 Good evening everyone. My name is at the way Ramos Fermin and I'm director of programs and community engagement at the laundromat project My name is Lady Sasha Jones, and I'm the artist engagement manager and we're here today to Go through the details for the create change Program we'll go first. So we'll talk about a little bit of a context of our organization So it's a little bit of the LP. What do we do? What is our mission our values? And then we'll go into the details for the create change residency and the fellowship and we'll Have if you have any questions feel free to type them on the chat box right on the right side of this Screen so We'll get to them towards the end, but if you have any questions in the meantime, just feel free to Type them on the on the screen. So All right So the laundromat project, uh, we are a art stone profit organization and we are advanced artists and neighbors as change agents in their own communities and that's our our mission and We do that through our programs And we'll go through them in a bit But one of the most important things is that we guide our work through our values, which are We're named nurture creativity, which means to support and You know as as it says nurture the creativity that people have not only artists, but everyday folks and neighbors Um, the plc center meaning the people of color center organization, uh, which means that we Support the imaginations the creativity the knowledge the wisdom of the diversity of the people of color so and and That's one of the biggest things we put out this year Um, so that's PLC centered and create change We want to through our programs by using arts and culture to create change in the world Um, so it's not only making art for our sake Um, the other thing is we value place, which is really key because our work is rooted in three neighborhoods in new york city And bet's die in brooklyn and harlem in manhattan and huntsman longwood in the south prongs And then we write our own histories because it's important for us to Tell the story of the work that we do or artists our neighbors So it's important. We tell that perspective from our own perspective. We'll have someone write that for us um And then the most important one or one of the most important ones is that we are propelled by love. That's what Guide our work so And the way we do this our programs There's two parts of the of what we do one part is the creative activation, which is Working with artists and creative folks So we have artist residencies We have fellowship, which are the biggest parts we'll be talking about today Um, we have community learning. Also, it's about you know, the training program But also by doing the work in the real world. Like how does that you know support learning? Community partnerships because the idea is that we're connected to we're part of an ecosystem. We're part of a community. We're part of a network of artists and neighbors and organizations So it's about sharing the knowledge and supporting each other. So that's really important And then we also do public programs. So, you know, that's um one part of the work where we share In a more traditional setting if you will conversations and presentations from artists And our projects and then we have a look locally grounded then those those two things intersect They do have things that happen separately, but the those two things intersect because of what I mentioned before about our neighborhoods And also because we in the Bronx, we have a space Which is the call history collaborative where we have studio residency for Bronx artists and we do a lot of community engagement work there with our partners workforce housing and by the Kelly community improvement association and the Kelly street garden So Two wings Just to give you a quick example one Of our residencies that happened in 2015 Um is by the artist arrogarito and they collaborated with queens neighborhood united where they transform a public space and In jackson heights and queens and the idea was to have conversations around displacement and row to bring uh Remember as it's growing over there Uh to get neighbors to talk to each other about Displacement and change is that happened there and also Queens neighborhood united was really interested as a partner to work with row because they're Doing a lot of community organizing and grassroots Work to support local folks that are facing these issues. So they're they were partners in that Just to give you a quick picture of the work So one important thing is because it was an arts organization organization We make art and that's uh at the heart of our work And you know, how what does that mean, right? So we make art through taking risks, you know, try new things Uh imagining new uh possibilities Having lots of you know, community care support for each other as as as cohorts as artists as partners and Sweat equity is also at the core of that which for us means, you know, showing up and doing this work Um, it's super super key for us Um, so those are our components that we build community as well Uh, and what do we mean by that? So we're uh, not at the center. We are part of a An ecosystem of different kinds of folks. So neighbors Supporters volunteers community and peer organizations Our anchor neighborhoods Activist artists cultural producers. So we're working in conjunction and in partnership with all these folks. So We serve as connector as a supporter of all this as an ecosystem Um and Lastly we create change And how do we do that? So, you know, it's thinking about How do we connect with the rhythms of a community and support some of the work that's happening on the ground? How that we use creativity to have To create catalyst to be catalysts for change