National Sawdust is proud to host performance showcases for 12 recipients of the New York City Artist Corps grants from Monday, October 25 - Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m. Announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Cultural Affairs Commissioner Gonzalo Casals in May 2021, the New York City Artist Corps represents an historic investment in artists by the City of New York. The $25 million program will support artists who live and work in NYC, while giving New Yorkers opportunities to experience cultural programming across the city. The City Artist Corps Showcases are made possible by the New York City Artist Corps and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
National Sawdust is located at 80 N. 6th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Our website is
live.nationalsawdust.org.
Performances from 7-9pm on October 28, 2021:
- ASHNI is a Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and pianist who has performed at Joe's Pub, Rockwood Music Hall, Music Hall of Williamsburg, WNYC's The Greene Space, Rough Trade, National Sawdust, and more. From her roots with Kathak, classical North Indian dance, western classical music, and jazz, she incorporates her love for pop, folk, and R&B, and envelops listeners in a reflective, cathartic dimension. She is a member of Treya Lam's trio and the Resistance Revival Chorus.
- Celebrating Death and Rebirth with SONIA ERIKA and Death Is A Business, a nomadic band making music that transcends borders and connects people and communities to their story of familial migration, experience of rebirth, and belonging. Their latest release “MOTHER EARTH” was created with musicians in New York, Mexico City, Boston, and Argentina.
- Fear Not Ourselves Alone is an art punk collective from Queens, New York led by JORGE IVAN VELEZ (they/them). Their songs evoke questions on how identity and nation exist within societal power structures, specifically emphasizing their intersections with race, gender, sexuality and class.