March 2024
Meet our new team member!
Amanda Bradley, Partnerships & Programs Director
Join us in welcoming Amanda Bradley, our new Partnerships & Programs Director! Hailing from Belize, she splits her time between Cayo (Belize) and Miami. Amanda is an artist and curator who explores place and landscape as a means to connect and understand identity, belonging, histories, and relationships. Over the last ten years she has worked alongside various arts institutions crafting engaging, impactful programs. Her arrival marks an exciting chapter for us!
You can contact Amanda at partnerships@forgottenlandsart.com!
Artist Spotlight: Junior Sealy 🇧🇧
We continue shining a light on the artists exhibiting in our upcoming exhibition Fracture/Repair, opens next month in Vancouver, Canada at ArtSpeak Gallery.
Junior Sealy is a dynamic multidisciplinary artist hailing from Barbados who weaves the vibrant energy of Caribbean culture with the boldness of city life. Having lived in hubs like Toronto, London, and Berlin, Junior masterfully blends his heritage with a contemporary global perspective.
Currently based in Barbados, Junior is making waves in Photography, Architecture, and other artistic mediums where he has been recognized on a global level for each of them respectively. At the heart of his art lies a profound centering of blackness, Caribbean culture, and a celebration of intrinsic beauty and self-love. With series like “Rasta Regality” and “Made in Barbados”, Junior continue to showcase the beauty that he sees daily through his lens.
Open Call Ends Soon
Deadline: Friday, 15 March 2024
One more day to submit ! FORGOTTEN LANDS’ Open Call offers a unique opportunity for our community to contribute to our annual print publication
From Our Community
Archive: The Yelaine Rodriguez Collection
FORGOTTEN LANDS Vol 05 alum Yelaine Rodriguez recently archived a collection of her works to JSTOR. The Yelaine Rodriguez Collection offers 34 images of flyers, feature articles, photographs, exhibition programs, and a bibliography of her scholarly work. Rodriguez donated these materials to make her growing and existing archive available to researchers, scholars, and the public. Among the works are images Mal De Ojo: Point B of The Door of No Return (Side A) and Mal De Ojo: Point B of The Door of No Return (Side B) from Vol 05. You can access the entire collection here.
The Yelanie Rodriguez Collection | yelainenyc.com | @yelaineartspace
Native Diver by Simon Benjamin on view at Swivel Gallery
Jamaican multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Simon Benjamin's solo exhibition, Native Diver is currently on view at Swivel Gallery in Brooklyn, New York until March 23, 2024. The exhibition presents a new collection of paintings, sculptures, and collages that expand on the artist's ongoing exploration of the impact of both visible and invisible histories on current realities. Learn more about the show here and plan your visit.
Artist Opportunities: March - April 2024
2024–25 BRIClab Residencies | Deadline March 14 Apply >>
Alex Brown Foundation – 2025 Residency | Deadline March 15 Apply >>
Democracy Center Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (California, United States) | Deadline March 17 Apply >>
Inside Drawings: A Workshop on the Materiality of Unique Works on Paper - Menil Collection (Texas, United States) | Deadline March 22 Apply >>
New York Public Library – Picture Collection Artist Fellowship | Deadline March 29 Apply >>
Call for Proposals - The Caribbean Digital Virtual Artist Residency 2024 (Online) | Deadline April 1 Apply >>
Fire Island Artist Residency (New York, United States) | Deadline April 1 Apply >>
Franklin Furnace Fund For Performance Art (New York, United States) | Deadline April 1 Apply
Open Call The Shed (New York, United States) (New York, United States) | Deadline April 4 Apply >>
Creative Capital Open Call Grant Opportunity (United States) | Deadline April 4 Apply >>
Artist In Residence at Harvard Ceramics (Massachusetts, United States) | Deadline April 5 Apply>>
The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition (New York, United States) | Deadline April 7 Apply >>
Open Call Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts – 2025 Taoyuan International Art Award | Deadline April 1-29 Apply >>
Franklin Furnace Jacki Apple Award In Performance & Artists Projects (New York, United States) | Deadline April 30 Apply >>
Foundation House Activist Residency Program (Connecticut, United States) | Rolling Basis Apply >>
Thanks for reading! For contributions, submissions, or general inquiries email us: community@forgottenlandsart.com