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Q+A with poet Abdul Ali (Thrive Arts)
Publisher |
Rob Lee
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Documentary
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Feb 10, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:44:14

Abdul Ali—poet, writer, nonprofit consultant, and cultural worker—was most recently Program Director of the Maryland State Council’s County Arts and A&E Districts programs. And before that, he was the program coordinator at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) of a major grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Ali has held distinguished teaching appointments at Johns Hopkins University, Howard University, and Goucher College. He is the recipient of the 2019 Ruby Grant, from the Robert Deutsch Foundation. His debut collection of poems, Trouble Sleeping, won the 2014 New Issues Poetry Book Prize. His writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. In 2021, along with his friend and collaborator, Shamar Hill, he co-founded Thrive Arts, a service organization that seeks to provide capacity building to communities of color. He currently serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer.

Mentioned in the episodeThrive Arts

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In this episode of The Truth In This Art, Rob interviewed Abdul Ali, poet, writer, nonprofit consultant, and cultural worker, and they discuss nonprofit culture, capacity building for communities of color and Thrive Arts.

Abdul Ali—poet, writer, nonprofit consultant, and cultural worker—was most recently Program Director of the Maryland State Council’s County Arts and A&E Districts programs. And before that, he was the program coordinator at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) of a major grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Ali has held distinguished teaching appointments at Johns Hopkins University, Howard University, and Goucher College. He is the recipient of the 2019 Ruby Grant, from the Robert Deutsch Foundation. His debut collection of poems, Trouble Sleeping, won the 2014 New Issues Poetry Book Prize. His writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. In 2021, along with his friend and collaborator, Shamar Hill, he co-founded Thrive Arts, a service organization that seeks to provide capacity building to communities of color. He currently serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer.

Mentioned in the episodeThrive Arts

The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture.

To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory.

The Truth In This Art, hosted by Rob Lee, explores contemporary art and cultural preservation through candid conversations with artists, curators, and cultural leaders about their work, creative processes and the thinking that goes into their creativity. Rob also occasionally interviews creatives in other industries such as acting, music, and journalism. The Truth In This Art is a podcast for artists, art lovers and listeners interested in the creative process.

To support the The Truth In This Art: Buy Me fi.com/D1D81J7MZ">Ko-fiUse the hashtag #thetruthinthisartFollow The Truth in This Art on InstagramLeave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

THE TRUTH IN THIS ART IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY

The Gutierrez Memorial Fund

The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation

fi.com/D1D81J7MZ" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★

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