New Series! December 2017 Meet Our Artists: Carolyn Brown

Our Members, Fiscally Sponsored Artists, and other program participants represent a wide range of career stages and disciplines. We love them - and, as fellow artists, we're always inspired by them. With this NEW monthly feature, we hope you'll feel the same way!

What's your name? 
Carolyn M. Brown

What do you do? 
Playwright, Executive Director of the My True Colors Festival

What inspires you? 
Fighting for social justice, promoting cultural diversity, and championing LGBTQIA+ artists.

What are you proud of?
Winning a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article, "Black & Gay In Corporate America," and creating a media environment where LGBTQIA+ people can feel visible, affirmed, and celebrated.

What are your goals? 
Build a bridge between domestic and international LGBTQIA+ communities to break through closet doors and demolish divisive concrete walls around.

How does The Field help you? 
The Field has been instrumental in my development as a producer and supportive in my efforts to raise money through grants. The one-on-one consultations on multiple topics have been invaluable.

Do you have any advice for your fellow artists? 
Stay true to your vision, don’t be hard on yourself, and don’t take offense when the people who can help you won’t. The people you least expect will rally around you and your work.

Click to enlarge photos. All content ©Carolyn M. Brown

Additional Viewing:
Trailer for Flowers The Play by Carolyn M. Brown and D.E. Womack
Ignore performed live by Jason Duval Hunter at My True Colors Festival
BK Live Interview with Maisha Yearwood about her play 9 Grams at My True Colors Festival

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