About the Artist: Jeff Mather is a community-based public artist; an environmental sculptor & site artist & teaching artist based in Decatur, GA. Jeff has worked extensively in the Atlanta metro area and throughout the southeast as an independent artist…
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Gesel Mason Performance Projects
About the Artist: Gesel Mason Performance Projects uses art as a vehicle to encourage compassion and inquiry. Artistic Director Gesel Mason’s distinctive blend of dance, theater, storytelling and humor brings visibility to voices unheard, situations neglected or perspectives considered taboo.…
Looking for Lilith Theater Co.
About the Group: Looking for Lilith is a Kentucky-based ensemble theatre company founded in 2001. They dedicate themselves to re-examining history through women’s perspectives and creating original plays based on their research, in order to reveal and celebrate women’s contributions…
Sheila Kerrigan
About the Artist: Kerrigan’s residencies create a safe space to open up our senses so we can attend to each other and bridge artificial gaps we call difference–race, class, sex, culture, etc.–and connect on a simple, deep level. She teaches…
Jump-Start Performance Co.
About the Group: Jump-Start Performance Co. is a collective of performing artists dedicated to the discovery and support of new ideas in the arts and arts education and is committed to the creation of art that is a lasting voice…
JEMAGWGA
About the Artists: Gwylene Gallimard & Jean-Marie Mauclet have worked for thirty years independently and collaboratively in the field of visual arts in France and the States, receiving support from the SC Arts Commission, Alternate Visions, Spoleto Festival, the Humanities…
Gateway Performance Productions
About the Group: Gateway Performance Productions offers performances, classes and workshops that provide opportunities for meaningful community engagement. The company is known for its original stage productions for all ages that celebrate the human spirit with drama, dance, mime, masks,…
Phyllis Free
About the artist: Phyllis Free is a master drummer (drumset & djembe), poet, and choreographic, theatrical, & visual artist. She is also a master teaching artist, and professional development trainer & workshop facilitator. Phyllis says the following about her work:…
Door Knob Films
About the Artist: Maurice Martinez’s work as a filmmaker is focused upon social justice and the documentation of African American History. In particular, he documents the experiences and stories of Black people and persons of color that have been either…
Dance to a Different Drum
About the Artist: Nana Agyeiwaah Anan is founder/director of Dance To A Different Drum, Inc., a cultural arts and education organization dedicated to building communities and celebrating African and American art. A performing, literary, recording, design, and teaching artist, she…
Dance Box Theater
About the Group: Co-Artistic Directors Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp began working together in 2004 and since then have created six full-evening performance works. They have received choreographic commissions from the Creative Communities Fund of the Community Foundation for the…
CORE Performance Co.
About the Group: Founded by Sue Schroeder, CORE Performance Company creates and performs innovative contemporary dance. Delving deeply into the arts and the many cultures of the world, CORE unearths and offers unique and compelling dance experiences. Guided by a…
Skipp Coon
About the Artist: His words embody those of one that is definitely a by-product of his environment. His lines are witty & dark, sincere yet powerful and his message is thought-provoking and socially conscious, all of which complement his political,…
The Conciliation Project
About the Group: The Conciliation Project works to promote, through active and challenging dramatic work, open and honest dialogue about racism in America in order to repair its damaging legacy. As a social justice theatre company, the ultimate goal is…
Jaehn Clare
About the Artist: Jaehn (pronounced “Jane”) Clare is a trained professional theater artist, with more than thirty years experience as an actor, director, producer, playwright, touring artist, teaching artist and arts administrator. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from…
ClancyWorks Dance Co.
About the Group: ClancyWorks Dance Company is an ensemble of contemporary dance artists, based in Washington, DC. We present award winning dance performances and offer high quality arts-in-education programs. Adrienne Clancy, Artistic Director/Founder, creates choreography that features dynamic partnering work…
Teo Castellanos D-Projects
About the Group: Founded by Fringe First Award winning actor/director/playwright Teo Castellanos, the contemporary performance company, Teo Castellanos D-Projects is a Dance/Theater company influenced by ritual, culture, spirituality, collage art, traditional and progressive music. Teo Castellanos D-Projects fuses ancient traditions…
The Carpetbag Theatre
About the Group: The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. (CBT) is a professional, multigenerational ensemble company dedicated to the production of new works. Its mission is to give artistic voice to the issues and dreams of people who have been silenced by…
Beverly Botsford
About the Artist: Beverly Botsford is a cross-cultural percussionist and educator who blends music, movement and spoken word in solo and ensemble presentations. Embracing drumming traditions of Africa, Cuba, Brazil and her native North Carolina, she celebrates more than 30…
Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative, LLC
About the Group: Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative, LLC is a cultural arts direct action group that inspires, enlivens and incites justice and transformation of individuals and communities through creativity, cultural arts and radical expressiveness. Our Vision – Betty’s Daughter Arts…