How do you tell an untold story? How do you select and evaluate work that is not visible in American Culture? 

Art Producer and Jamaica, Queens-based community leader Brendez Wineglass discusses the process of identifying untold stories among so many qualified applications for the Artist Commissioning Program. 

We hear behind-the-scenes excerpts from the actual panels as the art producers discuss "Category 1," or the  capacity to create new art that tells untold stories, defies the cultural mainstream, and/or privileges underrepresented identities and cultures--the issues specific to ACP's funding priority.

 This episode was produced by QCA Program Manager Kelly Olshan and Guy Weltchek, and edited by Guy Weltchek. The theme music, entitled “Put in the Work,” was created by ACP Awardee in Music Composition, Neil Padukone.

How do you tell an untold story?

QCA's mission is to foster and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community. This podcast features interviews and highlights events and services tailored to fit the needs of Queens-based artists.

The Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1966.