A Blade of Grass
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an artist-led org dedicated to nurturing socially engaged art
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ID - A cropped collage of black and white photos depicting a roaring campfire and a field of dandelion seed heads. Photo credit: nouf saleh
ID - A cropped collage of black and white photos depicting a roaring campfire and a field of dandelion seed heads. Photo credit: nouf saleh
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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ID - A cropped collage of black and white photos depicting a roaring campfire and a field of dandelion seed heads. Photo credit: nouf saleh
ID - A cropped collage of black and white photos depicting a roaring campfire and a field of dandelion seed heads. Photo credit: nouf saleh
Hello everyone 🌱💓 Gentle reminder that our Field Funds: $500 for *Accessibility & Translation*—is closing on January 31st at 11:59pm ET (Saturday). It’s an easy application—located in our linktree, in bio. So please apply, please share!
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hello everyone 🌱💓 Gentle reminder that our Field Funds: $500 for *Accessibility & Translation*—is closing on January 31st at 11:59pm ET (Saturday). It’s an easy application—located in our linktree, in bio. So please apply, please share!
Image description: Two East Asian people presenting as female embrace tightly in the center of a warmly lit room, their faces partially obscured by the hug. In the background, a video projection appears mostly blacked out except for a narrow band...
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Image description: Two East Asian people presenting as female embrace tightly in the center of a warmly lit room, their faces partially obscured by the hug. In the background, a video projection appears mostly blacked out except for a narrow band...
ID1 - Quote by Janet Sarbanes: “This technology was sold to us as radically democratic, with no gatekeepers and nothing to get in the way of us broadcasting our lives and thoughts to the world...
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
ID1 - Quote by Janet Sarbanes: “This technology was sold to us as radically democratic, with no gatekeepers and nothing to get in the way of us broadcasting our lives and thoughts to the world...
ID4 - “I’ve always used every tool to survive as an artist, with a deep sense of responsibility toward the role of the artist.” Quote by Yrneh Gabon.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ID4 - “I’ve always used every tool to survive as an artist, with a deep sense of responsibility toward the role of the artist.” Quote by Yrneh Gabon.
ID3 - Yrneh Gabon and Kerry James Marshall outside their apartment in Duncan Bay, Trelawny, Jamaica.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ID3 - Yrneh Gabon and Kerry James Marshall outside their apartment in Duncan Bay, Trelawny, Jamaica.
ID2 - “Poetry was always how I expressed myself, how I unpacked emotions when I needed clarity... I recognized the power of words early.” Quote by Yrneh Gabon.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ID2 - “Poetry was always how I expressed myself, how I unpacked emotions when I needed clarity... I recognized the power of words early.” Quote by Yrneh Gabon.
ID1 - Members of the cast and crew from Sankofa (1993, dir. Haile Gerima). Pictured from left to right: Cynthia Wallace, Tracy White, Mr. Smalls, Yrneh Gabon, Aunatu Cameron, and Kerry James Marshall.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
ID1 - Members of the cast and crew from Sankofa (1993, dir. Haile Gerima). Pictured from left to right: Cynthia Wallace, Tracy White, Mr. Smalls, Yrneh Gabon, Aunatu Cameron, and Kerry James Marshall.
ID2 - A light skinned Black non-binary person leans against a painted wall made up of green and blue checkers. They have short hair and are wearing a grey and black striped button up shirt and a watch. Half of their face is lit and the other half is in shadow.
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
ID2 - A light skinned Black non-binary person leans against a painted wall made up of green and blue checkers. They have short hair and are wearing a grey and black striped button up shirt and a watch. Half of their face is lit and the other half is in shadow.
Image description, alt text embedded: ID1 - An image by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, commissioned by A Blade of Grass. It reads "a collective solidarity building.” Seemingly sun kissed oranges and yellows with deep blues and maroon. The text is interjected with an organic diamond shape-like grid.
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Image description, alt text embedded: ID1 - An image by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, commissioned by A Blade of Grass. It reads "a collective solidarity building.” Seemingly sun kissed oranges and yellows with deep blues and maroon. The text is interjected with an organic diamond shape-like grid.
Image description, alt text embedded: A light green background. An image of the United States with a large section highlighted in purple signifying that Field Funds had been distributed to those states.
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Image description, alt text embedded: A light green background. An image of the United States with a large section highlighted in purple signifying that Field Funds had been distributed to those states.
ID1 - There was a big fire in the Boise Foothills in Fall of 2024 that destroyed a lot of critical plants for foothills species.
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
ID1 - There was a big fire in the Boise Foothills in Fall of 2024 that destroyed a lot of critical plants for foothills species.
ID2 - Dronebath was a process of listening to the Boise River and recording its many voices using a guitar immersed in the river's flow. Water pouring over the guitar's open-tuned strings created a dynamic, loquacious song that Ryan Simmons layered until a drone emerged.
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
ID2 - Dronebath was a process of listening to the Boise River and recording its many voices using a guitar immersed in the river's flow. Water pouring over the guitar's open-tuned strings created a dynamic, loquacious song that Ryan Simmons layered until a drone emerged.
Dronebath listeners were invited to drift amid the river's interpreted song, dousing our ears and bodies with the condensed presence of the river, our "ribbon of life" in this dry country.
ID3 - Runoff was a movement workshop hosted by dancer Cydney Covert as part of RIPARIA.
