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RDLF News: Issue 15
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Jessie Mott: Identity & Power Through Art
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Jessie Mott is a Senior Program Officer at the Reva and David Logan Foundation, working with our Arts and Social Justice grantees. In addition, she manages our winter wear and school supplies distributions, as well as other special initiatives. Outside of her work with the Foundation, Jessie is an accomplished visual artist whose work spans an array of media, including drawing, painting, and collaborative projects. Her practice focuses on themes of identity and power by exposing unstable perceptions of the queer body. Jessie’s work has been exhibited widely, including in the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Whitney Biennial.
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Communications Coordinator Sabrina Boggs interviewed Jessie at her studio to learn more about her career as an artist, her upcoming shows, and her philosophies on being an artist and artist care. Here's an excerpt:
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What do you realistically want to see change in the art world and philanthropy?
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Jessie: Increased accessibility for artists who are not in the traditional pipelines, or connected to powerful institutions. More community building. Space for radical imagining and dreaming ... The luxury of time and space for artists to think about what they want their work to do in the world. More opportunities for artists to be artists: residencies that accommodate all bodies, family structures, childcare. Artists need to be paid for their labor, they need healthcare, they need to not be exploited. It would be a very sad world without artists. They need to be celebrated and compensated.
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Celebrating Queer Narratives
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This Pride Month, we'd like to highlight a few grantees who are celebrating queer narratives through media:
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American Documentary / POV
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POV's PRIDE collection showcases vibrant voices within the LGBTQ+ community. These documentaries capture the essence of identity, belonging, and the pursuit of equality, offering transformative insights into the LGBTQ+ experience.
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OTV's "Take me to the Queers: LGBTQ+ Narratives" collection is complete with movies, series, and shorts made by and featuring LGBTQ+ voices. There is a wide variety of content to watch, from drama, to comedy, to docuseries, to murder mystery.
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Korean American Story's "Legacy Project: Queer Joy" shares the narratives of nine LGBTQ+ Korean Americans across generations, exploring what queer joy means to them and their journey to finding it.
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Photo credit: California Correctional Women's Facility
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Congratulations to the following grantees for their recent achievements:
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In addition, congratulations to the following partners, who were featured in the news recently:
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Upcoming Opportunities
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Volunteer with The Honeycomb Project this Father's Day
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Open Applications
- Native Voices Rising: The Native Voices Rising 2024 grant cycle is now open for both donors and potential applicants. Eligible organizations are encouraged to learn more about the application process and criteria on their website. The deadline for submissions is June 28, 2024.
- Telligen Community Initiative: The Telligen Community Initiative is requesting proposals for their Strengthening Families and Community Health funding priority area. The deadline for submissions is July 2, 2024.
- Chicago Community Development Grant: The Chicago Department of Planning and Development is accepting applications for Community Development Grants more than $250,000, which help support small businesses, nonprofits and property owners for local commercial, mixed-use and light manufacturing development. The deadline for submissions is August 9, 2024.
- Chicago Puppet Lab: The Chicago Puppet Lab is a puppet theater incubator and residency program that supports artists in bringing to life new works of puppet theater. The program accepts 8 artists or artist groups for a 8-month, in person laboratory process. The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival provides participants with video and photo documentation of their work, technical support, stage management, and marketing support for the final showing, and each project receives a stipend of $1000. The deadline for submissions is August 19, 2024.
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Job Openings
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Reveal: "Reveal ... in partnership with The Trace and CBS News, reviewed records from hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the United States and found that many had routinely resold or traded in their used duty weapons – a practice that has sent thousands of guns into the hands of criminals."
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Freedom of the Press Foundation: "As April came to an end, we had documented 13 arrests or detainments of members of the press ... As of today, we’ve documented 36. Importantly, the number of journalists arrested or detained so far this year — which is not even half over — is more than the last two years combined."
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MindSite News: “'Abnerd Joseph simply did not need to die,' said attorney Antonio Romanucci at a May 15th ... He would still be alive, he added, 'if the building security had done the right thing ... when they learned Abnerd was upset and needed assistance.'"
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InvestigateWest: "A nurse in the intensive care unit of a local hospital had reportedly stolen patients’ intravenous fentanyl and replaced it with unsterile tap water for months. Dozens of patients developed infections. At least three died."
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New York Focus: "'Censorship is just a way to keep people oppressed, and to keep them from having access to materials that are going to help them make a change to become better,' said Morrison. 'If we keep you dumb, deaf, and blind, that means you’ll potentially increase your time while you’re in here, or you’ll go home and come right back.'"
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We'd like to hear from you!
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Thanks for reading! We have an open call for content from our partners to highlight the brilliant work they're doing in the community. If you are a current grantee or partner with The Reva and David Logan Foundation and you would like to contribute to our next newsletter, please reach out to Sabrina Boggs, Communications Coordinator at sabrina(at)loganfdn(dot)org. Please note that we will not share fundraising campaigns.
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In addition, we are frequently reposting our grantees on our social media, so make sure to follow us and tag us in your posts! Links to our socials are below.
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