through different kinds of imaginations and projects Um and and have people powered, you know have lots of folks being involved And uh, and then how does that ripple out? Uh, so the work happens today and tomorrow and the next day and so forth Um, and the connections that happens through that So I just going to show a quick video of one of our projects. So you get a sense of You know the work from their perspective. This is Lissania Cruz Uh our resident residence. Uh, she's been working with us since uh, 2017 and also during 2018 So here's her project Should be done. What could be better? I thought it would be such an effective way to use arts to inform About Yeah, I see it and does look a little computerized Any how are you? Excellent if they can hear it now All right, let's see So All right, seems like there's Okay, can you hear us now? Is it is uh audible? I'm making sure that you can hear us So we are right now Um Going to go to the next thing. So we'll the video this video is on our channel. You can uh, check it through check through our create change Section of it and you'll be able to see it Um, okay, great Thank you for that and I apologize for the technical difficulty. I'm gonna give it now to baby sunshine. Yes. Hey everyone. Good evening um, so I'm gonna Jump in and talk a little bit about uh, the theme that the lp has set for this year This year, we are focusing on the theme of abundance for those of you who have been following our work For the past two years. We have been Looking at a theme of Yeah, um, so the year before this one with the sanctuary as our theme and was what what it was a way for us to um, make sure that You know, we were intentional about the projects that we were getting And also the things that we would like to see in the work Actually lisa's work that the video that we just played was under that theme of sanctuary and she worked with immigrants Um In and brooklyn. So yes this year we changed the theme. Yes. So abundance. So for this year 2019 both for both uh, the fellowship and residency cohorts and Also just for the organization At large we'll be looking at this theme of abundance. Um for those programs We're looking for artists culture producers and makers of all creative disciplines backgrounds and experience levels to explore Abundance through community based art projects Um, just as atue shared that's really the basis of our work and those programs Um, and so how we're looking at abundance or defining abundance. We're framing it Through some of the work of gracely bogs. You can see the quote at the top Then i'm not going to read through all of the text here at the bottom But what I did want to highlight is that highlighted text Where it shares that we are delving into abundance as a pathway to imagine more for ourselves in our communities um Our creative visions ideas and actions can fuel the new ways of making positive change in the world This is a belief of ours And through abundance we know that we are many that we are more than enough And that our communities encompass everything we need to work towards an equitable future. So for this year's create change program Uh, this theme of abundance is an invitation to learn within a diverse talented passionate and knowledgeable LP community um that's striving towards building collective spaces um in inviting new possibilities around our work Oh This is some picture from one of the projects we've done at kelly street are one of our partners um, where we uh engage with the neighbor neighborhood there throughout the year. Um, this is uh A photograph showing uh oral histories of the community in the garden where folks can listen to Some of those stories that you know show the beauty and the diversity and the incredible uh, resiliency of That community. So just a quick photo of that And so to get into our residency program, um, I'll talk about the residency in us. We'll get into The fellowship program. Uh, so our residency program. It's our flagship artists and residents um, uh Initiative it's for artists who are interested in developing and mounting a socially engaged And participatory public art project in Alonjumad and or other community spaces. Um, So each year we usually have a total of five artists projects Through this open call. We're actually looking for four artists projects There's so there's four artists projects that go through the six month program And that is usually from april to october and then there's one year long project That's respectively from april to march Um And all those projects total will make up the cohort for the 2019 year Uh, the residency is open only to artists of color or artists who identify as artists of color persons of color Who live in or are deeply invested in the communities of beth stye harlem and hunts point? um There's an asterisk there with a note towards the bottom for our alums because if you have taken play or have gone through our Create change fellowship program In our thinking about applying to the residency program You can propose a project outside of those three anchor neighborhoods As our fellows have um deeply engaged and worked within those neighborhoods during the fellowship program in the past Um, we're now also looking to our alum to see, uh, I guess what neighborhoods or communities of affinity They're really interested in continuing to build the work that they've already started with us and throughout their practice Um, uh, so so that's just one little caveat there And so this year for the residency program. That's way and I are shaping it as a cultural arts lab Um, and what that means is that we really wanted to um I guess I really dig deep into our investment and the process over Um over this idea of a product to you know an art