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Yura Sapi, MFA

Yura Sapi, MFA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Echoing Green Fellow '24 | Founder at Protectores de la Tierra | CEO at LiberArte Inc. | Soul Purpose Life & Business Coach | Interdisciplinary Artist | Regenerative Farmer

  • Education

    • Boston University

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      Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Theatre Arts

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Sorority Member Senator, BU Student Government, College of Fine Arts Alianza Latina

    • City University of New York-Brooklyn College

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      Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Performing Arts Management

    • Harvard Business School Online

      2024 - 2024
      Power & Influence for Positive Impact

    • LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

      2015 - 2015
      London Acting Program

  • Experience

    • INTAR

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
      Intern

    • The Huntington Theatre Company

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
      Producing & Casting Assistant

    • CultureHub

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Marketing & Outreach Coordinator

      Marketing content creator, fundraising department support; trained interns and volunteers.

    • The Public Theater

      Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
      Development Resident

      Individual giving fundraising department support, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion organizational support; implemented staff affinity groups.

    • Actors'​ Equity Association

      Dec 2017 - Dec 2018
      Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator

      Coordinated department activities, maintained budgets, produced meetings, events, award ceremonies, marches, panels, marches, talkbacks, town halls, and award ceremonies; maintained records of surveys, statistical data, and research summaries; implemented Employee Resource Groups.

    • LiberArte

      Aug 2018 - now

      Founded first diurnal LGBTIQ+ arts and healing center founded and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia now expanded to reach Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. Reach hundreds of participants and dozens of facilitators through in-person and virtual gatherings creating healing, belonging and non-judgemental community.Recipient of the following awards:2021 Start the Wave grant; 2020 artEquity Artist + Activist Community Fund; 2021 Comparte Lo Que Somos Ministerio de Cultura Colombia. Show less • Host and Producer of Building Our Own Tables Podcast, which amplifies voices of global theatre leaders of color.• Create, lead and facilitate Strategic Planning Institute, which supports artists and creative activists who manifest our collective liberation through their transformative projects and initiatives in their local communities.• Thought leader by writing articles and guides to the arts community.• Provide organizational and project consulting as part of the Melanin Collective.• Facilitate and teach workshops, guest speaking on panels and classes at universities including University of Michigan, Brown University, George Washington University, and CUNY Brooklyn College.• Serve on judging panels of awards and grants including the Network of Ensemble Theaters NET/TEN grant and American Theatre Critics Association inaugural Edward Medina Prize. • Manage arts organizations and artists as needed.• Transitioned organization to 501c3 nonprofit, LiberArte. Show less

      • Founder & Farmer, Protectores de la Tierra

        Jun 2021 - now

      • Chief Executive Officer

        Dec 2022 - now

      • Founder & Team Member, Balistikal

        Nov 2019 - now

      • Founder, Facilitator & Consultant, Advancing Arts Forward

        Aug 2018 - Dec 2022

    • The Melanin Collective

      Jun 2019 - now
      Consultant

      Consulting, trainings, recommendations, reports, and facilitation.

    • Baruch College

      Aug 2019 - Dec 2021
      Adjunct Assistant Professor

      Semester CoursesTHE3056 - Theatre Organization and ManagementFPA9130 - Managing in Arts Environments

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Earth Evolution Reiki

      Minka Brooklyn
      May 2023

    • Reiki I + II

      Minka Brooklyn
      Apr 2023

    • Anti-Blackness in the Latine Community

      Radio Caña Negra
      Jan 2021

    • Anti-Racism in Colombia

      Escuelita Antirracista
      Jan 2020

    • Undoing Racism

      People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
      Jan 2018

    • Fierce Vulnerability

      East Point Peace Academy
      Jan 2020

    • National Facilitator Training

      ArtEquity
      Oct 2018

    • Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellowship

      Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI)
      Jan 2017

    • Uprooting White Supremacy in Organizations Training

      AORTA: Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance
      Nov 2022

    • POC Entrepreneurial Bootcamp

      The Melanin Collective: Women of Color. Standing Together.
      Aug 2018

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member

      Issued by Artists Co-Creating Real Equity on Jun 2017
      Artists Co-Creating Real EquityAssociated with Yura Sapi, MFA

    • Board Member

      Issued by Arts Administrators of Color Network on Jun 2023
      Arts Administrators of Color NetworkAssociated with Yura Sapi, MFA

    • Steering Committee Member

      Issued by Latinx Theatre Commons on Jan 2017
      Latinx Theatre CommonsAssociated with Yura Sapi, MFA

    • Alumni Member

      Issued by SARSI BU (School of Theatre Anti-Racist Student Initiative at Boston University) on Jan 2020
      SARSI BU (School of Theatre Anti-Racist Student Initiative at Boston University)Associated with Yura Sapi, MFA