Michelle Ramos at ROOTS Week 2019. Photo: Melisa Cardona In This Issue: . Michelle Ramos’ Departure Artistic Assistance Deadline Embracing Change: Introducing ROOTS Weekend Rhizomes FamILI Dinner Member News Get Involved, Get Connected Opportunities in the Field Gratitude to…
Michelle Ramos at ROOTS Week 2019. Photo: Melisa Cardona September 19, 2023 Dear Community, It is from a deep well of love, gratitude, and support that we announce the departure of Dr. Michelle Ramos from her Executive Director…
September 1, 2023 In This Issue: . Join us! Art2Action 10th Anniversary Veteran Community Open Mic: 9/10 in Tampa, FL Artistic Assistance Project Development: Applications Due 9/29 & Proposal Supports Available! ROOTS Weekend: Harlan County is Canceled Reactivating the…
Screen Shot from “Narrative Strategies” Workshop Mural Board, designed by SoulCenter and co-created with ROOTS members, June 2023. Alternate ROOTS is in the midst of a 14-month Rebrand/Redesign Process. That means that members and staff are working with SoulCenter,…
ROOTS Weekend: Whitakers. Photo: Melisa Cardona. In This Issue: You Can Still Register for ROOTS Week Logo Redesign Presentation TONIGHT! Last July Porch Sits TONIGHT! This Year’s HYBRID Annual Meeting ExComm Voting Slate ROOTS is hiring Fall Artistic…
ROOTS Weekend: Whitakers. Photo: Mel Cardona. In This Issue: Register for ROOTS Week Attend the July Porch Sits This Year’s HYBRID Annual Meeting Engage with the Logo Redesign ExComm Slate Early Voting ROOTS is Hiring Fall Artistic…
ROOTS member JOY at ROOTS Weekend: Whitakers. Photo: Melisa Cardona. 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 Artistic…
ROOTS Weekend Whitakers, NC, 2023. Photo by Melisa Cardona. ——————ROOTS Week 2023: CONNECT ——————Tuesday, August 8 – Sunday, August 13 ——————Lutheridge Conference Center, Arden, NC ——————Registration is open! ——————- –• On-campus tickets have sold out, but you…
The Alternate ROOTS staff at our December Face-to-Face meeting. Photo: Melisa Cardona. June 16, 2023 ROOTS is Hiring! We are hiring for one full-time position, and one part-time fellowship position! Finance Manager (full-time) Justice Advocacy Fellow (part-time)…
Photo credit: Roots Weekend – Mel Cardona. In This Issue: ROOTS Week Registration Now Open Rebrand/Redesign Narrative Strategy Session #1: Who Am I / Who are We? Thursday June 22, 6pm-7:30pm ET Get Involved, Get Connected ROOTS Week Registration…
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…
Welcome to these new Alternate ROOTS members who joined last month! In This Issue: Connect at ROOTS Weekend: Whitakers, NC – May 19-21, 2023 Rebrand/Redesign Workshop: Tuesday, May 23 ROOTS Week Registration Opens Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Get…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
