Mid Atlantic Arts

Our office is closed today in observance of Juneteenth. We will be back at our desks on Monday, June 22nd!

We're excited to partner again with the National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS) and South Arts to support the 2026 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship program.

The Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowships honor, celebrate, and support storytellers representing Appalachian counties of KY, NC, OH, TN, VA, and WV. Fellows will show a commitment and proven ability to sustain the traditions of Black Storytelling that embody the history, heritage, and culture of African Americans in Appalachia. The fellowships will provide six $5,000 awards. One fellowship will be awarded in each of the six eligible states.

Fellows also receive funds for travel to the 44th Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference, November 3-8, 2026, in Warwick, RI, and one-year membership to the National Association of Black Storytellers.

Oral tradition culture bearers, storytellers, and practitioners committed to sustaining the traditions of Black storytelling
in Appalachia.

Deadline: Monday, August 3, 2026.

Learn more and apply at https://monkeylink.co/291b10

¡2025 fue un año de grandes avances y sueños! Nos complace compartir nuestro Informe Anual del Año Fiscal 2025, que nos muestra este período de transición mientras avanzamos con la implementación de nuestro nuevo plan estratégico a largo plazo, en el marco de Imagine Next.

El Informe Anual está disponible en nuestro sitio web en inglés y en español. ¡Lee el informe completo en https://monkeylink.co/35cc96

2025 was a year of moving forward and dreaming boldly! We’re excited to share our FY25 Annual Report, which takes us through a period of transition as we move into our new long range plan implementation as we Imagine Next.

The Annual Report is available on our website in both English and Spanish. Read the full report at: https://monkeylink.co/d8f993

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship application is open! The 2027 Fellowships are offered in the following categories:

Choreography
Crafts
Music Composition
Photography
Playwriting/Screenwriting
Poetry
Sculpture

Tune into our Application Assistance Webinar on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Early bird deadline: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Submission deadline: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Learn more at: https://monkeylink.co/28e2f8

Dolly Camareno speaks with Dulce del Rio-Pineda, organizational coordinator and co-founder of Mujeres de Islas (Women of the Islands), about the organization's history, its numerous projects, and its beginnings in the island municipality of Culebra, Puerto Rico.

Read "A brief history of Mujeres de Islas: an archipelago of community projects" at https://monkeylink.co/843526

Dolly Camareno habla con Dulce del Río-Pineda, coordinadora organizativa y cofundadora de Mujeres de Islas (MDI), sobre la historia de la organización, sus numerosos proyectos y sus comienzos en la municipalidad isleña de Culebra, Puerto Rico.

¡Lee "Una historia breve de Mujeres de Islas: un archipiélago de proyectos comunitarios" en https://monkeylink.co/876eab

Mid Atlantic Arts is closed in observance of Memorial Day. We'll be back at our desks tomorrow!

Through arts festivals, workshops, and gatherings, Think!Chinatown celebrates the vibrancy of New York City's Chinatown. Our latest illustrated grantee feature explores how Think!Chinatown addresses neighborhood issues with an artful, intergenerational approach.

Read our latest Mid Atlantic Story, Growing Roots, at: https://monkeylink.co/876eab

Written and illustrated by Yao Xiao
Edited by Dessane Lopez Cassell