Rashaad Newsome,
Ansista (2019). Installation view at Venue: Fort Mason Center For Art And Culture, San Francisco. Photo: Courtesy Rashaad Newsome Studio.
The Knight Foundation has announced the inaugural recipients of its new arts and tech fellowship, each of whom will be awarded $50,000 in unrestricted funds to pursue creative ventures in artificial intelligence, digital fabrication, software, coding, or immersive technologies.
The honorees are artists Rashaad Newsome, Rodolfo Peraza, Sondra Perry, Stephanie Dinkins, and the Philadelphia-based Black Quantum Futurism collective, founded by Camae Ayewa and Rasheedah Phillips.
The winners were selected by a panel of experts including Josette Melchor of Google; Ari Melenciano, the founder of the futurist group Afrotectopia; and Stephanie Pereira, the director of New Inc., the New York-based art and technology hub. The $50,000 grant will be administered by United States Artists.
Sundance s Black Stories Are More Accessible Than Ever
The selections at Sundance this year prove how diverse Black storytelling has become.
Each year, filmmakers, cinephiles, and the creme-de-la-creme of the entertainment industry make their way to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival to be the first to watch some of the most buzzed-about films of the year.
People like Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, and Radha Blank have had career-defining moments at Sundance. This year, just like every other major cultural event, the largest independent film festival in the United States will look very different. Instead of gathering in theaters, coffee shops, and parties, Sundance attendees will be convening around their screens from the comfort and safety of their homes.