Grounded Futures is a multidisciplinary art production and mentorship collaborative.

We are a collective of women and gender nonconforming artists who create and support the making of a variety of multidisciplinary arts and podcasts. We celebrate and amplify multigenerational voices from below to talk about everyday thriving amid the ongoing disasters we are collectively facing— today and into the future. Together we aim to create artworks that are relevant to all of our lives, rooting in stories of thriving, belonging, resistance, and beyond!

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Hello friends and community! 

We are reaching out to you all because we could use some concrete solidarity to help keep Grounded Futures going. 

Why now?  Over the span of 2023 we were unable to leverage art grants and other institutional funding, and so our funds have dwindled. We are grateful for the support we have received over the past few years from arts funders, both regionally and federally. 

This past funding supported 6 projects and shows, and 11 core artists, and over 50 guests, storytellers, and composers. 

As many artists and media makers know, relying on grants alone is a precarious route to take, and so we are trying to reimagine how we can remain in our ethos of keeping our work free of charge while paying folks fairly for their work. Part of the answer at this time is to reach out to you all!

Your generous support will help us to keep the shows and projects available and accessible for people to listen to and share.

 Here are links to our shows, projects, and community collaborations:

Shows – Grounded Futures

Collaborative ArtWorks – Grounded Futures

This kind of community generated support also helps our team feel supported, which will spark us in new ways, ultimately supporting us to feel more connected. As well, this generous support will help ignite us to continue to work for further funding, so we can create more works with and for our community, perhaps well into the future.

How you can help:

In general, by donating and helping us get the word out!

Specifically:

• Donate one time: $5-Unlimited!
• Become a monthly sustainer (there are different options below)
• Share our work and this fundraising page to your networks, and share on your social media accounts.
• If you are an arts funder or have connections/ideas, please be in touch. (We are an official society with a Board of Directors ). 
• Sign up for our newsletter to stay connected!

Here is an overview of the costs we are looking to cover with your support:

For now, we are looking for support from our community to help us cover the platform fees, software licences, and other operating fees….. 

Here is a list of those costs

We also want to mention that we share many of these resources below with folks beyond our arts collective because we believe in, and try to live in, mutual aid and solidarity where we can.

RSS feeds

Transcription software

Design and communications platforms

Adobe suite

Website Hosting and Domain

Insurance and Society Fees

Remote recording software (like Zoom or Zencastr)