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@ScribeVideo Scribe Video Center will hold a three-day Body of Work retrospective showcasing the prolific filmography of Tina Morton. 👉🏾 Dates are September 18, 19, and 20th. 👉🏾More information: scribe.org/events/body-wo…

Join Boston Gordon (ACG '17), founder and curator of the You Can't Kill a Poet reading series on September 19, featuring a line-up of badass queer and trans poets. 👉🏾 This event is 21+ and free at @Tmoms facebook.com/events/4265807…

TONIGHT! The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street) from 7pm-12am!!! Join Dinita “Queen Dinita” Clark of SOLEFULL, @justsolesdt for its #Back2School SOLEFULL VOL. 4. There will be 5 hours of Deep, Afro, Soul, and Broken Beat House Music. All ages//Cost $5

#FUNDINGOPP: @PhilaCulturFund has released the deadline for its 2020 Arts & Culture Grants. If you work for, operate or love an arts and culture non-profit applications are due September 20, 2019 Guidelines and applications: philaculturalfund.org/gran…/art-culture-grants

The Leeway Foundation office will be closed from Saturday, August 26th through Tuesday, September 3rd for #SummerBreak. All phones calls, e-mails and inquiries will be returned post #LaborDay. Hope you all have a wonderful end of August.

@michelleaortiz1 Michelle Angela Ortiz a multi-year Leeway Grantee was featured in the @TEDxPhilly. Watch Michelle's talk focused on her journey of connecting with families that were detained at the Berks family prison in Pennsylvania. youtube.com/watch?v=cufad7…

PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY!! The Grants Program Intern will work together with the Program Director to support the administrative and outreach elements of our grant programs such as Art and Change and our Artist in Residency. Apply today leeway.org/about/opportun…

#FUNDINGOPP: Bartol Foundation and Small But Mighty Artists are offering $500 mini-grants to support individual teaching artists who are actively engaged in a community project. There are multiple information sessions before the August 25th deadline: bartol.org/our-grantees/t…

Today is #WorldPhotographyDay. At Leeway, we are celebrating the countless number of photographers within and near to our community. We're also shouting out Ada Trillo @documentaty our @FleisherArt and Leeway Foundation photography Artist-in-Residence. leeway.org/grantees/ada_t…

Gabriela Sanchez (ACG '19, '16) and her company, @PowerStreet12 is hosting their third Theatre Al Fresco Saturday 17th. This Pay-What-You-Can open mic event is an opportunity to showcase a piece of your work and connect with other artists. eventbrite.com/e/theatre-al-f…

Today and tomorrow! PAPA & @AsianArtsPhilly bring together an ensemble of performers to present the Living Museum of Philly's Asian Histories. Using real stories the cast transforms word into movement & sound in this interactive 2 part performance series. bit.ly/2MSzJDO

Read this interview with Misty Sol by the @BartolFdn! Misty is one of their grantees from their fall 2018 round of awards. Learn about Misty’s work in this Q&A. bartol.org/art-is-a-livin…

#JOBOPP: Young Audiences is seeking an Arts Education Fellow salary in the low $40k. "The Arts Education Fellow position is a growth and learning opportunity for an early-career arts administrator..." Read the full description and apply bit.ly/2yIaYC4

"Whether it’s engaging in colorism, fatphobia, or ageism, the world of film and television has long struggled with representing humanity’s diverse narratives." Read Feminista Jones' write up on the 8 years of inclusive works shown annually @BlackStarFest. zora.medium.com/this-philly-ba…

Laneshe Miller-White (ACG '13, '15) Executive Director of Theatre in the X presents "The Beast of Nubia" in its final performance this Sunday, August 11th. facebook.com/events/4286408…

As part of the Back Porch Beer Garden series @LightboxFilmCtr is hosting a pre-screening reception with beer, DJs, and conversation at Innovation Plaza. Join them Friday, August 9 for DJ Losamatic and the films Chulas Fronteras and Del Mero Corazón. facebook.com/events/2000134…

Congratulations to Tayarisha Poe (ACG '15, '14) on winning the Best Feature Narrative Award and Yolonda Johnson-Young (ACG '18) on winning the Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Short at this year's @BlackStarFest​. For more information visit: phillytrib.com/entertainment/…

The Cammy Awards!