The Future of Crowdfunding for Theatre Artists of Color
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2019-03-01

Advancing Arts Forward and HowlRound Theatre Commons presented the panel "The Future of Crowdfunding for Theatre Artists of Color" livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 1 March 2019 at 11:30 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 1:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 2:30 p.m. EST (New York) / 7:30 p.m. UTC +0 (London).

Inspired from a conversation with The Movement Theatre Company after their historic #25kin25days campaign for Aleshea Harris’ What To Send Up When It Goes Down, Advancing Arts Forward has teamed up with HowlRound Theatre Commons for a panel on the future crowdfunding in the theatre. The panel includes a staff member who works with arts projects at Kickstarter and theatre artists/producers who crowdfund using other platforms such Drip and Patreon. With a panel of theatremakers of color, we will also be holding space to discuss new opportunities that crowdfunding may offer along with what it means to be fundraising for the arts as a person of color.

Panelists
    •    Jessica Massart, Senior Performance Lead at Kickstarter

    •    Eric Lockley and Deadria Harrington, Producing Artistic Leadership Team Members at The Movement Theatre Company, who crowdfund using Kickstarter

    •    Kit Yan of Kit Yan & Melissa Li, Co-Creators of Interstate, who crowdfund using Drip

    •    Paul S. Flores of We Have Iré crowdfunding using Patreon

    •    (Moderator) Viviana Vargas, Founder of Advancing Arts Forward, a moment to advance equity, inclusion, and justice through the arts.