When problems are approached with artistry + activism,  the solutions are revolutionary. Artists and community leaders, Sharayna Ashanti Christmas, Alanah Nichole, and Abdu Ali recognized that Black and LGBTQ+ artists and freelancers were being disproportionately impacted by financial losses from COVID-19 and responded to our community’s needs with immediate support by creating their own artist relief funds. These relief funds together provided a little over $11K of support to artists in need — independent of institutions or other traditional funding sources. 

No Permission Needed is a conversation designed to empower artists and other creative entrepreneurs to self-advocate and to highlight the value and necessity of rejecting expectations, and subverting barriers. 

No Permission Needed: Artists Supporting Artists 

When: May 21, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.