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The DnA of Perseverance in three parts with Holly Bass The Saartjie Project and Solomon Wandimu

Sojourn The DnA of Perseverence

Holly Bass explores the dynamics of being a multidisciplinary artist in Dc

EDITORShYree MeZicK

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WRITERSreBeccA lAnDWehrSAMuel MirAnDAeliZABeTh PiSAnoZoMA WAllAce

COVER|rdquoSojourner TruThrdquo|SoloMon WonDiMu

SPOTlight

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Write Away Poetry out loud

resources for artists

Dolores Kendrick Get to know Dcrsquos ldquofirst lady of poetryrdquo

Art Bank Black Artists of Dc

Small Projects Mini-Grant Program february 24

Performing Artist Roster March 10

Sneak PeakArt SalonMarch 1114 21

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ILLUSTRATION|roD liTTle

if DNA defines who we are genetically what then defines our humanity A question investigated by countless people over countless years we offer a creative solution to this

abstract notion of identity Life is always filled with tests we must endure The mark of true strength can often be found in the ability to persevere amongst the obstacles we encounter

S OJ O U R N The DNA of

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While perseverance can be elusive it is one of the traits found at the core of our human existence Those individuals throughout history we now revere as heroes are typically remembered for their unfailing determination to persist in their journeys beliefs and battles Isabella Baumfree more commonly known as Sojourner Truth was one such individual--an abolitionist and womenrsquos rights leader whose ldquoAinrsquot I a Womanrdquo speech paved the way for future cultural movements Thus for our february journal and in honor of Black and Womenrsquos history Months DCCAH wanted to highlight our cityrsquos artistic perseverancemdashfrom the first melodies sung by Marian Anderson to the words penned by Dolores Kendrick today This month take a brief sojourn with us in this part of Dcrsquos identity then and now to appreciate the ongoing impulse to create that has persisted here through many obstacles from many voices and over many years

S OJ O U R N PerSeverAnce

While perseverance can be elusive it is one of the traits found at the core of our human existence Those individuals throughout history we now revere as heroes are typically remembered for their unfailing determination to persist in their journeys beliefs and battles Isabella Baumfree more commonly known as Sojourner Truth was one such individual--an abolitionist and womenrsquos rights leader whose ldquoAinrsquot I a Womanrdquo speech paved the way for future cultural movements Thus for our february journal and in honor of Black and Womenrsquos history Months DCCAH wanted to highlight our cityrsquos artistic perseverancemdashfrom the first melodies sung by Marian Anderson to the words penned by Dolores Kendrick today This month take a brief sojourn with us in this part of Dcrsquos identity then and now to appreciate the ongoing impulse to create that has persisted here through many obstacles from many voices and over many years

S OJ O U R N PerSeverAnce

Sojourn The DNA of Perseverance

Featuring

Holly Bass

The Saartjie Project

Solomon Wondimu

5

DC COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

RE

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VIDEO|chriS Keener

7

SPOTlight

Holly Bass has captivated audiences

from the Kennedy Center to the

Whitney Museum of Ameican Art her

multifaceted artistry fuses hip hop into

poetry writings and performances The

first journalist to put the term ldquohip hop

theaterrdquo into print holly has contributed

to The Wall Street Journal Washington City Paper and American Theater Magazine The two-time DCCAH Artist Fellow explores the what it means to

be a multidisciplinary artist in Dc for our

second Spotlight installment

MULTIfaceted

PHOTOS|McKenZie johnSon

Holly Bass has captivated audiences

from the Kennedy Center to the

Whitney Museum of Ameican Art her

multifaceted artistry fuses hip hop into

poetry writings and performances The

first journalist to put the term ldquohip hop

theaterrdquo into print holly has contributed

to The Wall Street Journal Washington City Paper and American Theater Magazine The two-time DCCAH Artist Fellow explores the what it means to

be a multidisciplinary artist in Dc for our

second Spotlight installment

MULTIfaceted

PHOTOS|McKenZie johnSon

1 What would you consider your most notable project funded by DCCAH

i received a Hip Hop Community Arts grant in 2008 for a multidisciplinary project i was able to do several performances at area galleries including a solo performance art piece called Pay Purview that deals with images of black women in hip hop and the legacy of Saartjie Baartman the ldquohottentot venusrdquo That piece toured to Seattle and will be presented again in new York this spring

2 From the time you were first involved with DCCAH how would you describe your growth as an artist

volunteering as a judge on grant panels has been one of the most eye-opening and educational experiences for me it exposed me to the range of artistry in Washington but also the range of quality in terms of proposals it pushed me to up my game in terms of arts administration itrsquos all well and good to be talented and creative but if you canrsquot write a successful proposal or manage the funds well then your career will only go so far The grant process both as a recipient and as a panelist has helped me grow as a manager as well as providing the resources to manifest my creative visions

3 If DC were an instrument in a gogo band what would it be

The drum duhhhh )

Percussion represents the heart and the soul and thatrsquos what Dc is about for me

4 What is your motto

no matter the circumstances in which we find ourselves itrsquos always possible to forge a life of beauty and to shine

5 If you could work with an artist of a different discipline who would it be

video art Thatrsquos the next frontier for me

6 What is your favorite quote

it often gets erroneously attributed to nelson Mandela but itrsquos from Marianne Williamson

ldquoour deepest fear is not that we are inadequate our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure it is our light not our darkness that most frightens us We ask ourselves Who am i to be brilliant gorgeous talented fabulous Actually who are you not to be You are a child of God Your playing small does not serve the worldhellipWe are all meant to shinerdquo ndash Marianne Williamson

