Creative Greensboro Annual Report 2021-2022

AT THE GREENSBORO CULTURAL CENTER PARTNERS

PROVIDING THE PLATFORM The Greensboro Cultural Center is a hub of the creative community. In 2021-2022, we built upon our efforts to expand equitable access to the space and provide a platform for diverse programs, while uplifting emerging and established creative individuals and organizations alike. The City’s 2018 Cultural Arts Plan calls for dedicated space in the center for a residency program. The plan also calls for specific initiatives that support the growth, resilience, and programmatic reach of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led and serving partners. Creative Greensboro provides two programs that bring new and diverse individuals into the center: Greensboro Residency for Original Works (GROW) and Residency at the Hyers. During 2021-2022 – the first full year for both programs – Creative Greensboro hosted 13 artist residencies, nine of which were BIPOC-led and -serving . GROW is a flexible space where artists in residence can create original works and host community programs, performances and events. This paid residency program has supported a wide range of creatives, from artist and curator Jordan T. Robinson, whose work explores ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

Since my GROW residency, my work has been shared on the North Carolina Arts Council’s blog and I have served as a judge in the 2022 NC-06 Congressional Art Competition!

— Jonathan Vizcuña Visual Artist

systemic challenges artists of color and trans people face, to visual artist Jasmine Best, who used the residency to create large-scale textile pieces. GROW proved to be a launch-pad for visual artist Jonathan Vizcuña. His GROW installation – a tri-dimensional experience on the wonder and fragility of life on Earth – prompted GreenHill Center for NC Art to include him in its Winter Show. The Residency at the Hyers offers rent-free use of the center’s Stephen D. Hyers black box theater and technical and marketing support for dance, theater, music, film or poetry programs and productions. It provided $22,500 worth of in-kind space last year to programs like Royal Expressions Ballet Company and Actors of All Abilities, an inclusive theater company.

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