representatives that the voting members elect to…
Renew Dues or Join ROOTS by February 28 to be Eligible for Spring Artistic Assistance
ROOTS Week 2018. Photo by Melisa Cardona. February 13, 2023 The heart and soul of Alternate ROOTS is our MEMBERS, and only members have access to our funding and partnership programs. If you are planning to apply for…
ROOTS is Hiring: Applications due February 17!
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…
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…