7 What is your ideal ldquoDCrdquo venuemoment

The corner of 14th amp u on the night of Barack obamarsquos election That was a really special moment that i will never forget-- a spontaneous international street party for changeMU

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9

10 Where do you see yourself in 20 years

i will still be making art performing teaching living life irsquod like to do exactly what irsquom doing now just on a larger scale

11 If you could be any other ldquodisciplinerdquo which would it be

irsquove always wanted to be a really badass lead singer of a rock band like Beth Ditto from The Gossip or Shingai Shoniwa

of Noisettes before they went pop

12 If you could collaborate with one other DC artist in a different discipline than yours who would it be and

why

i feel lucky in that i do get to collaborate with quite a few artists in Dc and work across a number

of disciplines But i would say Sam Gilliam it would be amazing to work on a such large-scale pieces hersquos a master of his craft

13 Who or what do you consider the greatest love of your life

What art does is offer access to a deep human and spiritual connection and thatrsquos something i couldnrsquot live without

And itrsquos something that makes all the other love in my lifemdashlove for my family my friends my relationship with Godmdashall the more possible

14 If you could have any super power what would it be and how would you use it

I would want to fly I would just fly around and do crazy ish Irsquod fly myself to other countries and to the tops of tall buildings i donrsquot think i would necessarily

use it for good or anything Although you could make some crazy magical choreography with flying dancers

15 If you could collaborate with any historical figure who would it be and what would you produce

Pina Bausch may not exactly a historical figure although she is no longer living I would have loved to have studied with her and worked on a dance-theater piece

irsquod consider Michael Jackson historical i would have liked to produce an actual Dancinrsquo Machine it would be an immersive virtual reality video dance jukebox You

would select different dance video clips and actually feel the sensation of doing those moves You could select and splice together clips from all your favorite dancersmdash

anything from James Brown to Baryshnikov-- into new choreography and the machine would teach your body how to dance it would be

awesome Yoursquore inside ofwearing the Dancinrsquo Machine But you also become the Dancinrsquo Machine and people could watch you perform

8 When did you know you were an artist and couldnrsquot turn back

Irsquove always written and Irsquove always made up little plays and performance by myself in my room I had my first poem published when I was 10 in the school newspaper But definitely by high school I knew this was my career and life path

9 If you could

hellipchange anything about our societal beliefs about artists i would eradicate the myth of the starving artist our culture would value and respect artists as essential contributors to the economy and community And artists would learn business management skills in school and see their profession the same as teachers lawyers plumbers doctors

2010 granteesDccAh will award 515 grants totaling $725 million to fund arts projects across the District of columbia DccAh is proud to continue offering support to the Districtrsquos unique art ists and arts organizations congratulations to these indi viduals and organizations who received funding so far in 2010

Artist Fellowship progrAmbullAbdul Ali AddurrahmanbullAmy SaidmanbullAnupama YadavbullAssane KontebullBrian Wilbur Grundstrom bullFrederic YonnetbullGabriel FeldmanbullHenry Ofori-AttabullIssachah James SavagebullJuan H GaddisbullKaren LB EvansbullKaren ZacariasbullKatie CooganbullKyle DarganbullLaura ZambullLawrence B RedmondbullMarc Anthony NelsonbullMary Hall SurfacebullMaurice Michael SaylorbullPremila MistrybullRandall PackerbullRyan RichmondbullSara Ilyse JacobsonbullSandra BeasleybullSuzanne ZweizigbullVijay Palaparty

eAst oF the riVerbullAfrican Diaspora Ancestral Com-memoration InstitutebullArch Development CorporationbullEast of the River Boys and Girls SteelbandbullLife Pieces To Masterpieces IncbullNortheast Performing Arts GroupbullSerenity Players IncbullSewing Opportunities Never End-ing Young Playwrights Theater Inc(SONE)bullSmithsonian Institutionrsquos Anacostia Community MuseumbullThe Washington BalletbullWard 7 Arts CollaborativebullYoung Playwrights Theater Inc

Arts educAtion projects indiViduAlsbullAssane KontebullDolores KendrickbullJoel BergnerbullMarc S SpiegelbullMary Beth Bowen

city Arts projects indiViduAlsbullAudrey L BrownbullHolly BassbullHolly TankbullJoy JonesbullKim RobertsbullRex WeilbullRuth StenstrombullSarah BrowningbullSukumar Srinivasan

city Arts projects orgAnizAtionsbullArt EnablesbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital City SymphonybullCapoeiraDCbullCentroNiabullCultural Development Corporation of the District of ColumbuabullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh CompanybullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDC Film AlliancebullDC Wheel Productions Inc bullFordrsquos Theatre SocietybullInterfaith Conference of Metropoli-tan WashingtonbullJames Renwick AlliancebullJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsbullMexican Cultural InstitutebullMoving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance CompanybullOpera LafayettebullPin Points TheatrebullPost-Classical Ensemble Inc bullSixth amp I Historic Synagogue bullSpeakeasy DCbullTeaching for ChangebullThe Choral Arts SocietybullThe Shakespeare TheatrebullThe Textile MuseumbullThe Washington National OperabullTransformer Inc bullVera Institute of Justice Inc bullWashington Bach ConsortbullWashington Drama Society IncbullWashington Improvisational Theater Co bullWashington Parks amp PeoplebullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington Sculptorrsquos Group

bullGrupo de Artistas Latino AmericanobullJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsbullJoy of Motion Dance Center Inc bullLatin American Youth Center Youth-Build Public Charter SchoolbullNational Building MuseumbullNational Housing Trust Enterprise Preservation CorporationbullPENFaulkner FoundationbullSeptima Clark Public Charter SchoolbullSt Coletta of Greater Washington IncbullStep Afrika USA Inc bullThe Choral Arts SocietybullThe Ellington FundbullThe National Museum of Women in the ArtsbullThe Parkmont SchoolbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Phillips CollectionbullThe Selma M Levine School of MusicbullThe Shakespeare TheatrebullThe Studio TheatrebullThe Theatre Lab School of Dramatic ArtsbullThe Washington BalletbullThe Washington Middle School for GirlsbullThe Washington National OperabullThe Washington Theatre Awards SocietybullTrustees of the Corcoran Gallery of ArtbullTurning the PagebullWashington Bach ConsortbullWashington Drama Society Inc bullWashington Performing Arts SocietybullWilliam E Doar Jr Public Charter SchoolbullWVSA School For Arts in LearningbullYoung Playwrights Theater Inc

