CRAFTING THE FUTURE

SCHOLARSHIP: Education is a big piece of this puzzle. We figure that if you want to see more people of color in various positions across the art world (exhibitors, curators, directors, educators, etc) then you have to provide those communities who have been historically disenfranchised and denied access to education the opportunity to learn what is possible in the creative sphere. A CTF scholarship includes tuition, room and board, travel, materials, a stipend, and a per diem. We try to eliminate any financial barrier that might stand between a learner and their workshop. We also partner with youth arts organizations around the country to help us identify scholarship recipients, based not on their portfolios and writing skills, but rather on the potential for impact. To date, weve served artists from ages 15-68, and we look forward to expanding that range. And all of the schools we partner with match our scholarship funds. So for every scholarship we raise money for, a partnering school doubles it, increasing our offerings and proving their own commitment to these efforts.

INTERNSHIP: We support multiple internship programs that seek to shine a light on this mysterious aspect of the art world. One program that we support is a partnership between Urban Glass in Brooklyn and Glass Roots in Newark, NJ. Two interns each year are selected to work over a 6 month period between both locations. They receive a crash course in the smorgasbord of programs at each institution, opening their eyes to many possible ways to make a living as a glass artist. We pay for their time at each location and provide them with metro cards for traveling back and forth. We love this program because it connects these two institutions while simultaneously exemplifying for the interns some potential next steps, including the possibility of commuting into or out of the city.