project. We really wanted to Uh figure out or what we're working towards is figuring out or shaping a program that will um Really invest and and pushing our pedagogy around community arts engagement um and social engaged practices uh with with the chosen projects and um Really seeing how we can further support and shape Um ideas and new methods of research and um new areas of practice and new ways of engaging um That you all may be thinking about and proposing for this year um And and we're we have a lot of different ideas for how we're going to plan to do that um, but we really wanted to uh put this out there that this year we really um Are really shaping the program around around a learning and discovery kind of model. Um It is still practice space. We you know, the artists are expected to propose an arts project But we really wanted to like I said, um think deeper about process as well great a lot about learning uh another project from our fellows actually in 2016 they connected with folks and they got it from that community in the Bronx and uh, this was a celebration dance That they supported Their project but before I go to the fellowship I wanted just to say one of the things that we provide and we'll go we make a list at the end So you get a sense to see what's the difference between both the fellowship and the residency one thing that um the residency provides um, it's uh Is this pretty much we have $10,000 that we allocate for the each resident artists so uh for each artist that before the forest each one gets $10,000 and uh 7500 of those 10 Go directly to artist um on the area and then 2,500 are for production So so you get a sense from that and then you get the coaching and support And a lot of meetings and there's a professional development training that we offer through the fellows, which is also available For the residents just to kind of mention that uh for for the fellowship So the idea is that you know, we're working with folks that may or may not have experience Doing this work. They want to learn is a learning environment. Um, it's a six months. Uh, there's this uh opening a program from april to october And this is open to a lot of different Artists activists professional curators, you know Writer is so we're looking at the creative feel as a whole And different ways that people feel like they can be creative We are not, you know, tied to the traditional categories of of of an artist So really we want to like to support folks that come from different parts walks of life. If you will um So through that process, you know, we do um six months. So there's workshops Um, there's intensive training. There's community building There's one part of the work is theories that we'll learn, you know, with each other and And do different kinds of workshops around what does it mean to enter a community through an art practice build Community like build relationships and then transition out of the community. This is inspired and based on the work from urban bush women That we've been partnered with for many many years as a as a framework for The way that we see the work With through the fellowship. So This year though, you know, we usually have the fellows divided into our three neighborhoods However, this year we made a strategic decision to focus our work in the Bronx For the fellowship not for the residencies just for the fellowship and the idea is that there there's a lot of Work that's happening there on the ground that is very unique and interesting to have arts engagement through organizing So we were really interested in to see how would that Guide the work for this year. So the fellows, you know, we'll we'll be working directly and In the Hunts Point Longwood neighborhood this year So It was 12 up to 12 fellows From all the five boroughs You don't have to be from the Bronx or no or anything like that. You can be from anywhere in the five boroughs You're bored and welcome to to join us The ideas have folks work in small teams and you know, we're trying to kind of think about What's the role of art in in the neighborhood that is changing And how do we think about What was the complexities of that and how could we think creatively about arts and culture at a neighborhood level hyper local, so There's a question here I'm going to just read it out loud. So what roles does the commons play admits rapid urban change? And how our neighbors reshaping what it means to belong to a city a neighborhood or a block So we're trying to you know as a as a as a team to address the question So we don't have the answers to what that is. We want to investigate with you as fellows to To address this so, you know, there's a lot of Community asset mapping that will go into it. There's a lot of connections with neighbors. So One of just to our partners. I want to just mention those things there And just to show a photo of a project that the fellows did two years ago in Kelly street, which is one of Our community hub there the chemistry collaborative Where they did a celebration of community There's a lot of great activity there with the community garden a lot of food justice work that's happening there With our partners from the Kelly street garden There's also Banana Kelly community improvement association and they're doing a lot of organizing around tenants rights and housing So there's work that's happening around that And then of course the work that we do is arts and culture organization Which is in the intersection of all of those those things. So And just to give you a quick timeline of what the General sense of the program. So, you know, if you think about from april to october, we're trying to think about the framework of I Which is, you know, thinking about you as an individual, how