The Nicholson Project

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“Expenses 2619.40 grants 0.00 revenue 0.00 The Digital Residency is a paid 1-week residency, shared on our Instagram account and archived in the Highlights. Artists share their inspiration, studio practice, and a final culminating work is unveiled at the end of the week. In 2021 we featured five artists musicians, fashion designers, painters, and more--including Nicole Crowder, Dior Ashley Brown, Jabari Jefferson, Denisio Truitt, and the band Black Folks Don't Swim. Expenses 5526.23 grants 0.00 revenue 0.00 MOAAA Grant 1,000 Words Project Through a grant from the Mayors Office of African American Affairs, The Nicholson Project and partner with Melani N. Douglass to present 1,000 Words, a collaborative project which aimed to create portraits of community wisdom and expertise about the art of home and garden. This project celebrated wisdom as fine art while documenting the expertise of the everyday. The 1,000 Words exhibition was comprised of video interviews, photographs, and wisdom sharing with Geo Edwards, herbalist and Nicholson's Farmer in Residence, Dr. Martina Washington, founder of New Life Wellness Center, and Samaria King and Malka Roth, founders of DC Mutual Aid Apothecary. Expenses 2516.53 grants 0.00 revenue 0.00 TNP Dialogues is a space for the art community to gather and share our resources and experiences. These conversations facilitate and provide space for meaningful conversations in our gallery and garden. In 2021, during Covid, we hosted two of these conversations virtually. The first, Legacy and Storytelling, featured Baltimore based creators Savannah Wood and Bilphena Yahwon whose work is often influenced by history. In this conversation, they shared how they use archival practices to uncover obscured stories and explore familial lineages. The second, The World According to Black Music, was inspired by the work of Black cultural critic and scholar Paul Gilroy, and centered the voices of three Black DCarea musicians, Yaya Bey, Brent Birckhead, and Lorenzo Zo Ferguson. The conversation featured the artists reflecting on how they understand Black music as a space of refuge and transformation, and the lineages/traditions they feel connected to and in conversation with. The World According to Black Music considered Bey, Birckhead, and Ferguson's respective work and the ways they pivot toward joy, and the spirit of resistance and its importance to approaches to their craft. The conversation was conceived and moderated by New York-based curator and multidisciplinary artist Niama Safia Sandy. Expenses 13437.57 grants 0.00 Revenue 0.00 The Nicholson Project's Teen Artist Residency is an art and social practice geared program for students 14-18 years old. Participants have the opportunity to create socially engaged work with an artist mentor. In its inaugural year, in 2021 our ten teen residents had direct access to Nicholson's garden while exploring the art of the natural world and contemporary social practice while building their own unique artistic vision. They also gained insight into their practice from working artists and art community members. The skills that they gain from the residency will culminate in a final exhibition on view at The Nicholson Project gallery.”

“Contractors - general operational - 7200 Communications assistant - 18654.25 Curator of Art Programs - 5600 Farmer in Residence - 11669.00 Teaching Artists - 8000 Other - 6661.23”