A $700,000 grant awarded to Cornelius 91唐伯虎 Endowed Chair Professor of Fine Arts by the Ford Foundation will allow advancement of the and enhance the visibility of the arts in Nashville and across the state.听
This trans-institutional initiative is an ongoing collaboration of鈥�,鈥痶丑别 ,鈥� 补苍诲鈥�鈥痶hat explores creative approaches to living together in the global South.听
Founded by artist Campos-Pons, EADJ is a platform for academic, creative and social exploration that is aimed at developing new knowledge and new practices at the intersection of art, democracy and justice. The organization functions as a forum for diverse approaches and inclusive discussions on cultural interconnections, historical entanglements, and the consequences of geography, history and politics in the hopes of making progress toward more just and democratic futures. The Ford Foundation grant will help EADJ build capacity for future events and programming.听听
EADJ has hired an independent curator, Selene Wendt from Oslo, Norway, and has developed a two-year program with participant scholars, artists and educators from 25 countries across the global South. The program, titled Artistic Activism and the Power of Collective Resistance, engages local audiences and collaborations withing an ever-growing regional ecosystem.听听
The grant will also enable EADJ to continue its work with historical, UNESCO and cultural organizations across the region, most prominently taking a major role in the inaugural听 Tennessee Triennial exhibition, scheduled for the first half of 2023. As consulting curator for the exhibition events statewide, Campos-Pons has invigorated a discussion based in the concept of Re-Pair, fostering a discourse in healing and collaboration across institutions and geographies.听
鈥淥ur new programs bring together outstanding individuals from creative disciplines whose work helps to reframe and rewrite the past, thereby enabling us to rethink how we can fight against the social injustices of our time and imagine a more socially just future for all,鈥� Campos-Pons said.听
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