Artists of Color Accelerate fellows to perform at free event in Hartford

Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant
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A free event on June 30 in Hartford will shine a light on work being done by artists of color in the city.

Artists of Color Accelerate, an inaugural program centered at The 224 EcoSpace at 224 Farmington Ave., will showcase creations and performances by 10 artist-fellows who have been working with host organizations.

The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at The 224 EcoSpace. It will be hosted by The Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best, who is CEO of the Greater Hartford Arts Council and former CEO of The 224; Jay Williams, CEO of Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and The Rev. Lydell Brown, interim CEO of The 224 EcoSpace.

AOCA, managed by Andre Rochester, is financed by a grant by the Artists of Color Unite! advisory group at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Artists in the inaugural cohort, and host organizations, are chad browne-springer, Night Fall; Jon “Tang Sauce” Young, Charter Oak Cultural Center; Cin Martinez, HartBeat Ensemble; Royael Marie Saez, Spectrum in Motion; Patrick Rico Williams, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts; Quyen Truong, Real Art Ways; Joy Monroe, Playhouse on Park in West Hartford; Brittana “Versatile” Tatum, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center; Andre Rochester, Amistad Center for Art & Culture; and Miles Wilson Tolliver, Hartford Opera Theater.

Details on the artists can be found at theaoca.org.

Susan Dunne can be reached at sdunne@courant.com.