Grantees will receive a combined $198,100 in funding – more than double 2021 funding – and represent creative disciplines from film and theatre to visual arts and dance.
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As the season of gratitude approaches, we want to highlight several local creative individuals and organizations who make Charlotte-Mecklenburg a more innovative creative ecosystem for all. We know we are grateful for them, but why and what are they grateful for this year?
She grew up in Augusta, Ga., in a home with a disco ball that on late nights would become a beacon for community and connection. This is where Williams first began to study dance and where she said she learned that “dance is a celebration of community, of life, and joy.”
Malu Tan is a fulltime, award-winning artist who’s probably best known for her abstract work. But her status as a professional doesn’t mean she’s stopped being a student occasionally. “We have to continue to grow and challenge ourselves,” said the Charlotte-based painter. “That’s the value of this grant. It helped me improve as an artist.”
For centuries, bread has been at the center of every culture’s food tradition. It sustains us. It unites us. And now, through the work of the Our Daily Bread Foundation, it provides purpose for disenfranchised young people in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.