July 2024

HURRICANE BERYL: CALL TO ACTION

Hurricane Beryl devastated our beloved island nations of St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Grenada, Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Barbados, and Jamaica, all severely impacted by the Category 5 tropical cyclone. Our Caribbean community is rallying right now to provide relief, supplies, and support to individuals and families back home. Click here to view our resource page of a few organizations and funds answering the call.



UPCOMING EVENTS

I AM CaribBE­ING X FORGOTTEN LANDS at Governor's Island

Saturday, July 20th

Our month-long exhibition with the  I AM CaribBEING mobile container at Governor’s Island will feature the work of Volume 04 artist Theodore Samuels and Volume 06 artist Frédéric Georges . We’ll kick this off with an opening party on Saturday, July 20th! Prints from this exhibition will be on sale at the exhibit and on our website.

The I AM CaribBEING House is locat­ed on the lawn out­side Colonels Row, Build­ing 409 on Governor’s Island.

Plan your visit >>



 

FORGOTTEN LANDS at The MET Library

Friday, July 26th

FORGOTTEN LANDS Volumes 01 - 05 were recently added to the MET’s list of archival works and are now available digitally for everyone to access. We will gather in the Thomas J. Watson Library during #METFridays on July 26, 2024 at 6 pm where we’ll feature conversation by artists Ania Freer (featured in last newsletter), Dejá Aaliyah Belardo , and Yamil Arbaje .

RSVP to Join Us! * Space is limited. Once capacity is reached your name will be added to the waitlist.

 


WE’RE HIRING A PHOTO INTERN!

Our team is thrilled to announce that we’re looking for our very first photo intern! FORGOTTEN LANDS is very intentionally looking for a talented and rising star to help capture the energy of our dynamic events and community activations. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience, work alongside our team, and contribute to our mission.

 

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

This month we are featuring our MET Salon guest speakers Dejá Aaliyah Belardo and Yamil Arbaje!


Dejá Aaliyah Belardo 🇻🇮

Dejá Aaliyah Belardo is a multi-media painter, muralist, and curator from St. Croix, V.I. Using acrylic paint for its vibrancy and collage as a metaphor for bringing people together, their work challenges perception and subjectivity. Along with color theory, their artistic practice is shaped by a political science background, and challenges the way people connect, especially at cross sections of intersectional identity. 

Dejá’s curatorial work centers on non-traditional pathways into the art world and art making, with care and consideration for marginalized groups of people. They are a curator at The Shed who works with the Civic Program to create space for community and public engagement through a multi-disciplinary approach.
dejabelardo.com | @dejabelardo

 

Yamil Arbaje 🇩🇴

Yamil Arbaje is a Dominican fashion designer and graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York. He is the Co-Founder of LEBLANCSTUDIOS (LBS), a Caribbean brand from Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) founded in 2014 with Angelo Beato. With an awareness of globalization, highlighting personal identity and the blending of race, LBS strives to become a social, cultural, and political movement that empowers a generation of young people across all continents to express themselves. The brand aims to redefine a new Caribbean masculinity and femininity in the fashion landscape.

yamilarbaje.com | @yamil_arbaje

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

July - August 2024

  • RedLine Contemporary Art Center – 2024 INSITE Fund (Denver, Colorado) | Deadline July 12 Apply >>

  • New York State Council on the Arts (New York, United States)| Deadline: July 17 Apply >>

  • Creator Labs Photo Fund by aperture x Google Pixel (United States) | Deadline July 15 Apply >>

  • Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC) – Indigenous Residency Program (Ontario, Canada) | Deadline July 15 Apply >>

  • ZUM/IMS 2024 SCHOLARSHIP (Brasil) | Deadline July 21 Apply >>

  • Arts Gowanus – Public Art Open Call (New York, United States) | Deadline July 22 Apply >>

  • AXS Film Fund (United States) | Deadline July 31 Apply >>

  • Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (United States) | Ongoing Apply >>

  • Call for Artists: The Other Art Fair Brooklyn (New York, United States) | Deadline July 31 Apply >>

  • Yaddo Artist Residencies (New York, United States) | Deadline August 1 Apply >>

  • Palm Beach Atlantic University – Hispanic Heritage Festival Call for Proposals (West Palm Beach, Florida) | Deadline August 1 Apply >>

  • Bryn Du – 2025 Artist in Residence Program (Ohio, United States) | Deadline August 31 Apply >>

  • Corning Museum of Glass – Black, Indigenous, & People of Color Residency (New York, United States) | Deadline August 31 Apply >>

  • Dedalus Foundation – Senior Fellowship in Art History (United States) | Deadline September 16 Apply >>

*We share artist opportunities from around the world! While the country is listed, not all opportunities are just for artists living and working in those places. Check out each link to see if you qualify! Share with the artists in your communities.

Tania Laure