Storytelling Fellow Destinee Forbes interviewed Gina Goico during the last month of her 2019 Kelly Street Residency. They talked about what she learned working with the Kelly Street community, the impact that the youth perspective has had on her art…
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of The LP’s 2009 Create Change cohort’s completion of their residency, The LP has released a series of conversations to check-in with each artist to see what they have been up to and…
Tiara Ebony Austin joined our team as our Programs Associate in July 2019. Get to know more about her! In what neighborhood do you live? Bed Stuy How did you first become connected to The LP, or hear about The…
Working at either The LP's Harlem office or our Kelly Street location, the 2019 summer interns not only gain valuable arts and nonprofit management skills, but play an integral role in our mission to advance artists and neighbors as change…
Our LP family is growing! Get to know Ashima Aggarwal, who recently joined The Laundromat Project’s Board of Directors: As a supporter of the arts, why does art matter? Art opens so many doors. It opens viewers up to the…
At this year's Greening the City Festival, The LP in partnership with The Point CDC, Kelly Street Garden and Build On celebrated the diversity of cultural roots found in the Bronx at Barreto Point Park! Here are some of our…
Giovannah Philippeaux, Development & Communications Intern (CUNY Cultural Corps), had the unique pleasure of getting to know Bronx-artist and LP neighbor Sajata Epps at her live/work studio. Over a home-cooked meal and a pot of traditional rice tea, Giovannah and…
Moncho Alvarado joined our team as our Operations Associate in April 2019. Get to know more about them! In what neighborhood do you live? Brooklyn How did you first become connected to The LP, or hear about The LP? The…
In this 2019 Creative Conversation, Rasu Jilani (Director of Recruiting and Community Engagement at New Inc., LP Board Member, and 2015 LP Artist-in-Residence) and Denae Hannah (Founder of Debt-Free Denae and 2014 LP Create Change Fellow) discuss the idea of…
We are excited to announce the participants in our 2019 Create Change program, designed to engage, educate, and advance artists. These diverse, creative practitioners are change agents embedded within our New York City neighborhoods. Building on learnings drawn from our…
Mira Soni joined our team as our Programs Intern in February 2019. Get to know more about her! In what neighborhood do you live? Morningside Heights How did you first become connected to The LP, or hear about The LP?…
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of The LP’s 2009 Create Change cohort’s completion of their residency, The LP is releasing a series of conversations to check-in with each artist to see what they have been up to and…
This summer, Executive Director Kemi Ilesanmi interviewed Bridget Bartolini (CC Fellow ‘13, Commissioned Artist ‘14) and Cynthia Tobar (CC Fellow ‘16) about their respective ventures into the field of oral history. During their engaging conversation, Bridget and Cynthia discussed the…
At The LP, we're building a resilient institution for artists and communities of color, those who understand that creativity can change the world—and, most importantly, their local communities—for the better. Over a two year period, we engaged in an extensive…
Our LP family is growing! Get to know George Suttles, who joined The Laundromat Project’s Board of Directors in 2019: As a supporter of the arts, why does art matter? Art is the soul and spirit of a civilization, so we…
Our LP family is growing! Get to know Aaron Cedolia, who joined The Laundromat Project’s Board of Directors in 2019: As a supporter of the arts, why does art matter? Arts make important conversations possible. And artists and their work…
Cievel Xicohtencatl joined our team as our Community Engagement Manager in September 2018. Get to know more about her! How did you get connected with The LP? I first volunteered with LP at the 2017 Fish Parade at Hunts…
Ladi'Sasha Jones joined our team as our Artist Engagement Manager in September 2018. Get to know more about her! What attracted you to The LP? The LP's vision and mission attracted me to the organization, along with its staff…
Amelia Brod joined our team as our Development Manager in November 2018. Get to know more about her! What attracted you to The LP? I’m invested in working in an art world that is dynamic, diverse, and equitable. I…
Destinee Forbes joined our team as our Storytelling Fellow in September 2018. Get to know more about her! What attracted you to The LP? What attracted me most to The LP is the fact that it is an organization…