ID3 - Runoff was a movement workshop hosted by dancer Cydney Covert as part of RIPARIA.
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dronebath listeners were invited to drift amid the river's interpreted song, dousing our ears and bodies with the condensed presence of the river, our "ribbon of life" in this dry country.
ID3 - Runoff was a movement workshop hosted by dancer Cydney Covert as part of RIPARIA.
ID3 - Runoff was a movement workshop hosted by dancer Cydney Covert as part of RIPARIA.
ID4 - Claire Quade led a contemplative weaving workshop where people learned simple tapestry weaving on stick looms.
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ID4 - Claire Quade led a contemplative weaving workshop where people learned simple tapestry weaving on stick looms.
Image description 2: Headshot of Anders, a white effeminate person standing in front of an illuminated white and hot pink neon sign. Anders has brown hair and a mustache and wears a black and white t-shirt and a pink neckerchief. Orange gradient background, name, Chicago, IL.
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Image description 2: Headshot of Anders, a white effeminate person standing in front of an illuminated white and hot pink neon sign. Anders has brown hair and a mustache and wears a black and white t-shirt and a pink neckerchief. Orange gradient background, name, Chicago, IL.
Image description 1: Closer, handwoven cotton in the red of the AIDS ribbon and the blue of the Truvada PrEP pill that prevents HIV infection, 28” × 20’.
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Image description 1: Closer, handwoven cotton in the red of the AIDS ribbon and the blue of the Truvada PrEP pill that prevents HIV infection, 28” × 20’.
This Giving Tuesday, support A Blade of Grass in providing meaningful resources to artists. ✨
➡️ Socially engaged art is consistently underfunded and artists often face real challenges in accessing the support their work requires.
➡️ Socially engaged art is consistently underfunded and artists often face real challenges in accessing the support their work requires.
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Giving Tuesday, support A Blade of Grass in providing meaningful resources to artists. ✨
➡️ Socially engaged art is consistently underfunded and artists often face real challenges in accessing the support their work requires.
➡️ Socially engaged art is consistently underfunded and artists often face real challenges in accessing the support their work requires.
For those of you who have applied or are wanting to apply for Field Funds, today we’ve got some FIELD FUNDS FAQS for you! 💞 Have another question? It might be answered on www.abladeofgrass.org/field-.... And if not, send us a note to [email protected] 🙋
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For those of you who have applied or are wanting to apply for Field Funds, today we’ve got some FIELD FUNDS FAQS for you! 💞 Have another question? It might be answered on www.abladeofgrass.org/field-.... And if not, send us a note to [email protected] 🙋
Today we’re highlighting one of our Field Funds grantees: 1518 😍 🎶
1518 is a pop concert turned theatrical ritual that examines themes of resistance, the liberated body, and communal healing through the lens of the Dancing Plague of 1518.
1518 is a pop concert turned theatrical ritual that examines themes of resistance, the liberated body, and communal healing through the lens of the Dancing Plague of 1518.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today we’re highlighting one of our Field Funds grantees: 1518 😍 🎶
1518 is a pop concert turned theatrical ritual that examines themes of resistance, the liberated body, and communal healing through the lens of the Dancing Plague of 1518.
1518 is a pop concert turned theatrical ritual that examines themes of resistance, the liberated body, and communal healing through the lens of the Dancing Plague of 1518.
Great news 😍 The next round of Field Funds 2025 *Artist-led Gatherings* is up and running ✨
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Great news 😍 The next round of Field Funds 2025 *Artist-led Gatherings* is up and running ✨
Image description: WWHIVDD group portrait on Zoom. A screenshot from zoom showing a gallery of eleven people’s screens. Each holds up a hand-drawn paper spelling out “¿WWHIVDD?” A final screen shows a yellow page with “WWHIVDD? ¿QHUDDVIH?” written in dark marker.
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Image description: WWHIVDD group portrait on Zoom. A screenshot from zoom showing a gallery of eleven people’s screens. Each holds up a hand-drawn paper spelling out “¿WWHIVDD?” A final screen shows a yellow page with “WWHIVDD? ¿QHUDDVIH?” written in dark marker.
D2 - An individual stands outside the studio in front of a large glass window. They are holding up a collage that has cut out images of people, quotes and flowers. The reflection of the bright sunny day is mirrored in the window with a pink neon sign that says Vamonos!
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
D2 - An individual stands outside the studio in front of a large glass window. They are holding up a collage that has cut out images of people, quotes and flowers. The reflection of the bright sunny day is mirrored in the window with a pink neon sign that says Vamonos!
Image decription alt text embedded: ID1 - Two individuals standing in a studio room are looking at a collage together. The walls are brick and pictures of Frida Kahlo are slightly out of focus in the background. The collage is purple and blue shades with what look like pictures from a magazine.
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Image decription alt text embedded: ID1 - Two individuals standing in a studio room are looking at a collage together. The walls are brick and pictures of Frida Kahlo are slightly out of focus in the background. The collage is purple and blue shades with what look like pictures from a magazine.
Image description: A detail from Ungovernable at Printed Matter. A collage of sunsets and other indiscernible imagery. A single black smart phone hangs on the wall with headphones on a hook.
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Image description: A detail from Ungovernable at Printed Matter. A collage of sunsets and other indiscernible imagery. A single black smart phone hangs on the wall with headphones on a hook.