Fresh Meat Productions
For Organizational Adaptation
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded12/1/2020
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Term42 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Fresh Meat Productions is a transgender and queer arts organization whose productions explore and affirm the experiences, expressions, and visibility of transgender and gender-nonconforming communities. Its programs include an annual arts festival; the creation and presentation of new works by its resident dance company; the commission of new works by transgender artists of color; community arts and education; and national advocacy to advance trans equity in dance. The organization reaches more than 17,000 people each year. This grant will support Fresh Meat Productions’ adaptation planning and implementation, advancing the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.freshmeatproductions.org
Address
375 27th Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA, 94131-2011, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Fresh Meat Productions produces and presents dance and performance art that explores and affirms the experiences, expressions, and visibility of transgender and gender nonconforming communities. Its programs include an annual arts festival, including related commissioning projects; a resident dance company that performs Artistic Director Sean Dorsey’s original works; the co-sponsorship and production of community-based arts events; and transgender education, engagement, and advocacy activities. Support for Fresh Meat Productions advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
for the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) is the world’s first and longest-running transgender film festival. SFTFF provides opportunities for trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) artists and audiences, supports emerging and established trans filmmakers, fights transphobic representation and underrepresentation of trans people in film, and works for intersectional justice in media arts. This grant will support SFTFF at the critical milestone of their 25th anniversary season — investing in staff infrastructure expansion, the launch of a TGNC Filmmakers Seed Commission Initiative, their annual festival, and other co-sponsored trans arts events throughout the grant period.
for general operating support
Fresh Meat Productions is nationally recognized for its ability to produce and present art that explores and affirms the experiences, expressions, and visibility of transgender communities. Its programs include an annual arts festival; a resident dance company performing artistic director Sean Dorsey’s original choreography; and production of performing arts events, in partnership with other organizations that reach people who cross or mix gender roles and identities. The San Francisco-based organization reaches more than 17,000 people each year.