Arts educAtion projects orgAnizAtionsbullCapital Fringe Inc bullCapitol Hill Arts WorkshopbullCapitol Letters Writing CenterbullCapoeiraDCbullCenter for Inspired TeachingbullCentro NiabullCity Arts IncbullCity at Peace Inc bullCityDance EnsemblebullCritical ExposurebullDC ScoresbullDumbarton Concerts Inc bullFestivals DC Ltd bullFolger Shakespeare Library

Artists in schoolbullHyde Leadership Public Charter SchoolbullJose GonzalezbullKatie CooganbullKippDCbullMarta Perez GarciabullRegie Cabico

elders leArning throughthe Arts progrAm bullAbraham and Laura Lisner Home for Aged WomenbullAudrey L BrownbullIONA Senior ServicesbullSharna FabianobullThe Double Nickels Theatre Company IncbullThe Theatre Lab School ofthe Dramatic ArtsbullThe Washington BalletbullWashington Improvisational Theater Co

FestiVAls dcbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCultural Tourism DCbullCapital Fringe IncbullDC Blues SocietybullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh CompanybullDC Film AlliancebullEl Teatro de Danza Contemporanca de El SalvadorbullEnvironmental Film Festival in the Nationrsquos CapitalbullFestivals DC LtdbullFotoWeekDCbullFrench-American Cultural FoundationbullGrupo de Artistas Latino AmericanobullJohn F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsbullNational Building Museum

stim10bullAmerican Poetry MuseumbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital City SymphonybullCity Arts IncbullCityDance EnsemblebullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh CompanybullDC Youth Orchestra ProgrambullJoy of Motion Dance Center IncbullLife Pieces To Masterpieces IncbullOpera LafayettebullPrisons FoundationbullThe Choral Arts SocietybullThe Double Nickels Theatre Company IncbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullTheater Alliance of WashingtonbullWashington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center IncbullWashington Menrsquos CameratabullWoolly Mammoth Theater Company

upstArt progrAm bullEnvironmental Film Festival in the Nationrsquos CapitalbullFotoWeekDCbullJones-Haywood Dance School Inc bullOne in Ten Inc bullThe Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic ArtsbullYouth Organizations United to Rise

smAll projects progrAmbullAllison Lince-BentleybullCarol PineaubullCity Arts IncbullCityDance EnsemblebullConsumer Action NetworkbullDC Youth Orchestra ProgrambullEleanor WaltonbullKeisha Dene MitchellbullKhanh H LebullRyan RichmondbullShawn Short

grAnts in AidbullAfrican Continuum Theatre CoalitionbullArt EnablesbullAtlas Performing Arts CenterbullBuilding Bridges Across the RiverbullCapital Fringe IncbullCapitol Movement IncbullCity Arts IncbullCity at Peace IncbullCityDance EnsemblebullCritical ExposurebullCultural Development Corporation of the District of ColumbiabullDC Blues SocietybullDakshinaDaniel Phoenix Singh Dance CompanybullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDC Film AlliancebullDC Wheel Productions IncbullEdgeworksbullEnvironmental Film Festival in the Nationrsquos CapitalbullFederal City Performing Arts Associa-tion IncbullFotoWeekDCbullFree Minds Book Club and Writing WorkshopbullFriends of Fillmore Arts CenterbullHamiltonian Artists IncbullInternational Arts and ArtistsbullInternational Capoeira Angola FoundationbullJoy of Motion Dance Center IncbullKanKouran West African Dance CobullMaru Montero Dance CompanybullMoving ForwardContemporary Asian American Dance CompanybullMusica ApertabullNortheast Performing Arts GroupbullOne Common Unity IncbullOpera Camerata of Washington DC IncbullOpera LafayettebullPan American Symphony OrchestrabullPENFaulkner FoundationbullPost-Classical Ensemble IncbullSmith Farm Center for the Healing ArtsbullSolas Nua IncbullSouthwest Renaissance Develop-ment CorporationbullSpeakeasyDCbullStep Afrika USA IncbullThe Black Women Playwrightsrsquo Group

hip hop community ArtsinitiAtiVe bullCityDance EnsemblebullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDavid Nicholas AdamsbullDC Wheel Productions IncbullDiallo SumbrybullFacilitating Leadership in Youth IncbullFestivals DC LtdbullJerald BryantbullLatin American Youth Center IncbullMagee McIlvainebullMentors of Minorities in EducationbullPediatric AidsHIV Care IncbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Studio TheatrebullWilliam E Doar Jr Public Charter SchoolbullWords Beats amp LifebullYouth Organizations United to Rise

puBlic Art Building communitiesbullBill WarrellbullChinatown Community Cultural Center IncbullCity Arts IncbullGolden Triangle Business Improve-ment DistrictbullKelly TowlesbullLatin American Youth Center Inc

