| AIS Grantee Project Update |
Jana L Bussanich Art and Yellow Couch Creative—in partnership with Tin Roof Productions—matched qualified incarcerated artists with art professionals through a rigorous application process and delivering three components crucial for success in the art world: art practice development, mentorship, and business development.
Tin Roof Productions 501c3, Project partner, specializes in arts programming and development opportunities with people during and after Incarceration. They research human flourishing through the arts in prisons and increasing a global conversation about their impact.
| Big News! |
"Meeting Cedric Martin for the first time, you’d never guess he’s a man in the midst of his own redemption arc.Martin is a large, friendly presence, ready to greet you, shake your hand. He’s a nerd through and through: He’s a huge fan of math and science, and his favorite Star Trek captain is Deep Space Nine’s Benjamin Sisko. When we saw him on First Friday in January at Yellow Couch Creative, the gallery on West Colorado Avenue owned by Martin’s mentor and internship sponsor Jana Bussanich, Martin had attracted a crowd." By Greta Anderson Johns & Nick Raven . Learn more
Press Opportunities, Contact Jana@janalbussanich.com
| AiS Grant Winner 2022! |
Denver, CO (January 23, 2023) – 23 grantees have been announced for the 2022 Arts in Society grant program! After reviewing more than 300 applications, this year’s panel has selected 23 Colorado artists and organizations to receive, in total, $527,500 in funding for the 2022-2023 cycle.
Meet Jana L Bussanich Art, Yellow Couch Creative
Tin Roof Productions (TRP) Pilot Artist Intern Program Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jana L Bussanich Art, Yellow Couch Creative, in partnership with Tin Roof Productions 501c3, Pilot Artist Internship Program, matches qualified incarcerated artists with art professionals through a) a rigorous application process and (b) delivering three components crucial for success in the art world: Art-practice development, coaching, and business development.
Press Opportunities, Contact Jana@janalbussanich.com __________________________________________________________________________
The Beginning
22 years ago, a Colorado Springs teenager made a terrible mistake. He took the life of another human being. Incarcerated since he was 18 years old, Cedric Martin has had 22 years to come to terms with the harm he caused by his actions and brokenness.
In Cedric's words: "I am proud to be from Colorado Springs. I love my city. In 2000, at the age of 18, I committed murder and I hurt my city. There was and is no justification. I have borne the guilt and shame for 22 years and I've spent the remaining time that I've been incarcerated not trying to rectify what I did, which can't be done, but seeking to ensure, in the event of my release, that I can be a source of healing for my city."