Revolutionary Acts
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, in partnership with Monument Lab, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and RevolutionNJ, has announced the selection of Nandi Jordan and Anika Grant as the artist team who will create a new performance series for Revolutionary Acts – a statewide public art project that will animate stories of the American Revolution in time for the 250th anniversary in 2026. Nandi Jordan is a multidisciplinary artist exploring Black identity, womanhood, and history through family archives, photography, and printmaking. Anika Grant is the Founder and CEO of Idlewild Experiential, a creative agency with the goal of cultivating an environment where everyone feels safe, comfortable, and empowered to express their creativity freely.
Revolutionary Acts will include a performance series by Jordan and Grant called Ceremony for Revolutionary Seeds, a traveling public art installation that shines light on the pivotal yet under recognized roles of Black women in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. The series will include a tea ceremony, art-making workshop, and performance at historically significant sites in Camden, Trenton, and Fort Lee.
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