CUSHY COLLECTIVE IS A GRASSROOTS NETWORK CREATED FOR AND BY EMERGING PAN-AFRICAN ARTISTS.
WE AIM TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY FOR FILMMAKERS AND VISUAL ARTISTS TO COLLABORATE, SHOWCASE WORK, AND DEVELOP SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO THEIR CRAFT. WE CURATE EVENTS THAT ARE CENTERED IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT.
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WE RECOGNIZE THAT STORYTELLING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR HERITAGE. THROUGH OUR ART, WE STRIVE TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE STORIES, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORIES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, WHILE ALSO IMAGINING NEW FUTURES WHICH REFLECT OUR EXPERIENCES AND ASPIRATIONS.
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PAN AFRICAN COLLABORATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS BY CURATING SAFE SPACES WHERE ARTISTS FROM AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA CAN DEVELOP THEIR CRAFT, SHOWCASE WORK AND BUILD COMMUNITY.