puBlic Art commissionedprojects bullTakoma Metro Underpass ndash Sam GilliambullNY Avenue BridgeDesign Team ndash Kent BloomerbullGirard Street Playground Mural ndash Words Beats and Lifendash Albus Cavus ndash Aniekan UdofiabullBenning Library Project ndash Rik FreemanndashLife Pieces to Master Pieces

young Artist progrAmbullAdam de BoerbullAlexander Richard ClarkebullAlexandra SilverthornebullCarmen WongbullChriston BaconbullDanielle M EvennoubullElizabeth Dawn DeRochebullEric RubinbullGraciela Requel Sedillo LopezbullGuarina Lopez-DavisbullHannah Naomi KimbullJason Nickens

culturAl FAcilities progrAm bullAtlas Performing Arts CenterbullDance Institute of WashingtonbullDC Wheel Productions IncbullFolger Shakespeare LibrarybullGrupo de Artistas LatinoamericanobullHillwood Museum and Gardens FoundationbullMeridian International CenterbullNational Trust for Historic PreservationbullThe National Museum of Women in the ArtsbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Shakespeare TheatrebullThe Studio TheatrebullThe Washington BalletbullTrustees of the Corcoran Gallery of ArtbullWashington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center Inc

bullNational Cherry Blossom Festival Committee Inc bullOne in Ten Inc bullVSA ArtsbullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington DC International Film Festival

bullThe Selma M Levine School of MusicbullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington Bach ConsortbullAlexis E Gillespie bullBuilding Bridges Across the River bullChildrenrsquos Natrsquol Med Ctr New Horizons bullContemporary Music ForumVERGE Ensemble bullEl Teatro del Danza Contemporanca de El Salavador bullIn Da Streets Inc bullJamelle G Thomas bullJewish Historical Society of Greater Washington bullLorton Art Program IncbullNoah Getz bullSherri Lyn Sosslau bullSpeakeasyDC bullThe Washington Ballet bullWashington Print Foundation bullWomen in Film amp Video

Folk amp trAditionAl Arts mini-grAnt progrAm bullBrendan BellbullCarlenia SpringerbullInterstages IncbullLucy Ann JicklingbullSharna FabianobullThe Washington Ballet

bullThe Congressional ChorusbullThe In Series IncbullThe InkwellbullThe National Menrsquos ChorusbullThe Patricia M Sitar Center for the ArtsbullThe Selma M Levine School of MusicbullThe Textile MuseumbullThe Theatre Lab School of the Dra-matic ArtsbullThe Thomas Circle SingersbullThe Wagner Society of Washington DCbullThe Washington ChorusbullThe Washington Theatre Awards SocietybullThe Washington Womenrsquos ChorusbullTheater Alliance of WashingtonbullTheatre Downtown Inc ta The Washington Stage GuildbullTransformer IncbullTwentieth Century Consort DBA 21st Century ConsortbullVocal Arts SocietybullWashington Bach ConsortbullWashington Concert OperabullWashington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center IncbullWashington Improvisational Theater CobullWashington Project for the ArtsbullWashington DC International Film FestivalbullWords Beats amp LifebullYoung Playwrights Theater IncbullYouth Organizations United to Rise

bullJes TherkelsenbullJessica SolomonbullJohn A JohnsonbullJustin YoungbullLindsay RouttbullMaria Emelyn Villa BrykbullMark PerkinsbullMary Christina CoblebullMatthew Jordan HemerleinbullMaureen Elizabeth AndarybullNicole AguirrebullPatrick CrowleybullPaul Joseph ThornleybullPeter ChangbullRachel Beamer

12

puBlic Art BAnk recent Acquisitions

ArtistsbullAliza LelahbullBJ AdamsbullCarol Brown GoldbergbullCaroline ThoringtonbullCatherine KleemanbullCynthia ConnollybullDavid Allen HarrisbullDenise WrightbullElaine LangermanbullEllen HillbullFrank Hallam DaybullFrank SmithbullGloria KirkbullGwen LewisbullJames Brown JrbullJarvis GrantbullJason HorowitzbullJenny WaltonbullJohn AndersonbullJohn AquilinobullJohn GrunwellbullJohn James AndersonbullJoseph Craig EnglishbullJudy ByronbullKaren HubacherbullKay HwangbullLely ConstantinoplebullLisa FanningbullLisa Marie ThalhammerbullMargaret BoozerbullMatt DunnbullMichael B PlattbullMichael Dax IacovonebullPeggy FlemingbullRobert SanabriabullSandra ParrabullSharon MoodybullSolomon WondimubullSondra ArkinbullStanley SquirewellbullSteven JacksonbullSusana Raab

Artists represented by galleriesbullColby Caldwell (Hemphill Gallery)bullFranz Jantzen (Hemphill Gallery)bullGodfrey Frankel (Hemphill Gallery)bullJames Huckenpahler (Hemphill Gallery)bullJamils Rahimi (ArtEnables)bullKate McGraw (Curatorrsquos Office)

bullKevin McDonald (Pyramid Atlantic)bullMargie Smeller (ArtEnables)bullMichael Farrell (Curatorrsquos Office)bullNancy McIntyre (Jane Haslem Gal-lery)bullRenee Stout (Hemphill Gallery)bullRobin Wheeler (ArtEnables)bullWorkingman Collective (Hemphill Gallery)