do you enter this program? How do you think about your your your Uh complexity that you bring the history that you bring your creativity, you know, how does what does that mean, right? Then we're thinking about the we which is more about, you know, between may and early june and thinking about How do you as a cohort because you're gonna, you know, the fellowship people work together So it's like going from the eye to the we to working together with everyone else Uh around the cohort there's other other the the 12 fellows And then from there we move to the us and what that means is like how do we After we build those relationships and of course this is an ongoing process You don't stop dealing with the eye or the we as you go You can is a continuum But the us is more about how does the work happen in the community with folks that are outside of the program Like, you know community members partners and how do you build those bridges there? Uh, and then just to give you a sense of the general Goals for each section of the time So, you know one we started setting the context of the where we're set where we are what's going on in the neighborhood and so forth Um, then we think about how do we enter community? What does that mean? How do you engage in that process? Then from their community engagement, which is, you know, connecting with folks community mapping doing And uh showing up to meetings and connecting with neighbors on on a hyper local level And then we're thinking about how do you transition out and the idea that you do a small scale project that will be your kind of way of uh celebrating the process and and uh and doing your your The project that you you're doing practically in the real world. So And then from there, um We go to reflect and we do presentations. We usually you know, I take some time to reflect Together and also to celebrate all of everyone that's been involved in the program And we have a dinner and a graduation and all of those great things Towards the end. So this will give you kind of an overview of the sense of you know, the time It's a lot of time that required the program requires or we you know It's it's hard to to say this is the amount of time that can set number of hours But generally speaking because things will change and things will adapt and so forth and it's hard to predict But generally speaking it's around 200 hours of work more or less That folks go through the fellowship just to give you a sense of that Um, so what are the benefits for this program for artists? Yeah, so as you see here, we've outlined a few things And they it's a range of things so from like an access to an incredible Range of infill design to deepen and expand one socially engaged creative practice And that's done through both of the programs Access to a peer network of over 100 plus create change alumni that are living and working Um across new york city and nearby cities like philly and jersey Um formation of a strong long-lasting peer network Where one can share their creative vision strategies for change Access to a rich network of local and national peers activists art professionals curators funders And these are folks that we definitely bring into the program through our doctor's hours through the workshops and trainings Through the peer-to-peer learning sessions through the public programs that will take place through in the programs So even outside of the cohort and even outside of the community engagement The program is definitely also invested in each artist's Own professional development and there's a variety of ways that we do that and offer that to you all So, yeah, uh as alumni, I think in particular, I'll just jump down to that one What's really interesting and what we're developing this year is a whole suite of new initiatives and engagement strategies around Um how to continue to support the artists that have come through both our fellowship and residency programs and that's We're thinking we're Going to kick start things from micro grants, which we've tested before but really going to dive deep into that um to special programming and workshops or master classes or again furthering Your PD which is professional development opportunities with professionals in the socially engaged arts field In New York City and at large Yeah, and just to add because one thing is important just to add to the alumni So after you've been through our program, you know, if you're a fellow or you're a resident artist You've done this work incredible amount of work and amazing things in the world We want to keep connected. We don't want to just say hey, thanks for coming to you never see you again We would like to be connected and we are thinking Strategically about how do we continue engaging with folks throughout their career? So it's not only, you know Next year or the other year. It's thinking about the long term Um, and this is really important to us So we we have around 160 artists more or less that we've been that we have worked with through our other time that we Been around since 2005 So we want to continue growing that network and continue growing that incredible List of artists and also to be able to support them Throughout their careers after the program is over. So, you know, that's one of the things that we're really working hard towards Just some photos of products before So folks ask have you do you have to do a project at the laundromat? And it's like no, well It's it's it's about it's a metaphor the laundromat project. It's a metaphor, right? So we started doing things specifically at laundromat However, we have expanded the notion of that and it's more of a metaphor is thinking about where people gather where people naturally go either a public space, you