We are proud to announce that In Full Color has recently won two grants for emergency COVID-19 artist relief: $3,000 arts organization grant from Jersey City Arts Relief Fund $1,000 emergency relief fund from New Jersey Economic Development Authority This combined $4,000 in aid will help us continue to empower women of color through education and the arts. We are looking to create paid work opportunities for woman artists of color to support them through COVID-19. We are also looking to expand our education, anti-racism and activism work. The Jersey City grant was administrated by the Jersey City Arts Council and was part of a municipal relief program that ultimately provided about $5 milli
A standing ovation for our Bloom Virtual Summit facilitators, production team & donors! Thank you for your commitment and support. Altogether we raised $2,581 -- this means $1,500 for In Full Color & over $1,900 for #BlackLivesMatter. We couldn't have done it without you. Proceeds will be used to produce a virtual version of our annual show In Full Color, featuring monologues and poems by women of color. Our work allows WOC to share their stories in their own voice. Learn more about our Mission and In Full Color: The Show. Did you miss it? Bloom is over, but we accept tax-deductible donations all year round! Donate here to support women artists of color. Credits & Thanks Bloom Virtual Summi
TW: sexual assault, sexual harassment, rape SCROLL DOWN FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC ABUSE RESOURCES So many women of all colors have suffered sexual harassment and assault at several arts institutions in our hometown of Jersey City, and their voices have so often been silenced. We are reaching out to these survivors and offer support, resources and opportunities to find healing. We hear you, we stand with you, we fight for you. Protecting women should always be a priority. We will hold your abusers accountable and advocate for broken systems to be discarded, and for supportive communities to be built in their place. Most recently, women in the local slam poetry scene have spoken out aga
