photo & art resources

As a collective, we are a diverse group of people brought together by our love of photography.  Through our photography exhibitions and events, we have shared experiences and ideas and learned from those around us. The actions in Philadelphia and across the country condemning police brutality and racial inequality have prompted us to reflect on our past, present, and future-- how we must do better to amplify under-represented voices within our photographic community. 

In congruence with our mission, we encourage our photo community to engage with resources we have compiled in support of Black voices in the arts at https://www.gravy-studio.com/blm. In addition, Gravy member Katie Tackman has collaborated with artists Alex Eckman Lawn and Kate Glasheen on Black Lives Matter poster designs. No-cost downloads of these are available on our website and we encourage you to join us in printing and posting.

Grab these images, print them out, exercise solidarity even

(and especially) on the days when you’re not screaming it.

Black Philly Students Speak

Black Philly Students Speak is a youth led organization that shares student’s stores anonymously from around philadelphia. They also share resources, provide information, and work as social justice warriors to make a change across the entire city for black philly students

https://www.instagram.com/blackphillystudents/

People’s Film Project

Supporting BIPOC and youth film photographers in the development and scanning of work focused on social justice and community documentation in Philadelphia.

https://www.instagram.com/peoples_film_program/

Black Archivist

Cameras into the hands of Black People
A project by paul octavious
Apply / Donate a Camera

https://www.blackarchivist.com/

The Vision & Justice Project

The Vision and Justice project at Harvard University founded by Sarah Lewis. What is the relationship of the arts and culture for justice?

https://visionandjustice.org/

Black Artist Archive

The Black Artist Archive Will be A living document of contemporary Black Artists. Please donate to The Plumfund to help them start a website! In the future, their goals are to have artist interviews, shows, and events centered around Black Art from all over the diaspora pay these artists for their work.

https://www.plumfund.com/crowdfunding/get-black-artist-archive-a-website

Art hoe collective

AHC was started by Queer Black People to provide a safe space for creatives of color. Use guidelines in their saved stories. to submit work, Email arthoecoreps@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/arthoecollective/

Shanel edwards

shanel edwards is a Philadelphia rooted, first-generation Jamaican, Black, Queer, Non- binary, artist, and world-builder. They utilize movement, filmmaking, hairstyling, poetry, and photography as channels. Their creations are birthed through their Black queer and trans existence, tenderness, water, intimacy, and collective dreaming. shanel is a 2020 Mural Arts fellow and was a 2019 Artist in Residence with Urban Movement Arts (Philadelphia).

https://www.shaneledwardsart.com/