Art Changes Things.
Art is often viewed as a luxury to access or a hobby to pursue. We understand Art to be a necessary form of resistance. Somethin’ Different is a project that allows Black Artists living in the South to lead the conversations on how we experience Money, Power, Pleasure, and Relationships. This film aims to make some radical dreams real and illustrate the significance of, and reliance on, ART as a catalyst for social change.
We’re writing this narrative through the Arts.
Connections
Help lift this project by connecting us to people and groups offering services and support to Black Artists in the South. We’re creating a network of creative and professional support for the visual, performance, and culinary artists across the South. If you’d like to sponsor an artist project directly or send donations of tangible art supplies, services, and abstract support to our Artist Pantry - Send an email
Community
Community is how this whole things happens! While we do the work to connect Artists, we encourage you to make necessary connections where you live. We need each other to get through it all. Talk to your people about what’s being said in the Art that inspires you at your dinner and policy tables.
Find Artists creating near you and support them consistently.
Find Organizing Groups working near you and support them consistently.
These are the necessary freedoms.
Join this conversation by using #somethindifferent in online spaces so we can see you too!
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We want to support Black Artists, spaces, and projects thriving on their own terms, not just doing what they have to in order to survive. This resourcing model that moves along an intentional line of, “hands off trust,” focused on direct support, no strings, and respecting Black artistic vision.
Single Donation
$500 will cover space rental for an Artist gathering
$200 will cover the cost of a class or coaching
$150 will cover an Artist Stipend
$60 will cover the cost of a one hour studio session
$40 will cover somebody’s creative freedom
$10 will cover coffee or a meal for a writing session
$5 will go in somebody’s pocket
Recurring Donation
Set up a monthly donation below to support Black Artists in the South through the duration of this project!