know, or community organization or You know public space like libraries or community garden or the park or is it that specific, you know Uh The neighbors that walking down the street. So there's different ways to think about this And just to recap this are some of the simple Ways to distinguish each what each folk can do. Uh, what are the requirements? uh, and And that's, you know, pretty much Everything, uh, let's see that we have um, so For example, there's this for apply. There's no fees to apply Um, it's free for everyone. Um, there's no fee to to do that. Um, So there's a there's there's a requirement to attend the the workshops Um that we have so all new fellows and all new residents have to go through that. Um Most identifies a person of color that only applies to the residents So for the fellows it can be anyone. Uh, we're not, you know, uh I am making that distinction there. So and then for thinking about um Uh Folks that have lived work or are accountable to one of our night anchor knee roads That style harlem huntsman longwood is only for residents. So there's some connection to that Um for the residents not the fellows Um, you have to apply with a project proposal. I have this idea. I want to apply to Uh to this program It's only for the residents and the fellow alumni who has been through the program. I want to apply for a residency It's only for them. Um Do a project in one of our anchor neighborhoods is only fellows because we're in residents because we're Uh invested in those places in the Bronx Specifically for the fellows but also for the other neighborhoods bedside and harlem For the residents, for example Applying with a project for one of the five boroughs. So if you've been an alumni before so it doesn't doesn't have to be and You know the the anchor neighborhoods it can be anywhere in the five boroughs So that That's how it works. And then so let's see if you're applying with a project for A community of affinity, which you just to this make a distinction Community of affinity Is you know, oh the filipino american community and they could be in different parts of the city You want to engage with different folks where they are. So, you know, just to give you an example of that And then the awarded 7500 honorarium and 2500 production budget is for the new residents and the fellow alumni That do residency and then alumni professional development opportunities is for everyone that has been Through our program. I see some questions So I see a question about When are the themes and the specific neighborhood for the fellowship chosen announce each year A year around one month as my scale one and they will be to apply available this year, so We do it around this time of the year. However for this for 2020 For the residencies and the fellowship we We're aiming to have everything up and running At the fall by october. So you you hear from us, uh, then Yes, so that's that and then how to apply So I feel free if you have any questions you can add them to the chat box. Um, we have the application right here We can go through some of those Details around how to apply so i'm just going to go to The application itself. So right now it's insurmountable That's our the platform that we use For the for the program So this is the first thing you see and you the links for this are on the description of this video And actually the link to this presentation The slideshow is also on the description of the video. So you want to go through that in your own time You can do that As well and this video will be available as a recording after in a few days So This is what you encounter and you can see down below The two applications for each program. So if you go to the residency after you Log in and create your account for submittable You can have access to the questions. So full name bio and state on our statements. So PDF you can add there We want a cv You know short two pages If you have your project statement, what's the You know, what's your proposal? It's very short 300 words For your project, what's Your project budget we have a template you can use to uh, it's a pdf or you can have your own Template or just give us a sense like oh, I would like to you know Meet me to buy x amount of paper and hire a photographer or things like that. So you get a sense of how are you Distributing your funds there You submit that and then, you know, this is uh, uh A question that is, you know, what is your motivation for applying for the residency and what does abundance mean to you? And we, you know, depends, you know, we we have different ways to get that question You can either write it down and send us your right your your text. You can record an audio Statement two minutes very short And send that or you can record a video with your phone You don't have to have a professional, you know Do this you can record yourself with your cell phone or ask a friend to record for you You can upload it there. So whichever way you Like to do that And one important thing we like you to address is not only why you want to apply to the program And what abundance means to you, but you know, uh, what values that we have uh resonate with you the most so simple statement And then work samples, uh, and this is depending on what how do you work what mediums you use? Um, you know, it could be pdf or word document, uh JPEGs mp3, you know, uh videos mp4 um, so depending on what kind of meeting you if you are right or you send texts if you're sound artists and audio so forth, so That represents the best of your work. Um, and just to give you a tip Sometimes it's better to show your strongest work Even if you don't apply with 10 or five or of the amount of images that we ask Is is better sometimes so you show one