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In a co-authored essay published recently by Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ), Ambitio US Director Cate Fox and Narrative Shifter Nichole Christian, lift the curtain on a few of the big lessons our team has gleaned, insights that we and the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) prize as roadmaps for new models of intentional and reparative investment led by BIPOC change makers.
The essay, How Philanthropy Can Show Up for an Arts Solidarity Economy , was published as part of a new series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” co-produced by our good friends a t Art.coop and, NPQ . The series features a new story each week throughout February.
Fox and Christian write: “Our current system of neoliberal racial capitalism is designed to perpetuate inequalities. Finding the offramp from this economy to one that serves all can be difficult work. Systems are like walls; they don’t come down easily or by themselves. If we are paying attention, however, there are guides to help with this work. Artists most affected by historic and systemic harms are showing us how to imagine and build paths to a better world, and one that will benefit us all.’’
The series showcases the voices of queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers, all sharing reflections on the tapped and untapped impact of arts workers activating and enacting structural change — as they build or create an economy that works for them..
Sincere gratitude to Art.coop for welcoming Ambitio US ’ voice.
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