Ain’t I A Girl Empowerment Program and Dayzaughn Graves
Media Artist
2024 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Richmond) $6,000 to support engaging artmaking sessions where participants can explore and unleash their creativity. By providing participants with the freedom to express themselves, the program will empower them to strengthen their connection with self, fostering a sense of agency and individuality, and nurturing a community where every voice is heard and valued.
Previous Grants
2023 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Richmond) $5,000 to facilitate a space for crafting, digital design and contemporary art forms to encourage healing and the authentic expressions of self. Continuously facilitating development among multiple generations through art helps to provide tools for the challenges that women face every day.
2022 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Richmond) $4,520 to facilitate an educational experience for girls and women from middle-school through college to come together and create the “Ain’t I a Girl” podcast. This podcast will provide a creative avenue for women to express and connect with one another, turning their pens into weapons, their knowledge into megaphones.