Comments Off on 2023 Create Change Fellows Final Presentations
The 2023 Create Change Fellows Final Presentations is a significant event that allows various individuals, including The Laundromat Project neighbors, staff, community members, supporters, and others, to come together and commemorate the completion of the 2023 Create Change Fellowship. During this 70-minute presentation, Fellows shared about their activations while also reflecting on their personal experiences during the program.
Additionally, the event aims to foster collaboration by inviting community partners to speak more about the collaboration that took place. This year’s presentation was facilitated by curator and writer Allison Glenn.
Comments Off on Artists as Neighbors: Living Liberation | Remembering & Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods
This community conversation delved into the importance of preserving and revitalizing our neighborhoods, which hold deep historical and cultural significance. Through the insights of community leaders, historians, and activists, we will explore strategies for remembering and reclaiming our neighborhoods, empowering residents, and fostering a sense of belonging. Join us to honor our heritage, share stories, and engage in a dialogue that celebrates the resilience and vibrancy of our African diaspora communities.
Moderated by Bianca Mońa featuring Quardean Lewis, Ena K. McPherson, and Peter Dwayne Robinson
Taking place June 9th & 10th, Artists as Neighbors: Living Liberation was a multi-day public convening featuring community conversations and panel discussions exploring issues of gentrification and displacement as well as how memory, history, and activism can be used in tandem to reclaim and defend neighborhoods.
Comments Off on Artists as Neighbors: Living Liberation | Evolutions in Public Art & Displacement
This community conversation explores the dynamic relationship between public art and the challenges of displacement faced by communities of color. Through the perspectives of artists, activists, and community leaders, we will delve into how public art can uplift legacies, preserve cultural heritage, and address the impacts of gentrification. Join us to be inspired, share your experiences, and contribute to the dialogue on the transformative role of public art in celebrating and protecting our narratives.
Moderated by Betty Yu; featuring Jamel Burgess, Diya Vij, and Larry Weekes
Taking place June 9th & 10th, Artists as Neighbors: Living Liberation was a multi-day public convening featuring community conversations and panel discussions exploring issues of gentrification and displacement as well as how memory, history, and activism can be used in tandem to reclaim and defend neighborhoods.
Comments Off on Executive Director Ayesha Williams shares reflections on her first few months as EDFrom left to right: Alexander Huaylinos, isabelle hui saldaña, Trisha Barton, Catherine Mbali Green-Johnson, and Ayesha Williams
It’s hard to believe that close to five months has passed since I began my tenure as The LP’s Executive Director. Each role I’ve had over the past seven years at The LP has shifted my perspective on the organization and expanded my understanding of the importance of our work and what I believe is possible for us to achieve. Seeing things from this perspective has been no different.
My first few months with a full bird’s-eye view of our organization has reaffirmed that The LP’s work with artists, cultural producers, neighbors, and partners is key to revealing unconventional, yet effective ways of addressing the challenges we face in our communities. Where inept systems fail us, and far too often strip us of our humanity, the connections we facilitate through our programs supporting artists, communities, and the general public, offer unique opportunities to build authentic relationships across differences, generate new ideas, and reaffirm our humanness within a safe space where people are invited to always be and bring their full selves.
As a team, and as an expanding community, our ability to continue shifting the present and future of our city through creativity inspires my work and reinforces my commitment to it each day.
In March, The LP announced our 2023 cohort of Create Change Artists-in-Residence and Fellows whose projects range from capturing oral histories of new immigrants in Queens, to preserving the rich history of Bed-Stuy, to offering much needed repose to Brooklyn advocates for social and economic justice. If you have yet to read about their projects, you can do so here. These creatives of color are bringing fresh insights and underrepresented perspectives to the growing concerns of displacement and belonging felt by communities of color across New York City. I’m excited about how their work will evolve as they continue in dialogue with our staff and with each other.
In February, we launched our 2023 Liberation Series which is a year-long effort to uplift Bed-Stuy’s thriving past and present in partnership with local stakeholders, organizations, and businesses in the neighborhood today. Through this series we seek to unite, network, and build economic empowerment, while also preserving history and honoring legacy, sharing health and wellness practices, and finding innovative ways to support one another through the arts.
As a team, we’re also working internally to make sure we strike the right balance between our daily efforts and our long-term vision. So far this year, we held our very first multi-day off site staff retreat to dream, envision, and plan for what’s ahead. We’ve partnered with Lord Cultural Resources to deepen our understanding of the role The LP can play in shaping the relationship of art, culture, public policy, and civic engagement for years to come. We’ve also welcomed three new staff members to our programs team, an indication that there’s no slowing down of the offerings we share with our community.
While it may sound cliché, in partnership with each of you, there really is no limit to what The LP can achieve. I’ve seen our ability to create magic many times before, and anticipate it will happen many times again. That is why when Kemi asked me if I was interested in filling her ED shoes––as big as they may have been––I said yes without hesitation. As a team, and as an expanding community, our ability to continue shifting the present and future of our city through creativity inspires my work and reinforces my commitment to it each day. I thank you for your continued support of our team, our artists, our work and our vision as we chart the path ahead.
— Ayesha Williams, Executive Director of The Laundromat Project
Comments Off on Hiring: Director of Development & External Affairs
The Laundromat Project is seeking a Director of Development & External Affairs. This newly created role comes at a critical time for the organization. A key member of the leadership team, this individual will collaboratively inform the organization’s strategic vision and bolster plans to achieve our long-term growth goals by securing revenue and expanding our profile into untapped yet aligned sectors. The role will oversee fundraising, marketing and communications, advocacy, and strategic partnerships in support of The LP’s mission.
Full-time position, with some evenings and weekends required
Salary: $100K
Office location: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn; Work time includes both regularly scheduled in-office hours and the option of virtual / remote hours
If you are unable to submit via the application form above, please submit your application by email instead at: [email protected] and include full name + job title.
Please note: Newly hired employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (i.e., have received both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose of a one-dose vaccine) and must provide proof of vaccination upon request by the organization. Requests for potential accommodation shall be considered in accordance with applicable law if and at such time as a conditional offer of employment is extended to a candidate. Applicants should not provide any medical or genetic information with their application.
