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The Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition and the Advancement of the Creative Economy (CDM-FAACE) Presents “Inglewood & Prototyping the Abolitionist Imagination” The Three-Part, Culminating Exhibitions will Feature Solo Exhibitions by CDM-FAACE Inaugural Fellows Autumn Breon ( @autumnbreon ), Oto-Abasi Attah ( @otoabasiart ), and juice wood ( @aifjuice ). Organized around the theme, “Inglewood & Prototyping the Abolitionist Imagination,”and featuring three solo exhibitions by 2022-2023 CDM-FAACE Fellows Autumn Breon ( @autumnbreon ), Oto-Abasi Attah ( @otoabasiart ), and juice wood ( @aifjuice ), this cogent presentation envisions the future of Inglewood through an abolitionist framework. The first exhibition, Autumn Breon: Essentials ( @autumnbreon ), will open on Saturday, August 26, 2023, and remain on view through September 1, 2023. CDM-FAACE is a one-year fellowship program that incorporates the philosophies and ethos of traditional artist residency programs through a distinct abolitionist framework, alongside a robust curriculum with frequent lectures, workshops, and seminars. CDM-FAACE fellows have been introduced to models of collective-care and collective-critique through regular studio visits and group critiques for the duration of this year-long fellowship. Each fellow was provided with access to healthcare insurance for the entirety of their fellowship. They also received a stipend of $100,000 to utilize for living expenses, studio expenses, art supplies, and materials expenses. “Crenshaw Dairy Mart’s selection of Autumn Breon, Oto-Abasi Attah, and juice wood for the inaugural CDM-FAACE cohort honors the collective’s grassroots legacy and the programmatic contributions of all three fellows since its founding, while representing key tenets of the abolitionist framework espoused by CDM’s co-founders. The culminating exhibitions of all three artists work together to prototype a rubric of care within this framework, providing space for healing, access to economies of care, and a way to memorialize the community and honor the past.” - Crenshaw Dairy Mart RSVP NOW in our LinkTree! Caption continued in comments.

The Crenshaw Dairy Mart is thrilled to announce its inaugural program and inaugural cohort of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition and the Advancement of the Creative Economy (CDM-FAACE). CDM-FAACE is a one-year fellowship program which incorporates the philosophies and ethos of traditional artist residency programs through a distinct abolitionist framework, alongside a robust curriculum component with frequent lectures, workshops, and seminars, as well as opportunities for each fellow to contribute to existing Inglewood-based and LA County-based projects which CDM has been leading. CDM-FAACE fellows are introduced to models of collective-care and collective-critique through frequent studio visits and group critiques for the duration of this year-long fellowship, which culminate to a final exhibition in Fall 2023. The inaugural fellowship topic for research and fieldwork in this inaugural year is, "Inglewood & Prototyping the Abolitionist Imagination." The Crenshaw Dairy Mart believes that the marginalization of artists and arts workers of color, particularly Black creatives, has generated a harmful and unsafe creative environment for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color and arts workers of color. Combined with the historically undervalued compensation for creative labor to cultural workers, we believe artists at the intersections of abolition and healing should have an abundance of resources for experimentation and creation within their community, as conduits and conspirators against White Supremacist, capitalist, colonial, and imperialist regimes. The Crenshaw Dairy Mart wants to foreground a new model of support for Black creatives and to imagine, model, and prototype a flourishing arts economy led by Black creatives through CDM-FAACE. CDM-FAACE aims to address the ongoing histories of systemic injustices within healthcare infrastructure which continues today to harm Black and Brown poor communities - and believes that these histories of harm must be repaired and healed. CDM-FAACE will be providing a generous stipend and healthcare insurance for all CDM-FAACE fellows. Caption and credits continued in comments.

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! Subscribers of our CDM Newsletter can read the Letter from our Executive Director today! Watch out for the letter on IG tomorrow and consider making a one-time tax-deductible donation or becoming a monthly contributor to the Crenshaw Dairy Mart this Giving Tuesday!! Link in Bio now! Our new video on “the pod is a prayer” narrated by Nana ( @nanaisking ) is out now!! Directed and edited by the incredible Gio Solis ( @_giosolis )! Drop some love for the team!

