AOCA Fellows
Cultural ambassadors whose work contributes to the elevation of Hartford as a distinct arts and culture center despite systemic barriers:
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Akera Robotham
The Artists Collective
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Amanda Mendoza
Stowe Center for Literary Activism
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Ashley Innocent
The 224 EcoSpace
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Ande'Ja Johnson
Hartford Public Library
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Latoya Walker
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
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Laugh Sanchez
TheaterWorks Hartford
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Masem Enyong
HartBeat Ensemble
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Sagacity Walker
Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble
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Ying Ye
New Britain Museum of American Art
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Aariyan Googe
New Britain Museum of American Art
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Francesca Fontanez
HartBeat Ensemble
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Iddi Saaka
Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble
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Jasmine Jones
Night Fall
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Joel Cintron
Theaterworks Hartford
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Jocelyn Pleasant
Hill-Stead Museum
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Kimolee Eryn
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
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Nivia Easterling
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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Sarah Ghonaim
Playhouse on Park
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Ysanne
The Bushnell Performing Arts Center
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Andre Rochester
The Amistad Center
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Brittana “Versatile” Tatum
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
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chad browne-springer
Night Fall
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Cin Martinez
HartBeat Ensemble
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Jon “Tang Sauce” Young
Charter Oak Cultural Center
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Joy Monroe
Playhouse on Park
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Miles Wilson Toliver
Hartford Opera Theater
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Patrick Rico Williams
The Bushnell Center
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Quyen Truong
Real Art Ways
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Royael Marie Saez
Spectrum in Motion