Hello Friends of Tour de Force!

It's been a privilege to grow as an organization alongside the DMV art community. Since our debut in February 2022, we've awarded over two dozen grants, contributed $52,000 towards grantees, and have met many artists, educators, and community leaders.

Today we kickoff the 2024-2025 season with the reopening of the application portal, so please send us your proposals and share the link with your art and education network!

What We’re Up To

Thank you for entrusting us with a role in bringing to fruition your lectures, showcases, workshops, murals, and classes!

We're grateful for having a wonderful community that has embraced us across the performance and visual arts, wellness initiatives, cultural causes, and educational pursuits. Your support excites and invigorates us!

We’re also thrilled to introduce the newest member of our team: Paul Emmanuel, Director of Civic Engagement! Paul was our December 2022 grantee, and now leads our new drive to create curricula for students to visit art museums in the DMV.

We've also upgraded our website, and we invite you to check it out and share the love with your extended art community (you might even see a familiar face!): www.tourdeforcedc.com.

We look forward to what the next season brings, and can’t wait to meet again!

Kindly,

Meg Clerc, Founder and CEO

Hadiya Presswood, Executive Director

Paul Emmanuel, Director of Civic Engagement

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