STAFF & FUNDING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Regie Cabico
ADMINISTRATOR + ARCHIVIST
Tracie Dawn Williams
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Eva H.D.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Rosalind Aparicio-Ramirez
Al Salwen
Effy Guzman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Katherine Johnson (Kati Duncan), Chair
Katherine Arnoldi, Ph.D.
David Hammons
David Henderson
Regie Cabico
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL FUNDERS
David Hammons
John Morace
Kati Duncan
Hilary Maslon
Bob Holman
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS
Tribes’ public programs and publishing are made possible by the .New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Poets and Writers have provided critical support for Tribes’ poetry events.
A Gathering of the Tribes is a proud member of New York Coalition of Small Arts., CoSA, who have collectively received support from The Willem de Kooning Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Teiger Foundation.
HISTORY
Founded in 1991 by blind poet, playwright, novelist, and former Medgar Evers College professor Steve Cannon (1935–2019), A Gathering of the Tribes began as a literary magazine that incorporated as a non-profit arts organization in 1993.
Our founder believed in the power of multiculturalism and interdisciplinary connections, which 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, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, 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 and embracing varying cultures, perspectives, ideologies and identities within our community, 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 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 connections to a vibrant community.