Artomatic purchasesbullArlie HammonsbullBen NicholsonbullCarlito CabadingbullClaudia MinicozzibullJamea Richmond EdwardsbullJeremy Arn D Ramirez

bullJessica VanBraklebullJohn SawyerbullKerry CavanaghbullKimberley BursicbullLori Larusso (Jordan Faye Contem-porary)bullLynne VenhartbullMarina ReiterbullMark JudebullMatthew R CaruccibullMichael TorrabullPat GosleebullPatricia McDonald HartnettbullRachel ThernbullRob ChesterbullSam VasfibullSean HennesseybullStephen BeardsellbullSusan FinsenbullSusannah Parnin

bullAnacostia Library Project ndash Kamala SubramanianndashBill HowardbullNew Beginning Youth Development Center Mural ndash Cheryl Foster ndashJoey TomassonibullThe New Saint Elizabeths Hospital Sus-pended Installations ndash Matthew Barinholtzndash Walter KravitzbullThe New Saint Elizabeths Hospital Murals ndash Sheila Criderndash Roderick Turnerndash Bill Gibbons

13

SMALL PROJECTS PROGRAM FebruAry 24 2010 7pmThe Small Projects Program (SPP) offers quick response grants of up to $2000 to individual artists and arts organizations The program seeks to make grant funds more accessible for small-scale arts projects with total budget that do not exceed $4000Projects may include but are not limited to

bullArt presentationsbullAssistance in fundraising marketing and managementbullDocumentation of artistic activities through photography brochures portfolios and demo tapesbullConferences workshops or seminars that will enhance artistic and professional development

for more information contact ebony Blanks at ebonyblanksdcgov

PERFORMING ARTIST ROSTER mArCH 17 2010 7pmThe Performing Artist Roster Program (PAR) will increase booking and management opportunities for Dc performing artists by Maryland and Dc presenters through their inclusion on the DccAh Touring Artist roster Selected artists will be eligible for all roster benefits for three years The goals of the program are to promote the artistic excellence and development of Dc performing artists by enhancing their marketability and touring capacity through successful touring engagements beyond their home state conduct professional development workshops and create DccAh roster campaign promotions The Performing Artist roster program is not a monetary grant

for more information contact Keona Pearson at keonapearsondcgov

OTHER CALLS TO ARTISTSbullArtscapersquos call for visual Artists

bullAmericans for the Arts Award nominations

bullCapitol Hill Arts Workshop registration for Summer Arts Adventures

bullDC Water and Sewer Authority logo re-design contest

bullDekka (1338 u Street nW) has limited space available for talented and ambitious artists for only $75 a month emailjoshuatiktinmsncom

bullGolden Triangle BID creative Bike rack call to Artists

bullHamiltonian Artists 2010 fellowship Program applications

bullHillyer Art Space cultural exchange Programs

bullManifest Equality national call to Artists

bullNational Endowment for the Arts challenge America fast Track learning in the Arts for children and Youth ArtWorks design the new blog logo

bullTransformer Gallery has extended its flatfile opportunity for emerging artists

bullWords Beats Life The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture is currently seeking essays and high quality art work for upcoming issues

UpcOmiNg DccAH gRANt DeADliNeS27TH ANNUAL LARRY NEAL WRITERS COMPETITIONmArCH 30 2010 6pmSince 1981 the DccAh has recognized and celebrated the literary accomplishments of adult writers of DC in poetry fiction dramatic writing and essay This program also recognizes young writers in three poetry fiction and essay Cash awards and prizes are given for artistic excellence in writing for each category

for more information contact

lisa richards at lisarichardsdcgov

14

for the past 10 years Dcrsquos own Dolores Kendrick has served as the Poet laureate of

Dc As both an educator and a scholar Ms Kendrick implores the District to experience

poetry as manifested through other art forms such as sculpture dance music and

visual arts and is considered one of the top African-American poets of today While she is

only the second individual appointed to this office she has since expanded its reach

through her Young Champion Poets Program to encourage Dcrsquos future literary arts leaders

Among her many prestigious awards Ms Kendrick is the first Vira I Heinz professor emerita

at Phillips Exeter Academy and has received the Anisfield-Wolf Award along with a

National Endowment for the Arts Award She has been chosen by Chicago State University

to join the international literary hall of fame for writers of African-American descent Most

recently she was invited to Aix-en-provence France to host a program with high school

students student-teachers and university professors resulting in a vision for a sister city

initiative between Aix-en-Provence france and Dc Holy Week in Shanghai her poem

written during her teaching assignment at the Shanghai School of Foreign Languages was

recently presented in both english and Mandarin to a chinese delegation in Washington Dc

First Lady oF Poetry

exTra

DoloreSKenDricK

I read some of the new poems by Dolores Kendrick and they took the dryness out of my soul Kendrick is the First Lady of Poetry in Washington DC once again she examines the hearts of black women Kendrick mixes holy water with words her poems will bless you They will make you sing-e ethelbert Miller Director African American resource center howard university

15

SPOTlight

1950rsquos Starts

teaching in

Washington Dc

1969 co-designs

Washingtonrsquos School

Without Walls

1971-1992 Professor

at Phillips Exeter

Academy

1989 The Women

of Plums Poems in

the Voices of Slave

Women published

1990 receives

National Endowment

for the Arts Award for

The Women of Plums

1990 The Women

of Plums wins the

Ansfield-Wolf Award

1990 Wins the

George Kent Award

for Literature

1991 The Women of

Plums wins Best Book

for Teenagers from

nYPl

1991 named the

first Vira I Heinz

Professor Emerita

at Phillips Exeter

Academy

1992 receives the

National Association

of Independent

Schools People of

color Award

1997 Wins the

New York New

Playwrights Award

for The Women of

Plums

1999 named Poet

Laureate of the

District of Columbia

2000 inducted

into the Chicago

State Universityrsquos

International

Literary Hall of

Fame for writers of

African-American

descent

2001 Why the

Woman is Singing

in the Corner is

published

2002 recieves

Fulbright Award

for outstanding

Accomplishments

in education and

literature

2004 honorary

Doctorate of

letters degree

upon giving the

commencement

address at St

Bonaventure

University at

Bonaventure nY

2005 inducted into

the Washington DC

Hall of Fame

PHOTO|STeve leWiS

Poetry Out Loudhear great poetry as spoken through the youth of Dcmdash

This yearrsquos Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest is the Districtrsquos largest yet

