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Congratulations to WOCA member, Sage Crump @sagesense , who was recently appointed Co-Executive Director of the National Performance Network (NPN) @npnarts . After serving twelve years on the organization's leadership team, Sage will now continue her work alongside her fellow Co-Executive Director, Caitlin Strokosch.

Having known Sage as a dedicated mentor for WOCA's Leadership Through Mentorship program and lifelong organizer, we are excited to see the impact she, alongside Caitlin and the NPN team, will bring forth when intention, resources, and support are shared for the benefit of artists, organizations, and their communities.

Show your love in the comments and read the full press release on the NPN page, @npnarts !

#womenofcolorinthearts #womenofcolorlead #artsleadership by @sagesense

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Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) (@dvcai) is a local and global incubator based in Miami, Florida, that nurtures and exhibits emerging artists from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Caribbean diaspora. In Part 1 of their Strata interview, Rosie Gordon-Wallace, Founder and Curator, and Tanya Desdunes, Executive Director, discuss the lack of adequate support for today’s emerging diaspora artists, and DVCAI’s work with Black curators to answer the question, “Who is nurturing whom?”

Strata, a cultural political conversation from NPN, explores the role of cultural work on our journey to collective liberation through conversations with cultural workers, artists, and movement thinkers.

This interview was recorded in 2024. To learn more about Strata and NPN National Partner DVCAI, click the link in bio.

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Artists works by Aisha Tandiwe Bell, Amanda Bradley, Yacine T. Fall, Rosa Naday Garmendia, Miguel Keerveld, Kurt Nahar, Devora Perez, Asser Saint-Val, and LA Samuelson.

Video footage by Amadeus McCaskill.

Courtesy of the artists and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator.

Design and production by Big Tada.

Full credits and resources available at link in bio. by @sagesense

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In Part 3 of the Strata interview with DiverseWorks’ (@diverseworks) Curator, Ashley DeHoyos Sauder, Ashley explains why they start every project with a site visit and a community advisory committee meet-and-greet, as well as their approach to justice-centered work in a state with strong political opposition.

Strata is a cultural political conversation from NPN that explores the role of cultural work on our journey to collective liberation through conversations with cultural workers, artists, and movement thinkers.

This interview was recorded in 2024. To learn more about Strata and NPN National Partner DiverseWorks, click the link in bio. by @sagesense

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In Part 2 of the Strata interview with DiverseWorks’ (@diverseworks) Curator, Ashley DeHoyos Sauder, Ashley shares why their justice statement includes climate and reproductive rights along with cultural justice, and why it’s good to have artists as board members.

Strata is a cultural political conversation from NPN that explores the role of cultural work on our journey to collective liberation through conversations with cultural workers, artists, and movement thinkers.

This interview was recorded in 2024. To learn more about Strata and NPN National Partner DiverseWorks, click the link in bio. by @sagesense

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Introducing the facilitator of In Fellowship 2026! 🌱❤️

We are excited to welcome artist and culture strategist Sage Crump as this year’s In Fellowship facilitator. Sage joins us from a lifetime of social justice organizing and movement facilitation to lead the In Fellowship cohort through a series of virtual meetings to discuss and expand on the goals of their work. 🙌

➡️ Based in New Orleans but working nationally, Sage leverages creative practice and the cultural sector to transform systemic oppressions. She is a member of the Detroit-based artist collective Complex Movements; co-founder of The Kinfolk Effect (TKE) with artist muthi reed; an inaugural cultural strategy fellow at Opportunity Agenda; former co-director of the Emergent Strategies Ideation Institute; and Director of Racial Justice and Movement Building at the National Performance Network. 💯

Her work incorporates movement history, complex sciences, emergent strategy, and creative practice to imagine the world we want to live in—and build strategies and practices that will get us there.

Thank you Sage! 🫶

Image description, alt text embedded: A Black woman with short hair, tortoiseshell glasses, medium sized hoops, and an oversized turtle neck of a heavy-knit sweater. The bottom third of the image is a yellow green background with text that reads New Orleans, LA and Sage Crump. In a periwinkle box it highlights that Sage is a facilitator. A Black woman with short hair, tortoiseshell glasses, medium sized hoops, and an oversized turtle neck of a heavy-knit sweater. The bottom third of the image is a yellow green background with text that reads New Orleans, LA and Sage Crump. In a periwinkle box it highlights that Sage is a facilitator. by @sagesense

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Every project name starts with a question. For Strata, we needed something that could hold the weight of the work — a word that spoke to culture, politics, history, and the people at the center of it all.

From that, a single word surfaced. Strata. Layers of rock. Layers of strategy. Each one shaped by what came before — because culture and politics aren’t separate categories. They layer and wrap around each other to tell the story of where we’ve been and where we can go.

This is Strata: A Cultural Political Conversation — dig in, look closer, go deeper, and let’s have a chat.

To learn more about Strata and NPN, click the link in bio.

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Credits:

Artists works, photos, and video footage courtesy of the our NPN National Partners featured in this series:

* Kelly Strayhorn Theater
* DiverseWorks
* Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator

Design and production by Big Tada.

Full credits and resources available at link in bio. by @sagesense

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If you have ever heard me speak aloud, it is because this woman made me believe I had something worth saying. Gloria Wade Gayles has shaped so many lives. All for the better. May she be welcomed into the realm of the ancestors with joy. She will be celebrated here with thanksgiving. 💔❤️‍🩹 by @sagesense

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Excited to be in the number supporting the great work of @_artcoop Registration link is in their bio. Reclaim the Economy Week: How Artists Are Reclaiming the Economy
Thursday, January 29, 2025 | 1:30-3:00 PM MT / 3:30-5:00 PM ET | Online

Join us for a dynamic public conversation as part of Reclaim the Economy Week (January 26 - February 1) — an international call to action exploring how we can build economic systems that work for people and the planet.

This 90-minute gathering brings together artists, culture workers, and organizers in the Western Hemisphere who are actively reshaping our economy through solidarity economy & cooperative models, innovative narrative work, engaged artist networks, and prescient creative practice which is meeting this moment.

What to Expect: In fast-paced, speed-dating style introductions, you’ll hear from nine groundbreaking projects at the intersection of art, culture, and economic transformation.

Each guest will share their work in brief, powerful segments (5-7minutes), followed by Q&A and resources provided for learning more.

Why This Matters:

As authoritarianism threatens democratic futures worldwide, artists and culture workers are uniquely positioned to resist and build more equitable economic systems alongside growing movements for economic justice. From cooperative structures and bold visual media to cultural policy organizing and solidarity economy models, this conversation showcases the power of creativity for collective liberation and economic transformation.

Format:

10 min: Introduction to “Reclaiming the Economy” for artists
60 min: Lightning rounds from featured projects
15 min: Q&A with speakers
5 min: Closing and next steps

Free and open to all. REGISTER HERE!

Part of Reclaim the Economy Week — learn more at reclaimtheeconomy.org by @sagesense

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We’re Art2Action: An artist-led nonprofit turning creative vision into collective action. We are dedicated to supporting artists who challenge dominant narratives and create transformative, community-driven work, striving to create performances that do something in the world. And right now, we are calling on our community to help us meet our annual fundraising goal of $15,000 for our 15th year, which will unlock a $15,000 MATCH if we can get there by December 20! DONATE TODAY at the link in our bio, and help us move fiercely forward into another year inspiring the movement of ideas, and people, from art to action.

Video by Sema Films by @sagesense

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