Creative Capital Carnival—An Epic Celebration of Artists!

Our inaugural Creative Capital Carnival on June 30, 2022 was an epic celebration of artists, freedom of expression, and our care for our community. We had a blast discovering never-before-seen artist projects-in-progress, making new connections, and dancing past the Statue of Liberty at sunset! It was our most accessible and inclusive artist gathering in our history—creating both in-person, outdoor, and online opportunities experiencing and discovering new ideas. More than 800 artists and guests joined us for this unforgettable day.

Tamara Shogaolu, Leslie Diuguid, Mimi Onuoha, American Artist. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
“It was a much-needed dose of creativity that rekindled some confidence that perhaps we can adapt and transform our relationship to each other and the earth.” —Carnival guest
We kicked off the day with an intimate luncheon for 2020, 2021, and 2022 grantees and supporters who have never had a chance to meet each other due to the pandemic. Then, hundreds of artists and friends joined us at the majestic Village East Cinema and on YouTube, where we showcased 2022 artist grantees and their videos of groundbreaking works-in-progress. Industry experts, cultural producers, philanthropists, and supporters joined us to champion artistic freedom.

2022 Creative Capital Grantees in front of the Village East Cinema marquee. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
“Creative Capital’s artists’ videos were amazing! They were so imaginative and mind-expanding. Real brain candy!” —Carnival guest
2022 Creative Capital Grantees presented 36 videos of their radical projects including: an abortion telenovela, money laundering in the art world, Native American buffalo hide robes, printing with E.Coli bacteria, an opera proposing to move the prime meridian, a film on the founder of the Négritude movement, an ASL dance performance, and so much more! Experience them all again on YouTube.

Artists settling in for the project screening inside the ornate Village East Cinema theater. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Presenters included: American Artist, Germane Barnes, Maura Brewer, Crystal Z Campbell, Alexandra Chreiteh, Ilana Coleman & Jamie Gonçalves, Xavier Cortada, Mónica de la Torre, Deborah Goffe, Clement Hil Goldberg, Graham Haynes, Randall Horton & Devin B Waldman, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, Brandon Kazen-Maddox, Lucy Kim, Marina Magalhães, Ramón Miranda Beltrán & Madeline Jiménez Santil, Christopher K. Morgan, Mimi Onuoha, Karthik Pandian, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, The Revolution School (Jennifer Moon, Clara Philbrick, Devin Alejandro-Wilder), Sarah Rosalena, Viva Ruiz, Suneil Sanzgiri, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Paola Segura Cornelio, Nyugen Smith, Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Sam Tam Ham, Steven Tamayo, Justin Randolph Thompson, Marcos Varela, Edisa Weeks, Pinar Yoldas, and Zhalarina.

Gloria Sutton, Eva Respini, and Suneil Sanzgiri. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
The Carnival was the first major, in-person gathering of the Creative Capital community since 2019. Creative Capital President and Executive Director, Christine Kuan said, “Today we celebrate our care for artists, our care for freedom of expression, and most of all, our care for each other.”

Ruby Lerner, Christine Kuan, Viva Ruiz, Marina Magalhães, Bianca Medina. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
The day culminated with a Circle Line sunset cruise and celebration with a DJ set by Riobamba. Creative Capital Grantee Kristina Wong led a lively karaoke session aboard the ship. The Creative Capital community enjoyed spectacular views of the New York City skyline as the sun set over the Hudson River. Thank you to all of our artists, Board of Directors, National Advisory Council, and supporters for making this unforgettable event possible!

Kelly Heaton and Leslie Singer sail past the Statue of Liberty. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
“It was the best one yet!” —Carnival guest

DJ Riobamba and guests dance the night away on the Circle Line. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
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DJ Riobamba. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Bayeté Ross Smith, Ebony Dunn. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Isa Catto, Daniel Shaw
Christine Kuan, JiaJia Fei. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Christine Kuan, Annie Han, Reginald (Reggie) M. Browne. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Jonathan Stein, Judith Stein. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Xin Wang, Sarah Rosalena, Sandy Rodriguez, Amitis Motevalli
Sam Van Aken, Jae Rhim Lee. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Laura Parnes, Hasan Elahi. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Gloria Sutton, Eva Respini. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Christine Kuan, Lyda Kuth, Lucy Kim. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Randall Horton, Janice Lowe. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Amitis Motevalli, Sarah Rosalena, Sandy Rodriguez. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Ruby Lerner, Annie Han, Hasan Elahi. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Bahar Behbahani, Suzy Delvalle. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Jen Liu, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Laura Parnes. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Aliza Shvarts, Maura Brewer, Christine Kuan. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Leslie Singer, Steve Tamayo. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Rad Pereira, JiaJia Fei, Diya Vij. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Kristina Newman-Scott, Michelle Coffey, Annie Han, Christine Kuan
Larissa FastHorse, Christine Kuan. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Recent grantees at the artist luncheon at the Penny Farthing
Viva Ruiz, Savant
Caroline Doyle, Sarah Wagner Miller
Mikaal Sulaiman, Jennifer Moon, Clara Philbrick, Dev Alejandro-Wilder, Suneil Sanzgiri
Neil Ramsay, Lyda Kuth. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Marina Magalhães. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Sam Tam Ham, Clara Chon, Peter Glickman. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Joe Versace, Shoham Arad, Lily James Olds. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Daniel Mihalyo, Michelle Coffey, Suzy Delvalle, Annie Han, Linda Parris-Bailey, Michael Premo. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Ebony Golden. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Marc Anthony Richardson, Deborah Goffe, Randall Horton, Janice Lowe. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Clement Goldberg, Viva Ruiz. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Marie Lorenz, Joseph Melillo, Annie Han, Isa Catto, Daniel Shaw. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Angela Washko, Justin Randolph Thompson, Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Franziska Lamprecht -Eteam, Christiane Paul, Mimi Onuoha. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Osman Can Yerebakan, Christine Kuan. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Xavier Cortada. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Isa Catto, Daniel Shaw. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Alice Gray Stites, Colleen Keegan, Somi Kakoma. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Alejandro Durán, Chee Pearlman, Colleen Keegan, Reginald (Reggie) M. Browne. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Jaishri Abichandani, Anuradha Vikram. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Mikaal Sulaiman. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Mallory Catlett, Peter Burr, Nick Hallett. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Sam Tam Ham, Clara Chon. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Suha Araj. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
Marcos Varela, Suzy Delvalle, Prerana Reddy, Ilana Coleman. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.
The Creative Capital staff. Photo by Deonté Lee/BFA.