strong work that show one little bit of everything So so just to give you a tip on that. It's it's probably best Um, there's a checklist. So you let us let us know what it is that you're submitting um, and then a reference um Where you can let us know someone professionally that knows you so we can give him a call and have reference for you um, and then how you hear about the program um And then there's two questions where if you if you apply for the residency If you would like to be considered for the fellowship um, and of course let us know if you're an alumni so that we are able to You know wave that All right, um, and the thing is that we have in person interviews and they're scheduled for march 15 and march 16 for march 15 is the The residency and march 16 is the fellows So make sure you check your calendar so you can able to come to that those Oh, and then finally we have a question about demographics and it's just a link to a phone Right, it's more about for us to you know understand who's applying. This is not Uh, the the the panelists so the way that we the um Uh makes the selections is that we work with a Five panel professionals that will look at the applications and will make the decisions We as staff don't make those decisions We'll make those the the list of panelists Public soon so you folks will know who they are Um, but they don't get to see any of this. So if you let us know, you know, what is your medium? Uh, that represents yourself like so issues that you care about you have a whole list of things there What age, you know, you are Um gender pronouns your race in the city You know education level that is just statistical information is not going to affect your application in any way The panelists don't see this at all. Uh, so just want to do that Um, and then for the fellowship is exactly the same thing I just went through the only difference is that the um The the fellows don't need to Apply with a project. You don't have to write a proposal. You don't have to submit any budget Um, but everything else is pretty much the same So Let's see Here but these are important dates Um to keep in mind so I see another question Do you require a certain About of experience in the industry and emerging artists was experience. No, we don't Let's see. So we tend to work with folks that are more on the emerging Side or in their careers. They're earlier in their careers. So, um And actually we do also work with artists. I've been doing the work for a long time as well Um, so we don't there's no requirement. You don't have to have a degree or You don't have to have A professional degree to be able to apply or anything like that. We don't there's no requirement for any of that any other questions All right, so I'll just briefly Go through the open call process. As you all know, the application is launched Important day to remember is that applications will close February 18th at 1159 eastern standard time Our next info session if you have follow-up questions or want to meet the staff in person We will have a in person session at our kelly street collaborative Cultural hub in the Bronx. It's at 9 20 kelly street and that's on wednesday. It's from 6 30 to 8 And as we already mentioned the interview date that we have For short listed residency application applicants is march 15th And it will happen here at our offices, which is 127 west 127th street Shortlisted applicants will get more information. We'll email you hopefully by march 8th with more details And similarly for the fellowship applicants The difference between the two is that the residents will have 101 interviews whereas the fellow the fellows The shortlisted fellows will have group group interviews Since it's a bigger cohort And that'll take place march 16th. That's a saturday in the same place here at our offices And again folks will get the shortlisted applicants will get more information on the exact time to meet as well as Room room number as well Any other questions folks may have I hope that Just give it a second This was useful information Again, we'll have this video up Very soon on the youtube channel so you can come back to it anytime you want to go back to a certain parts and go through things and The slideshow is already up so you can actually Um You can actually Go to it Directly the link is on the on the description of the video So let's see. I see another question. How can we submit a website web based Work as part of our work submission so My suggestion for that if it's a link to a website or it's a web address Just just put the link on a pdf and we can get to it through that If it's a link, yeah, pro that's probably the best way to do it So just type the link on on a pdf and upload it as part of the application Anyone else has any other questions? We're here for a couple of more minutes We said that we'll be here until 7 30, but if folks don't need to be here until then we're gonna You know, uh leave soon. Just want to leave some space for questions. That's why we left the time Open and you can also email us at apply at longjumatproject.org And office number you can call us at the office during work hours Monday through friday 10 a.m. To 6 p.m. We're here 7 1 8 5 7 4 0 7 9 8 It's on our main page on the website. You scroll down. You can give us a call. You have any questions about your application Um in or send us an email. We'll be happy to Answer your questions And be able to support your process. So let us know Any last-minute questions before we uh say good night? Please give you a minute. Well, I guess that's all All right. Well, thank you so much for your time and your questions Um, and hopefully we'll see your applications coming up soon. Alrighty. Have a good night Have a good night. Thank you