Artblog | John Jarboe

March 11, 2022 by Roberta

Kristal Sotomayor on ‘Expanding Sanctuary,’ an Added Velocity Spotlight Interview

Kristal Sotomayor is the subject of our fifth and final Added Velocity 2021-2022 spotlight interview series! Her project “Expanding Sanctuary” was first funded through Velocity Fund in 2020, and now with $15,000 in additional funding through Added Velocity, she will further her 26-minute documentary “about the campaign to end the sharing of the police database with Immigration and Customs Enforcement led by Juntos and the Latinx immigrant community in South Philly.” Learn more below!

March 5, 2022 by Roberta

John Jarboe on “The Beardmobile,” an Added Velocity Spotlight Interview

Our third Added Velocity awardee spotlight is here! John Jarboe tells Roberta more about “The Beardmobile,” performance and protest unit on wheels; and their musical performance piece “Rose: You Are Who You Eat,” which they will perform at the Guggenheim in NYC on March 26th at 7:30PM!

February 23, 2022 by Roberta

Added Velocity 2021-2022 awards five worthy Philadelphia arts projects $15,000 each

We are very happy to announce the awardees of this year’s Added Velocity grants. The money awarded each project will go far to stabilize and support these community-engaged and activist projects already funded under the Velocity Fund. Funds go directly to artists! In this post you will find names of the projects and project leaders with links to full descriptions, as well as information about the funding sources and administrators.

July 14, 2019 by Tom Stoelker

Bearded Ladies Cabaret at New York’s La Mama, musical theater takes on Walt Whitman’s racism

Tom Stoelker reviews “Contradict This!” a musical performance by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret for Stonewall at 50 that examines Walt Whitman’s problematic history with racism.