Grab your phone, grab your wallet!! Kearra is building an artist residency and needs your help❗️⬇️
After almost a decade of ideation, research, and waiting, Kearra Amaya Gopee is ready to create an artists’ residency in Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago, tentatively named a small place after the Jamaica Kincaid text of the same name. This residency aims to provide a nurturing environment for Black artists to explore, learn, and create, while also engaging with the rich history and culture of the region. Link to read more about the project and donate is in my bio! (Link for fb: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-build-an-artist-residency-in-trinidad-and-tobago )
⚡️ And ALSO ⚡️
Please come out to the first of MANY benefit events for Kearra Amaya Gopee’s artist residency on October 18th at
@millennium_film 🎥 Doors open at 7:30, screening starts at 8. The link to purchase sliding scale tickets are in my bio. If you can afford a full price ticket, please do so! Direct donations made to the campaign on the day of the event will also grant you admission!
(not) without a trace showcases short films by Aryel René Jackson (
@aryelrenejacksonstudio), Jard Lerebours (
@jard_lere), Omolola Ajao (
@omololajao), Cameron Granger (
@realtayediggs) and Imani Nikyah Dennison (
@imaninikyah). These 5 films navigate the trappings of loss, legacy and the slipperiness of memory in the face of an uncertain future.
The still on the flyer is from
@imaninikyah ‘s Bone Black: Black Midwives vs the South.
Screening link (for fb): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/not-without-a-trace-a-benefit-screening-tickets-1043091814697
💗 thanks for listening