Support for artists grant

Support For Artists Grant

Open to artists of all backgrounds, including but not limited to: visual, painting, sculpting, photography, technological, dance, theatre, performance, music, history, writing and culture. This program offers three month residencies to ten Cuyahoga County artists between the months of March and September. Priority will be given to Latino/a/x artists and artists of color. Selected artists will receive a $5,000 award, access to JDBCAC art center and resources. Successful applications will demonstrate the artist's understanding of Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center and the community the organization serves. Selected artists will also be featured during the Center’s Hispanic Month celebration.

Funded by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

2022 (artists are currently working on their projects)

Sara Guitierrez

Jhon Anderson Villegas Hernandez

12 page graphic novel/zine/comic about the violence campesinos (peasant farmers) in Colombia have been subjected to for over a hundred years.

Jhon Anderson Villegas Hernandez

LATIN AMERICAN MYTHS AND LEGENDS IN CLEVELAND | Photography project

Mariela Paz

Jhon Anderson Villegas Hernandez

Carolina Borja

Series of paintings + art classes for all ages!

Carolina Borja

Series of outdoor of concerts, songwriting and 4-session pilot for the bilingual music program Semillitas y Capullitos.

Dontae Hill

Carolina Borja

Dontae Hill

A passionate short film that will be made highly visible in the Northeast Ohio community. The film will explore the dynamic practice of art activism; more specifically the art history of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Jae Cancel

Carolina Borja

Dontae Hill

Expressive writing workshop for teens.

Raquel Ortiz

Jean Paul Hernandez

Create a script, lyrics to songs, choreography, puppets, scenery, props, and a performance, for children's book.

Jean Paul Hernandez

8 week course for teens on the history of Hip Hop and learning how the art of Turntablism began + DJ lessons.

Jessica Huerta

Jean Paul Hernandez

Eli. B Fuentes Aguirre

Mexican inspired clay earring collection.

Eli. B Fuentes Aguirre

Produce podcast + create zine featuring Latinos from Cleveland.

2021 Artists

Bridgett Martinez

Arcelia Gandarilla

Directed and produced an experimental play called "Like Me". This play revolved around themes of identity, self-love, confidence, and image.

Like Me: an original play about self-love

Arcelia Gandarilla

Vejigante Mask Making: a series of 6 workshops on mask making and performance.

Vejigante Masks

Nathalie Bermudez

Arcelia Gandarilla

Nathalie Bermudez

Multicultural exposition of paintings and vases at Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Nathalie's Website

Carlos Cruz

Stephanie Ginese

Nathalie Bermudez

Zine of local BIPOC community leaders in videogame style.

Carlostrations

Alicia Vazquez

Stephanie Ginese

Series of iconic female portraits. The series' goal is to embrace the women's life stories into the piece as apart of Julia de Burgos’ activist views as linked within Julia's poetry.

Alicia + her portratis

Stephanie Ginese

Untitled manuscript of poems. This collection of poems examines themes of colonialism, reproductive injustice/terrorism, women's health, motherhood, generation inheritance, spirituality, and mythology.

Stephanie's Instagram

Higo Gabarron

"Emotimonsters" The project includes the creation and design of illustrated monsters expressing diverse emotions. The idea is to use these Emotimonsters as a tool in children's art therapy to express their emotions or feelings.

Higo's Instagram

Moises Borges

Higo Gabarron

Indigenous Pataxo Community Interviews

YouTube Playlist

Elisa Clark

Higo Gabarron

Manny Santiago

Separated | Short film that deals with the disappearance of a Mexican migrant worker’s son to the seedy unworld of marijuana dispensaries.

Separated Trailer

Manny Santiago

Urban Taino Project | A photography project with community individuals to help individuals find themselves culturally and spiritually.

Manny Santiago Instagram

2020 Artists

Lynette Ramos

Andrew Aaron Valdez

Taino Resurgence | Two-week series hosted by artist Lynette Ramos as she discusses Taino culture, spirituality and history. Live streamed through JDBCAC's YouTube channel.

Taino Resurgence YouTube Playlist

Andrew Aaron Valdez

Voces Fuertes | Virtual Open Mic live streamed through JDBCAC's YouTube channel.

Voces Fuertes Youtube Playlist

Devin Hinzo

Andrew Aaron Valdez

Devin Hinzo

“Strangers” a chamber ballet for woodwind quintet, marimba and four dancers. It is a collection of three stories that center around themes of immigration through metaphor.

Producing a New Ballet in a Pandemic | Strangers Documnetary

Julia Sosa

Gabriel Gonzalez

Devin Hinzo

Valentina y La Sombra del Diablo children’s play live streamed through JDBCAC's YouTube Channel.

Valentina & La Sombra Del Diablo

Gabriel Gonzalez

8-week photography class at Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center.

Check out the students pictures here