“And so while it is my job to support artists in the work they’re doing, I often see my own survival in the work that they’re sharing, and for me that just deepens the sense of not being alone. And every time, I think “Oh, right -- that’s the basic tenet of a healing community -- remembering ‘I’m not alone.’”… And for me it is the thing I need to continually remember and come back to: “I’m not alone, I’m not alone” -- I think forever it will be helpful to hear and to see that.”
Molly spends time talking with Jeri Fredrickson, the Creative Director of Awakenings, a nonprofit arts organization whose mission centers survivors of sexual violence. She sees literary, visual, and performing art as a channel to nurture love and access beauty while questioning the experiences that hold people together. She has an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles and her book You Are Not Lost was published in Fall 2021.
Awakenings is a non-profit organization dedicated to making visible the artistic expression of survivors of sexual violence.
We are committed to creating a physical and virtual artistic space in which to engage in an open dialogue that promotes healing of survivors through the arts and furthers awareness and understanding of sexual violence. We do this by producing year-round art events and opportunities spanning every medium, including visual art, literature, music, theater, and performance art that are made by, for, and about survivors of sexual violence.
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Contact Jeri: https://awakeningsart.org/ // Jeri@awakeningsart.org or jericreatesthings@gmail.com // @awakeningsart (IG&Twitter) // @jfredcreates (IG) // @awakeningsartchicago (FB)
Contact Molly: theembodyconnection.com // molly@theembodyconnection.com
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Special thanks to:
Jenn Baykan, virtual assistant for creatives: https://www.jbaykan.com/
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