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Well, Thorax finally made it back home after being on tour for almost two years….

Well, Thorax finally made it back home after being on tour for almost two years….


Well, Thorax finally made it back home after being on tour for almost two years. It travelled to The Smithsonian, the Cincinnati Museum of Art, and the Oakland Museum of California. What an honor to be a part of that Burning Man exhibit with so many artists that I look up to. Never in a million years would I have thought that I’d have something in a museum, the Smithsonian nonetheless. Goes to show that with a lot of hard work and dedication (and a little luck), anything is possible. #tylerfuquacreations #smithsonianmuseum #burningman #thorax #cincinnatimuseumofart #oaklandmuseumofcalifornia



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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names Creative Inflections Grant Recipients

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced nearly $1 million in grant funding through its Creative Inflections program, a first-of-its-kind initiative to support leading jazz artists and presenting organizations in innovative collaborations that enable artists to take creative risks and expand the genre’s listenership by attracting younger and more diverse audiences. Each grant of up to $200,000 supports alliances between the selected artists and institutions to explore novel, interdisciplinary approaches to the way that jazz can be delivered to the next generation of audiences. The Creative Inflections program works to position jazz artists and presenting institutions as equal partners, support risk-taking by both artists and presenters, and cultivate audiences of millennials as jazz consumers.

Learn more about the new grantees here.

New Fund Alert! Open Society Foundations Supports Sustainability for Black Artists & Activists

“The Open Society Foundations are proud to announce their Justice Rising Awards, a new investment in leaders working towards racial justice and equality in the Black community in the United States,” according to the press release. “The 16 awardees from across the country are being recognized for their long-term contributions to advancing change in their communities, tireless commitment to civil rights, and capacity to inspire, innovate, and mobilize people despite considerable odds.”

More than a dozen Black social justice activists will be awarded $150,000 each to continue their often decades-long work for civil rights and to perhaps worry less about paying their bills. Two notable artists/activists selected as award recipients are Monica Raye Simpson — a Black, Southern, lesbian, artist/organizer and executive director of SisterSong — and Prentiss Haney — co-founder of Midwest Culture Lab as an urgent political intervention needed to center and support young artists of color as trusted communicators, organizers, and cultural strategists with the intent of increasing youth civic participation during elections.

Read more about the Justice Rising Awards and the awardees.