Artists of Color Council (AoCC)

Attend Monthly Meetings: Artists of Color Council meets virtually on the second Saturday of the month from 12:30-2:30PM (ET), except for the Vision Meetings scheduled throughout the year when the council meets from 12:30-3PM (ET).  Vision meetings offer the time and space to pull back and consider and support our vision, mission, goals and values. Vision meetings are held in the months of August, November, February, and May. RSVP’s are welcomed and encouraged but not required.

RSVP for location information; please email coordinatorAOCC@movementresearch.org

Subscribe to the AoCC Email List to receive periodic updates on AoCC meetings and other events and opportunities for artists of color, or if you are interested in becoming a core council member. The Artists of Color Council is a cohort of artists of color addressing cultural diversity, equity, and sustainable structural integration in MR’s operations, programming, outreach, and throughout its extended communities. The council aspires to increase visibility, opportunities, and engagement with resources for artists of color within the field. >>Subscribe here<<

• Core Members
  • New members attend 4 meetings in 6 months (trial period), after which they have the option to join as a Core Member.
  • Commit to one year.
  • Attend 8 monthly meetings out of 10-12 per year
  • Attend 3-4 vision meetings, including monthly meetings or additional Core conversations, including any relevant committees formed within AoCC.
  • Serve as decision-makers on actions that effect AoCC direction and voice within MR.
  • Dedicated to structural change and vision/mission building.
  • Rotate off at least every 3 years, for at least one year, unless Core membership drops below 6, in which case Core membership remains stable for 1 year in the interest of cultivating new membership.
  • Commit to planning events and projects.
  • Advise on MR programmatic decisions on which AoCC input is relevant for creating structural integration
  • Attend AoCC events.
  • Core Members are compensated based on number of AoCC meetings attended in the fiscal year.
• Core+
  • Flexible attendance to monthly meetings.
  • Volunteer for event planning and execution.
  • Offer feedback and input.
  • Not decision-makers on actions that effect AoCC direction and voice within MR.
  • Can sit on committees formed within AoCC.
• Extended Community
  • Attend events hosted by AoCC.
  • Larger community.
  • Lists that announces: events, opportunities, resources of interest to artists of color, and any programming involving AoCC.

You can learn more about the AoCC in this transcribed interview featured in MRPJ 50: Diversity and Accountability: A Conversation with the Movement Research Artists of Color Council, edited by Tara Aisha Willis.

Each season the Movement Research Artists of Color Council invites a member of the community to curate artists to participate in Movement Research at the Judson Church Monday Night performances.

The next AoCC MR@Judson Curation will take place on Mar 25, 2024.  Visit the event here.