17 District high schools are participating in the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundationrsquos nationwide poetry initiative where students compete for scholarship money and a bid to the national competition DCCAH is proud to host the Districtrsquos state competition this year Program director ebony Blanks anticipates that the 2010 contest will take on a more theatrical role than in years past as students have been hard at work attending workshops and classes hosted by literary artists Regie Cabico and Elizabeth Acevedo These workshops started at the commission on february 10 and will continue through the coming weeks as students refine their selected poems for the competition in March

Now in its fifth year Poetry Out Loud was piloted in chicago and Washington Dc in 2005 and grew to include the capital region of every state in 2006 its growth is due to the resurgence of poetry as an oral art form and thanks to the slam poetry movement The program encourages the nationrsquos high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance helping them to internalize and perpetuate our rich literary heritage while mastering public speaking skills and building self-confidence

For more information contact Ebony Blanks at ebonyblanksdcgov

17 District Schools Ballou Senior high

Benjamin Banneker high School

cardozo Senior high School

cesar chavez Public charter School

columbia heights education campus

DcPS Youth Services center

Duke ellington School of the Arts

friendship collegiate Academy

ideal Academy Public charter School

hyde leadership Public charter School

national collegiate Preparatory chS

SeeD Public charter School

St Anselmrsquos Abbey School

Theodore roosevelt high School

Washington latin PcS

Washington Math Science Tech PchS

Young America Works PcS

neArsquos Poetry out loud State recitation competition

with special guests Tabi Bonney amp The Poem-Cees

Monday March 8 2010 530pmGAlA hispanic Theatre3333 14th Street nWWashington Dc 20010

19

art101

When was the last time you wrote a short story

Did you ever get to perform a play

or give a speech for a class or a campaign

how about a poem for a young writerrsquos anthology

Maybe you havenrsquot or maybe itrsquos too far back to recall But even if you answered no to some or all of these questions the literary arts undeniably impacted your education then as well as the person you are today

The literary arts are a necessary element in cultivating students who are critical thinkers and who understand the value and power of language When well integrated into a curriculum programs such as Poetry Out Loud the neA poetry recitation project or Young Playwrightrsquos Theater a local program that encourages participants to write plays performed by professional actors present ample opportunity for students to become more invested in their education These experiences coupled with authentic audiences allow students to truly understand what they are producing and why As a result students pay closer attention to detail make more informed decisions and learn to receive and give feedback that improves their work

We might be contributing to the creation of playwrights and poets perhaps essayists or journalists or simply young people who buy tickets to a play or visit the Folger Shakespeare Library for a poetry reading We might be encouraging the next Langston Hughes or Zora Neale Hurston These are the maybes What we are definitely producing are communities that think about the effect of what they say and contributing to people who understand the importance of their voices and the importance of their stories in the world around them

PHOTOS|rYAn holloWAY

ldquoWritE AWAyrdquo

When was the last time you wrote a short story

Did you ever get to perform a play

or give a speech for a class or a campaign

how about a poem for a young writerrsquos anthology

Maybe you havenrsquot or maybe itrsquos too far back to recall But even if you answered no to some or all of these questions the literary arts undeniably impacted your education then as well as the person you are today

The literary arts are a necessary element in cultivating students who are critical thinkers and who understand the value and power of language When well integrated into a curriculum programs such as Poetry Out Loud the neA poetry recitation project or Young Playwrightrsquos Theater a local program that encourages participants to write plays performed by professional actors present ample opportunity for students to become more invested in their education These experiences coupled with authentic audiences allow students to truly understand what they are producing and why As a result students pay closer attention to detail make more informed decisions and learn to receive and give feedback that improves their work

We might be contributing to the creation of playwrights and poets perhaps essayists or journalists or simply young people who buy tickets to a play or visit the Folger Shakespeare Library for a poetry reading We might be encouraging the next Langston Hughes or Zora Neale Hurston These are the maybes What we are definitely producing are communities that think about the effect of what they say and contributing to people who understand the importance of their voices and the importance of their stories in the world around them

PHOTOS|rYAn holloWAY

ldquoWritE AWAyrdquo

sojournarT SaLon|Sneak Peek

ldquoSOJOURNER TRUTHrdquo|SoloMon WonDiMu

The DNA of PerseverANce

March arT SaLonThe Historical Society of WashingtonMarch 11 20107pm-9pm

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for more informationcontact Zoma Wallace at

zomawallacedcgov

DOLORES KENDRICK

The District of Columbiarsquos ldquofirst lady of poetryrdquo is the second individual appointed to the Office of poet Laureate The author of the award-winning Women of the Plums Poems in the Voices of Slave Women Ms Kendrick is one of the foremost African-American women writers today After 10 years in office Ms Kendrick is slated to release her latest anthology of remarks from her anniversary celebration later this month

SOLOMON WONDIMU

ethiopian-born artist Solomon Wondimu has always been puzzled by the definition of race Through this conflict he has developed the Skin color Project taking digital photos of the forearms of hundreds of participants from these photos he has extracted swatches that make up his Skin color Bank to create digitally generated works as well as latex wall-paints for large-scale paintings

