Mission
Founded in 1991, A Gathering of the Tribes provides a platform for diverse, traditionally under-represented artists and writers, amplifying the emerging and established revolutionary voices of our time.
Tribes is also committed to honoring and memorializing our founder, Steve Cannon’s life and legacy.
History
A 501 C3 nonprofit arts organization, Tribes was founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 by blind poet, playwright, novelist, and retired professor, Steve Cannon.
Tribes is committed to honoring and memorializing Steve Cannon’s life and legacy. Our founder believed in the power of multiculturalism and interdisciplinary connections. This was the impetus for the creation of A Gathering of the Tribes. He provided a space that empowered artists and writers of color, immigrants, women, LGBTQ people, and people from diverse class backgrounds, to come together, bonded by a singular passion: love of the arts. He provided an open space for rigorous intellectual debate, and experimentation, the combination of which is the lifeblood of the arts.
Like our founder, we remain deeply committed to celebrating diversity and multiculturalism, which is apparent throughout every aspect of our programming. Tribes envisions a world where intellectual and creative endeavors are valued as much as labor and capital, and seeks to support artists of diversity and unique ability who may have otherwise been overlooked by mainstream institutions. We provide artists and writers with access to broader audiences, financial incentives to continue creating, and connection to a vibrant community.
AGOTT Board
Programs
AGOTT Staff
CONTACT US
EMAIL: INFO@TRIBES.ORG
MAIL:
A Gathering of the Tribes
P.O. Box 370456
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Numerous site photos by Nikki Johnson