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Art and creative expression are powerful agents of change. Using art as a communication tool and artists as change makers has the potential to encourage enduring social change by engaging communities to imagine a future where inequities do not exist; building and strengthening bonds between people engaged in a common cause; forging new relationships across the lines that divide us; and fostering and igniting hope. Whether by means of dreams and representations displayed through paintings, acted out in plays, spoken word, murals or festivals, art and creative expression can touch the hearts and minds of participants and viewers.
Having experienced art as a powerful tool for engaging the community in the first iteration of HEArtS in 2017, RMHF will focus on using art, artists, and non-profit partners to put EQUITY IN ACTION! in this next round of grantmaking. Drawing on the range of creative disciplines from the fine arts to photography to textiles to storytelling to performance, HEArts will be an integral part of the core work of the Foundation’s effort to (1) promote health equity and/or (2) increase awareness about the critical need for quality, safe, affordable housing for all people who call the region home. RMHF will fund projects that facilitate collaboration between non-profit organizations and artists working as communicators and community activists in the pursuit of health and/or housing equity. Preference will be given to projects that are hyper-local, focusing on place and population, engagement and driven by data. Non-profit organizations working with artists are eligible for one-year grants up to $20,000.
2017 HEArts Program
The Visiting Artist grants program is an important signal of RMHF’s commitment to fostering an equitable and healthy Richmond region. Participating artists can help illustrate how social, economic and structural conditions contribute to poor health outcomes. Through creative disciplines — from the fine arts to photography to textiles to performance to storytelling — RMHF seeks to better understand how individuals and groups conceive of an equitable and healthy region, and to share and exhibit this work with the broader community. As part of the experience, RMHF encourages creative projects that are interactive and participatory with populations who are experiencing inequities.
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Richmond Health Equity: Video Portraits- Hannah Ayers & Lance Warren, Field Studio
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