Thank you everyone who made it out to see “I Could Show You..” by juice wood ( @aifjuice ) and each of the incredible CDM-FAACE culminating exhibitions! Today is the last and final day to view the exhibition - appointments still available in the link in bio. Image: juice wood ( @aifjuice ), “I Could Show You..” Installation View. 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Crenshaw Dairy Mart. Photographed by Angel Xotlanihua ( @angelxotla ) for Elon Schoenholz Photography ( @elonschoenholz ).

Tomorrow is the last and final day to view “I Could Show You..” by juice wood ( @aifjuice ). Appointment link in bio. Images 1, 2, 4, and 9: juice wood ( @aifjuice ), “I Could Show You..” Installation View. 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Crenshaw Dairy Mart. Photographed by Angel Xotlanihua ( @angelxotla ) for Elon Schoenholz Photography ( @elonschoenholz ). Images 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10: juice wood ( @aifjuice ), “I Could Show You..” Documentation from Exhibition Opening. 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Crenshaw Dairy Mart. Photographed by Gio Solis ( @_giosolis ).

Thank you everyone for joining us for the opening of “I Could Show You..” by juice wood ( @aifjuice )! “I Could Show You..” is on view through this Friday, September 29th. Appointments can be made in our link in bio. Video by Gio Solis ( @_giosolis )

Edgar Arceneaux ( @edgar_three ): “How to make present the invisible” as part of the final Inaugural Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition and the Advancement of the Creative Economy Visiting Lecture Series

Thank you everyone for joining us for the third and final CDM-FAACE Culminating Exhibition, “I Could Show You..” by juice wood ( @aifjuice ). “I Could Show You..” is on view through this Friday, September 29th. Appointments can be made in our link in bio. Photo 1 by Gio Solis ( @_giosolis ) Photo 2 by Angel Xotlanihua ( @angelxotla ) for Elon Schoenholz Photography ( @elonschoenholz ) Photos 3 - 8 by Gio Solis ( @_giosolis ) Videos 9 - 10 by Ashley Blakeney ( @ladyblake23 )

OPENING TODAY! 2 PM - 7 PM! “I Could Show You..” by juice wood (RSVP link in bio) Image: juice wood ( @aifjuice ), “I Could Show You..” Installation View. 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Crenshaw Dairy Mart. Photographed by Angel Xotlanihua ( @angelxotla ) for Elon Schoenholz Photography ( @elonschoenholz ).

TOMORROW! Join us for the last and final CDM-FAACE Culminating Exhibition! RSVP Link in bio! This one-year fellowship program has incorporated the philosophies and ethos of traditional artist residency programs through a distinct abolitionist framework, alongside a robust curriculum component with frequent lectures, workshops, and seminars. CDM-FAACE fellows have been introduced to models of collective-care and collective-critique through frequent studio visits and group critiques for the duration of this year-long fellowship, which culminate now to their final exhibitions through the rest of this month! The inaugural fellowship topic for research and fieldwork in this inaugural year has been, “Inglewood & Prototyping the Abolitionist Imagination.” CDM believes that the marginalization of artists and arts workers of color, particularly Black creatives, has generated a harmful and unsafe creative environment for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color and arts workers of color. Combined with the historically undervalued compensation for creative labor to cultural workers, artists at the intersections of abolition and healing should have an abundance of resources for experimentation and creation within their community, as conduits and conspirators against White Supremacist, capitalist, colonial, and imperialist regimes. CDM has created new model of support for Black creatives to imagine, model, and prototype a flourishing new arts economy. This fellowship curriculum has been designed in fostering a philosophy of rest, healing, joy, and spaciousness for the creative spirit, in order to incubate and generate creative projects through an abolitionist praxis of collective-care and cohort-bonding. Through a culture of spaciousness, rest, and healing, CDM-FAACE is designed to provide Black creatives time and space for creation, shifting from traditional and capitalist ideals of work and labor within the creative economy. Video by Gio Solis ( @_giosolis )

Join us this Tuesday, September 26th, at 10:00 AM on Instagram Live for the the third and final Summer speaker as part of our Inaugural Visiting Lecture Series for the Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition and the Advancement of the Creative Economy (CDM-FAACE)! Edgar Arceneaux ( @edgar_three ) “How to make present the invisible” Tuesday, September 26, 2023 10:00 AM PST (Virtual: Instagram Live) Photo credit: Everard Williams

Thank you Stanford Arts Immersion ( @sai_artsimmersion ) and Rose Salseda ( @rsalseda ) for joining us at CDM last Friday! We loved sharing our space and some of our programs with your students!