Creative Exchange Fund

Jasmine McMasters, who performs as drag king JasMania, brings Banned Bodies to The Medium on Saturday. The punk mutual aid party raises money for Alliance for Immigrant Respect and Education.

Writer-director Alexis Perez adapts the story of Lilith, Adam's first wife in Jewish folklore, into an original musical at The Medium in Springdale, funded by the Creative Exchange Fund.

Siloam Springs photographer Tyson Banks discusses his Creative Exchange Fund project, "Portraits of Intimacy," capturing transgender Arkansans through traditional darkroom photography.

North Little Rock choreographer Jeremy Williams brings an interactive dance performance called Building Bridges to The Medium in Springdale on Saturday, May 23.

Jessica Robin's Mend It, Darn It meetup grew from the closure of INTERFORM into a monthly community gathering where people repair clothes and connect through craft at Fayetteville Folk School.

Xanat Howe is a ceramist from Mexico City. In her new collaborative installation at The Medium, she uses her craft as a way to connect to indigenous Mexican medicine tradition. The installation also includes a soundscape and film by musician Ben Drane and filmmaker Justin Howe.

3 Dead Idols, or Tyler Bolden, is one of 37 multidisciplinary artists awarded the grants through the Creative Exchange Fund. The Creative Exchange Fund provides financial support and studio space for Arkansas artists to take creative risks.