A Blade of Grass
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an artist-led org dedicated to nurturing socially engaged art
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They look towards the camera with a slight smile on their face, and a shadow of their head is cast on the painted wall behind them.
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
They look towards the camera with a slight smile on their face, and a shadow of their head is cast on the painted wall behind them.
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.
Indigenous, Queer, Trans, People of Color’s stories.
Photo of Lukaza by Cody Sells
Photo of Lukaza by Cody Sells
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Indigenous, Queer, Trans, People of Color’s stories.
Photo of Lukaza by Cody Sells
Photo of Lukaza by Cody Sells
Through a practice based in the printed multiple, community-based work, performance, and installation building, they invite the viewer to recall and share their own lived narratives, offering power and weight to the creation of a larger dialogue around the telling of Black,
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Through a practice based in the printed multiple, community-based work, performance, and installation building, they invite the viewer to recall and share their own lived narratives, offering power and weight to the creation of a larger dialogue around the telling of Black,
Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo is an artist, abolitionist, educator, storyteller, and person of multitudes.
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo is an artist, abolitionist, educator, storyteller, and person of multitudes.
We came to the phrase “a collective solidarity building” with Lukaza as we reflected on our work this year exploring shared power and collective work through our various programs.
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We came to the phrase “a collective solidarity building” with Lukaza as we reflected on our work this year exploring shared power and collective work through our various programs.
A Collective Solidarity Building (2025) by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo. This image was created by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo and commissioned by A Blade of Grass.
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A Collective Solidarity Building (2025) by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo. This image was created by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo and commissioned by A Blade of Grass.
Wishing you and yours a restorative holiday season and a bright new year. 🌟
With warmth and solidarity,
A Blade of Grass 🌱
🔸
With warmth and solidarity,
A Blade of Grass 🌱
🔸
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wishing you and yours a restorative holiday season and a bright new year. 🌟
With warmth and solidarity,
A Blade of Grass 🌱
🔸
With warmth and solidarity,
A Blade of Grass 🌱
🔸
🗣️ And, our Executive Director Lu Zhang joined host Hope Mohr in conversation on The Body Is the Brain, a podcast about art and social change. 🎤🌱
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🗣️ And, our Executive Director Lu Zhang joined host Hope Mohr in conversation on The Body Is the Brain, a podcast about art and social change. 🎤🌱
💓 ➡️ ABoG attended Art Paper’s Art Writing + Publishing Symposium in Atlanta, GA; Public Trust’s Curating Engagement Retreat in Philadelphia, PA; and The Grantmakers in the Arts Convening in The Twin Cities, MN.
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
💓 ➡️ ABoG attended Art Paper’s Art Writing + Publishing Symposium in Atlanta, GA; Public Trust’s Curating Engagement Retreat in Philadelphia, PA; and The Grantmakers in the Arts Convening in The Twin Cities, MN.
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.
👉 We are so grateful to our Artist Circle—an intentional community of artists who contributes to directly fund other artists through Field Funds! 💗
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
👉 We are so grateful to our Artist Circle—an intentional community of artists who contributes to directly fund other artists through Field Funds! 💗
🚀 In the spring, we raised an additional $10,000 to expand the resources we have for grants through our first Grow Field Funds campaign.
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚀 In the spring, we raised an additional $10,000 to expand the resources we have for grants through our first Grow Field Funds campaign.
Accessibility & Translation, Artist-led Gatherings, Collective Work, and Documentation & Archiving and through partnerships with artist-led initiatives.💚💚
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Accessibility & Translation, Artist-led Gatherings, Collective Work, and Documentation & Archiving and through partnerships with artist-led initiatives.💚💚
We've learned so much about what practitioners throughout the country are working on through applications to our *Field Funds* quick grant program. 💚💚 To date, Field Funds has distributed $45,500 to 91 artists and collectives through open call applications to support
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We've learned so much about what practitioners throughout the country are working on through applications to our *Field Funds* quick grant program. 💚💚 To date, Field Funds has distributed $45,500 to 91 artists and collectives through open call applications to support
for collective work by assembling three artist groups—Great Leap, Wild Path Collective, and What Would an HIV Doula Do?—to join us in conversation throughout the year. 💬
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
for collective work by assembling three artist groups—Great Leap, Wild Path Collective, and What Would an HIV Doula Do?—to join us in conversation throughout the year. 💬
In addition to the time we spent together, each group in the In Fellowship cohort received a $25,000 unrestricted honorarium 💸 , opportunities to pursue professional services and publishing, and additional support from Wagner Foundation to host a gathering of their own design. 🌱🤝🌱
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In addition to the time we spent together, each group in the In Fellowship cohort received a $25,000 unrestricted honorarium 💸 , opportunities to pursue professional services and publishing, and additional support from Wagner Foundation to host a gathering of their own design. 🌱🤝🌱
🙌 ❤️ Thank you to Great Leap, WWHIVDD and Wildpath Collective for all the work that you do!
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🙌 ❤️ Thank you to Great Leap, WWHIVDD and Wildpath Collective for all the work that you do!
We really believe in the work that we do—and we know you do, as well. 💞 And with that, we are looking forward to growing and deepening our support, resources and commitments to all of you in 2026.
So thank you again and we’re grateful to have you alongside us. 🫂
So thank you again and we’re grateful to have you alongside us. 🫂
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We really believe in the work that we do—and we know you do, as well. 💞 And with that, we are looking forward to growing and deepening our support, resources and commitments to all of you in 2026.
So thank you again and we’re grateful to have you alongside us. 🫂
So thank you again and we’re grateful to have you alongside us. 🫂
Deep gratitude and thank yous to all the practitioners who shared their knowledge and experience with us—from artists we engaged through informational interviews and field events to the collectives we’ve been in sustained conversation with through In Fellowship.
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Deep gratitude and thank yous to all the practitioners who shared their knowledge and experience with us—from artists we engaged through informational interviews and field events to the collectives we’ve been in sustained conversation with through In Fellowship.