The year is off to a great start with the news that I received two Artist Power Convening Grants from the Yerba Beuna Center for the Arts. The Artist Power Convenings are a new community investment strategy by YBCA to build the capacity of artists and artist-led organizations in service of their communities.
The grants will fund two of my community projects:
1. A brainstorming session with artists and the Executive Director of the Suscol Intertribal Council to develop arts curriculum that can bring awareness to our indigenous histories.
2. A continuation of Conflict Zone, bringing Haider Elias, President and co- founder of Yazda.org back to Northern California. Haider has been living in Iraq for the past 9 months and will provide an update on the Yazidi efforts to rebuild their lives and hold ISIS accountable.
ST. HELENA
Napa, CA,
CALIFORNIA
nancy willis
