June 2025

 

Volume 07: Poetics of Architecture, guest edited by Shameekia Shantel Johnson, is now available for pre-order!

Inspired by Sylvia Wynter and June Jordan, Volume 07 explores how storytelling and radical traditions can reimagine Caribbean built environments—from physical structures to cultural memory.

The cover features Madjeen Isaac's "A Very Good Me" alongside Dr. Shelby Sinclair's essay on Haitian diasporic architecture, plus Noa Hines' 3D rendering of Kearra Amaya Gopee's Trinidad residency project.

We’re extremely honored to be dreaming alongside a dynamic range of Caribbean artists and creators who use language, memory, and embodied knowledge to reimagine their relationship with space.

Volume 07 Features:

Abigail Lucien @abigaillucien
Anina Major @aninamajor
Camille Simone Thomas @camille4reel
Carol Sorhaindo @carolsorhaindo
Chantel Walkes @chantelwalkes
Chenee Daley @cheneedaley
Cornelius Tulloch @corneliustulloch
Cyle Warner @cylewarner
Daniella Brito @datpiffexclusive
Dayana Rivero @__dayana.r
Denise Stephanie Hewitt @thedenisestephanie
Dach + Zephir @dach.zephir
Hailey Delvalle @hijadelvalle
Javier Enrique Piñero @studiojavierenrique
Jesús Hilario-Reyes @morenxx_x
Jodi Minnis @jodiminnis
Jordan Barrant @ariesgurl101
Julian Alexander @slanginc
Kearra Amaya Gopee @kearramaya
Kemar Keanu Wynter @cowfootsoup
Keshell Scipio @keshellscipio
Kimberly-Fela @abittersweetday
Lavar Munroe @lavar.munroe.studio
LEBLANCSTUDIOS @leblancstudios
Madjeen Isaac @madjeenisaac
Natalia Ortega Gamez @creadora
Noa Hines @noa.hines
Rubén Hernández Fontana @estudio_caribe
Shelby M. Sinclair @sinclams
Tajah Ellis @outofseam_


UPCOMING FORGOTTEN LANDS EVENTS

 

Open Call: Portals at The Shed

🗓️ Saturday, July 26 | 1 PM

Open Call: Portals features twelve early-career NYC-based artists exploring personal stories, ancestral histories, and transformative resistance. As part of this program, we’re moderating a discussion among 3 FORGOTTEN LANDS artists to discuss how we can better support emerging talent in the arts, particularly Caribbean voices in the region and the diaspora.

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FROM OUR COMMUNITY

The Jungle Festival

🗓️ July 4 - June 30 | Sleepwalk | 251 BUSHWICK AVE | 2PM–10PM

Presented by @thejungleworldwide @kitankin & @sleepwalk.nyc

Totally FREE, all day! Great live music, good people, delicious food—all day long in the heart of Bushwick. Live bands. DJs. Musicians. Nonstop energy.

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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

July - August 2025

  • Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists (Online) | Deadline: July 2 Apply >>

  • NYS State of the Arts Fellowship (New York, New York) | Deadline July 8 Apply >>

  • CPW - Open Call for Photo-Based Protest and Resistance Zine to CPW's Community Gallery (Online) | Deadline: July 9 Apply >>

  • Loghaven Artist Residency (Tennessee, United States) | Deadline: July 15 Apply >>

  • Anchorlight Brightwork Program Fellowship & New Artist Grants (North Carolina, United States) | Deadline: August 18 Apply >>

  • small axe journal Call for Submissions (Online) | Deadline: Rolling Basis Apply >>

  • Azule Artist Residency Mountain Retreat (North Carolina,United States) | Deadline: Rolling Basis Apply >>

*We share artist opportunities from around the world! While the country is listed, not all opportunities are just for artists living and working in those places. Check out each link to see if you qualify! Share with the artists in your communities.

 
 
Cory Bishop