SAARTJIE PROJECT

The intersections of race gender and power are manifested in Dcrsquos own Saartjie Project Through the voices of black women this artist collective produces and develops theatre by combining poetry and song with performing and visual arts

HOLLY BASS

Holly Bass has captivated audiences across the nation This multifaceted artist fuses the art of hip hop into her poetry writings and performances

Black history and Womenrsquos history

months will be celebrated at the

March Art Salon This event will present an acknowledgement

display and conversation of transcendence

above and beyond the

struggles of history through today

Dolores Kendrick Washingtonrsquos

esteemed Poet laureate will read

original works to open eyes ears

and minds to voices of the past while

opening the stage floor to the women

of The Saartjie Project an all female

artist collective and versatile

contemporary artist Holly Bass Perseverance is

translated into visual terms through

Solomon Wondimursquos masterful portrait of

Sojourner Truth

for more informationcontact Zoma Wallace at

zomawallacedcgov

DOLORES KENDRICK

The District of Columbiarsquos ldquofirst lady of poetryrdquo is the second individual appointed to the Office of poet Laureate The author of the award-winning Women of the Plums Poems in the Voices of Slave Women Ms Kendrick is one of the foremost African-American women writers today After 10 years in office Ms Kendrick is slated to release her latest anthology of remarks from her anniversary celebration later this month

SOLOMON WONDIMU

ethiopian-born artist Solomon Wondimu has always been puzzled by the definition of race Through this conflict he has developed the Skin color Project taking digital photos of the forearms of hundreds of participants from these photos he has extracted swatches that make up his Skin color Bank to create digitally generated works as well as latex wall-paints for large-scale paintings

SAARTJIE PROJECT

The intersections of race gender and power are manifested in Dcrsquos own Saartjie Project Through the voices of black women this artist collective produces and develops theatre by combining poetry and song with performing and visual arts

HOLLY BASS

Holly Bass has captivated audiences across the nation This multifaceted artist fuses the art of hip hop into her poetry writings and performances

Black history and Womenrsquos history

months will be celebrated at the

March Art Salon This event will present an acknowledgement

display and conversation of transcendence

above and beyond the

struggles of history through today

Dolores Kendrick Washingtonrsquos

esteemed Poet laureate will read

original works to open eyes ears

and minds to voices of the past while

opening the stage floor to the women

of The Saartjie Project an all female

artist collective and versatile

contemporary artist Holly Bass Perseverance is

translated into visual terms through

Solomon Wondimursquos masterful portrait of

Sojourner Truth

As a collection of over 2000 movable artworks Art Bank transforms bare District Government walls and mirrors the color vitality and activity of our capital city Scenes

of Washingtonian life and lifestyle compliment landscapes and cityscapes of the metropolitan area Portraits of residents are valued individual reminders of the purpose of government and the services agencies provide even abstract works bring psychological uplift to the daily routines of each day brightening spirits and attitudes of both employees and members of the public that come in to conduct business All genres mediums and subjects work together to open minds to the possibilities of creative expression and connect people to fine art and artists in a way that no gallery can The Art Bank welcomes sojourners home

Art MOVES

ldquoJOYS OF YEMONYArdquo mIxeD meDIA 2003|AZiZA GiBSon-hunTer

23

MOVES

Artists from Black Artists of DC (BADc) who are part of DCCAHrsquos Art Bank have created the works on these pages formed in 1999 the grouprsquos purpose is to promote develop and validate the cultural and artistic expressions of artists of African ancestry in the Washington Dc metropolitan area With a membership of more than 400 the group coordinates workshops artist talks peer studio visits and other art enrichment activities with an emphasis on educating the public and one another

BADcjarvis GrantMichael PlattAziza Gibson-huntercedric Bakerjames Brown jrlilian Burwellliani fosterGloria Kirkharlee little (deceased)Percy Martin camille Mosley-Pasleyfrank SmithDavid Alen harrisStanley Squirewell

ldquoTHe WOODLey HOuserdquo mIxeD meDIA 2002|liAni foSTer

ldquoPUZZLEDrdquo|GloriA KirK

BlackArtistsof DC

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ldquoCONNOR BENTONrdquo|DAviD Alen hArriS ldquoTHE SPIRIT OF A CHILDrdquo|jAMeS BroWn jr

HALf PRICE LOCAL TICkETS Ticketplace your source for half-price tickets to the performing arts in Dc now offers advance purchase and day of show ticket sales

ART(202)TELEVISION DCCAH in partnership with DC Office of Cable Television (OCT) launches Art(202)TV an innovative one hour television segment showcasing the diverse talents of Dcrsquos Art Scene on friday february 26 at 9pm Tune in to channel 16 every friday at 9pm and Saturdays at 11pm

for more information visit our website

for more events visit our website and Facebook page

STEVIE WONDER + DUkE ELLINGTONenjoy an intimate evening with legendary singer Stevie Wonder at a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts General admission tickets will be sold through the Kennedy center Box Office with VIP tickets starting at $500 and sponsorships of $2500 -$75000 available through The ellington fund

for more information contact ecoppleyellingtonartsorg or (202 )333-1235

THE HEIGHTS Of CHANGEYoung Playwrightsrsquo Theater presents ldquoHeights of Changerdquo exploring how our students have seen their neighborhoods change in recent years This installment of their New Writers Now series will be performed in the heart of of the columbia heights neighborhood GALA Hispanic Theatre on february 22nd at 700 pm

ARTS ADVOCACy DAyBe a voice for the arts in Dc Participate in Arts Advocacy Day on March 3 2010 visit DC Advocates for the Arts for more details on registration and participation

SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS AT CREAMnow in its 29th year the Washington Project for the Arts Cream features works from over 100 regional artists join WPA on february 25 at American universityrsquos Katzen Arts Center for the annual Art Auction and Gala Tickets to the Gala are limited but the exhibition will be on view through March 6

for more information contact atwpaauctiongmailcom

lsquoIN PURSUIT Of ME THE STORy Of CHRISTyLEz BACONrsquo live music dance and drama collide in this twist on the classic herorsquos journey chronicling the story of one of hip-hoprsquos rising stars This musical extravaganza created by GrAMMY nominated Dc native Christylez Bacon and award-winning director Patrick Crowley will take place on on february 27th and March 5th amp 6th as part of the Intersections New American Art Festival

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toolboxartistPARTNERSHIPS

Provides a forum for artists to convene perform and exhib-it strengthening Washingtonrsquos arts community

This virtual arts marketplace connects users to more than 300 Dc-area arts organizations and cultural institutions

Provides access to arts and humanities education for Dc Public and Public charter Schools to encourage the growth of the whole child

A private non-profit affiliate of the national endowment for the hu-manities the humanities council funds and conducts humanities-based cultural and educational programs across Dc

established by congress in 1965 the neA is the nationrsquos largest an-nual funder of the arts supporting excellence in the arts bringing art to all Americans and leading the nation in arts education

Mid Atlantic Arts foundation sup-ports the richness and diversity of the regionrsquos arts resources and promotes wider access to the art and artists of the region nation and world

Provides education advocacy and volunteer services through workshops seminars and clinics for artists and arts organizations and pro-bono referral services

RESOURCES

Arts EducAtionbullThe American Alliance for Theatre amp Education

bullThe Kennedy Center ArtsEdge

bullNational Art Education Association

bullNational Guild of Community Schools of the Arts

FundinGbullArtsReady

bullThe Foundation Center

bullGrantmakers in the Arts

bullMayorrsquos Office of Partnerships and Grants Develop-ment (oPGD)

bullWashington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WrAG)

MArKEtinGbullNational Arts Marketing Project

bullNational Arts Strategies

bullTechnology in the Arts

LEGALbullThe Artists Rights Society

bullThe Copyright Society of the United States of America

bullThe Nonprofit Center

bullPorterfieldrsquos Fine Art Licensing

bullVolunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)

GEnErALbullAmericans for the Arts

bullCultural Development Corporation

bullNational Council of Nonprofit Associations

bullNational Endowment for the Humanities

bullNational Foundation for Advancement in the Arts

bullThe Presidentrsquos Committee on the Arts and the

humanities

bullUnited States Artists

sPEciAL intErEstbullAmerican Association of Community TheatrebullThe Actors FundbullInternational Society for the Performing Arts bullNational Alliance for Media Art amp Culture

bullNational Association of Women Artists

bullNational Association of Latino Arts and Culture

bullPEN American Center

bullPoets amp Writers

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ABOUTdccahMISSIONour Mission at The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanitiesis to provide grants programs and educational activities that encourage diverse artistic expressions and learning opportu-nities so that all District of columbia residents and visitors can experience the rich culture of our city

COMMISSIONERSAnne Ashmore-hudson PhD | chair WArD 1Bernard richardson | WArD 1rhona Wolfe friedman jD | vice chair WArD 2lou hill Davidson | WArD 2 rebecca fishman | WArD 2Marsha ralls | WArD 2 Michael r Sonnenreich | WArD 2christopher cowan | WArD 3rogelio Maxwell | WArD 3Deborah royster | WArD 4 judith Terra | WArD 4 lavinia Wohlfarth | WArD 5Susan clampitt | WArD 6Marvin joseph Bowser | WArD 7 Tendani Mpulubusi | WArD 8Philippa hughes | At -largeian Williams | At-large

OffICE Of THE POET LAUREATEDolores Kendrick | District of columbia

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Get Connected

DCCAH STAffGloria nauden | executive DirectorAyris Scales | Deputy Director

Moshe Adams | legislative and Grants Manager curtia Ashton | Staff Assistanthuman resources Advisor ebony Blanks | Program coordinator catherine cleary | Director of Grants and legislative Affairs rachel Dickerson | Manager Dc creates Public Art Deirdre ehlen | coordinator Dc creates Public Artlamont A harrell | Director of Partnerships and Development charlese jennings | information Specialist Yuyu Kim | Graphic DesignerAnimatorrebecca landwehr | outreach coordinatorrod little | Graphics consultant Shyree Mezick | outreach Manager amp Art(202) editorSamuel Miranda | Arts education coordinator victoria Murray | Program coordinatorcarolyn Parker | Office ManagerKeona Pearson | Grants Assistant lisa richards Toney | Program ManagerZoma Wallace | Art Bank coordinator Dc creates Public Art

INTERNSArmando lopez Bircann | Digital Media intern e Kimbell hall | outreach internSelema jenkins| Programming internleonice joseph | folk Art intern

Khaula Malik | Grants internelizabeth Pisano | Arts education intern nijeul Porter | Special events intern roland Spence | Programming intern

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EMPLOyEE Of THE MONTH over the past 18 months Moshe Adams has made himself an invaluable member of the DccAh team he brings to his position as the legislative and Grants Manager a relentless determination to help Dc artists reach their maximum potential A talented singer himself Moshe never shies away from offering the kind of constructive criticism that helps our grantees excel in their art forms and in their grant applications his intelligence energy and professionalism make him the ideal manager of DccAhrsquos American recovery and reinvestment Act grant funds which have been distributed more quickly than those of any other Dc government agency We admire him for his dedication and we love him for his humor

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