Tonight’s program has been cancelled, and postponed for a later date to be determined. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Artist residencies and fellowship programs are opportunities to access dedicated time, space, and funding to creative growth, develop your creative practice in a focused setting, and build relationships with new communities and collaborators. Hear from experienced panelists Ifrah Mansour and Saymoukda Vongsay about how to identify residency and fellowship opportunities for artists of all disciplines and career stages, and learn effective strategies for preparing strong applications and proposals. The panel will be moderated by Cecilia Cornejo.
Panelist: Ifrah Mansour (she/her)
Bio: Ifrah Mansour (she/her) is a Somali, refugee, Muslim, multimedia artist and an educator. Her artwork explores trauma through the eyes of children to uncover the resiliencies of blacks, muslims, and refugees. She interweaves poetry, puppetry, films, and installations. She’s been featured in BBC, Vice, OkayAfrica, Star Tribune, and City Pages. Her critically-acclaimed, “How to Have Fun in a Civil War” premiered at Guthrie Theatre and toured to cities in greater Minnesota. Visit her Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/ifrahmansourart
Panelist: Saymoukda Vongsay (she/her)
Bio: Saymoukda Vongsay (she/her) is an award-winning Lao American artist. She’s an experienced grant review panelist and grant program developer and designer. She’s received 50+ awards – including fellowships from the Bush, Jerome, & McKnight Foundations, and the Center for Cultural Power. Current awards: Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence, Jerome@Camargo Residency (Cassis, France), Kennedy Center REACH Residency, MN State Arts Board. www.refugenius.net
Moderator: Cecilia Cornejo (she/her)
Bio: Cecilia Cornejo (she/her) is a Chilean-born documentary filmmaker, artist, and teacher based in Northfield, Minnesota. Known for placing community members at the center of the creative process, she uses a range of approaches and production methodologies to engage them as active participants and co-creators of meaning. Cecilia is an inaugural recipient of the 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Community-Engaged Artists and has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC), the Jerome Foundation, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She teaches in the Cinema and Media Studies department at Carleton College. Visit her website at http://thewanderinghouse.com/
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