Making Space For Us: Behind Our 2019 Residency
In this blog post, #BBATX 2019 committee member and board member Xochi Solis looks back on our 2019 residency and her contributions as the program’s lead curator.
Here Are 9 Ways To Get Involved With #BBATX
Whether you’ve been to an event before or have never heard of us, we want you to join us to make our mission a reality. We’re two years into officially becoming a nonprofit, and we need all the support we can get.
The Largest Event In #BBATX History: craftHER Market Weekend Fall 2019
From 11 AM to 5 PM on October 12 and 13, 2019, we hosted our seventh installment of craftHER Market. 5300+ attendees filled the space to shop local and support women and nonbinary makers, creatives, artists and small business owners.
On Making Space To Flourish: Three Reminders For Embracing Growth
Throughout Fall 2019, our events and programs will amplify women and nonbinary creatives, business owners and leaders who are creating the best conditions for their work, projects, causes and collaborations.
Meet The Three Entrepreneurs Receiving Grants From #BBATX In 2019
From April 23 to July 12, 175 women and nonbinary leaders across Texas applied for three $500 to $1,000 micro-grants, each funded by businesses in our community who wanted to offer others the opportunity to come up.
Today, we are proud to share the badass recipients of those grants with you.
On Working As A Duo: Double Trouble
Double Trouble is a DJ duo comprised of Lynn Metcalf and Erin Gentry in #BBATX’s 2019 Residency. In this interview, they talk about working as a duo, the art of improvisation in their performances, and what the future holds for them.
On Allowing Flow to Find You: 2019 Resident Artist Leika
Leika is a photographer in #BBATX’s 2019 Residency. In this interview, she talks about how to tell diverse stories through art, allowing flow to find her when she creates, and helping people find comfort in front of her camera.
On Creating Inclusion Riders: An Interview with Cultural Producer Sarah Rucker
What’s an inclusion rider clause? Essentially, it’s a piece of language for artists and creatives to add to their contracts with producers, bookers and clients that holds them culturally accountable. Rucker argues that artists and creatives have the right to demand diverse and inclusive workspaces—just like anyone else.
On Teaching Social Justice: An Interview With Minh Ha
For our second feature with Brown State of Mind, Vittoria Criss spoke with Minh Ha, Vietnamese-American community organizer and instructor of Brown State University’s class Counterculture America and the Vietnam War.
On DJing In the Live Music Capitol of the World: 2019 Resident Artist DJ Shani
In May of 1998, DJ Shani created & produced a Deep House radio show coined “The Groove Temple®” on WLUW-88.7FM that filled a void for the most prominent, yet canceled house music radio station, WBMX. She has a humble, personal & realistic outlook about the DJ craft.