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Supporting AAPI Artists and Practitioners within the Penn Community

March 25, 2021

We unequivocally condemn racism, white supremacy, and all acts of violence and hate. The Sachs Program stands with our Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander colleagues, collaborators, friends, and neighbors against the persistent, continued, and escalating racial violence directed at Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United States. We acknowledge our long-term responsibility to support work that addresses ongoing and overlapping forms of violence and oppression.

As an arts program, we also want to recognize the ongoing and significant creative practice being done by AAPI artists and activists across our civic and cultural life. We want to continue to support this work and amplify these voices.

Toward this end, we invite proposals for projects led by or primarily serving Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Artists and Communities.

To apply, please share a one-page statement that includes:

  • -What you’re proposing
  • -What you hope to achieve
  • -What you need in order to make this happen (including funding amount)

Projects can request up to $1500

We are currently accepting applications and will continue to accept them through May 5.

All University of Pennsylvania Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff are eligible to apply.

Applicants will be notified about funding no later than May 31.

Please email applications to sachsgrants@gmail.com and include any relevant work samples as attachments or links. You can also email us at this address with any questions.

This funding opportunity is part of our ongoing efforts to support artistic communities impacted by racism, hatred, and violence. We will continue to provide additional opportunities and resources for AAPI and other communities in the future and welcome your input and suggestions as we continue this work.

We also urge you to support the efforts and actions below to combat AAPI racism.

A message to the Penn community regarding violence and anti-Asian hate incidents 

#FlattentheHate

Pan-Asian American Community House

Asian Arts Initiative

Stop DiscriminAsian

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation

John McInerney (he/him)
Executive Director
215-573-0874
mcinernj@upenn.edu

Chloe Reison (she/her)
Associate Director
215-573-2159
reison@upenn.edu

Tamara Suber (she/her)
Executive Coordinator of Grants and Community and Equity Strategies
215-898-0608
suber@upenn.edu

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation is located on the Upper Mezzanine of the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA

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