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Yolanda Hoskey · 2024–Present

True
American

A long-term mixed media project exploring Black identity, American symbolism, history, and belonging — now in its final production phase.

⬤   Open Studio + Fundraiser — Final Session June 14, 2026 · 12–6 PM · Brooklyn · By Appointment RSVP →
True American — Yolanda Hoskey

Time-Sensitive

Final BRIClab
Open Studio
+ Fundraiser

Come see the work in person. This is the last open studio from my BRIClab residency — an opportunity to view prints, purchase available work, shop studio sale items, and directly support the next chapter of True American.

Date Sunday, June 14, 2026
Time 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location Brooklyn, NY (address provided upon RSVP)
Access Private · Appointment Only
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The Project

A Reckoning With
American Identity

True American is a long-term mixed media project examining the tension between Black identity and American identity — patriotism, memory, power, belonging, and the contradictions at the heart of this country's promise.

What began as a photographic inquiry has grown into a larger body of work combining portraiture, documentary storytelling, historical research, and print publication. This summer, with America's 250th anniversary as backdrop, the project enters its most ambitious phase yet.

To complete the work with the depth it requires, I'll be traveling throughout the American South — regions central to Black American history, migration, resistance, and national identity — to make new images, conduct field research, and develop a physical print publication.

2024 Magnum Foundation Fellowship — awarded for True American
2025 Multiple exhibitions featuring the project
2025 BRIClab Artist Residency, Brooklyn
2026 Print publication in development — America's 250th

Support the Work

Help Bring True American
to Completion

Every contribution goes directly into production — travel, shoots, contributors, and the print publication.

$25
Field Support

Covers transportation, fuel, and day-to-day logistics while working on the road through the South.

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$50
Research + Archives

Supports archival access, historical resources, and the research that gives the project its depth.

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$100
Image-Making

Funds active production — shoots, materials, and the real cost of making photographs in the field.

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$250
Publication Backer

Directly funds development of the limited-run print publication connected to True American. A meaningful contribution.

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$500
Travel + Lodging

Provides real support for travel, accommodations, and sustained time in the field during summer production.

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$1,000
Lead Supporter

Significantly advances the next chapter and long-term completion of True American. An extraordinary act of belief.

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Want to give a different amount? Any contribution is meaningful and goes directly into the work.

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Where It Goes

Raising $10,000
for Final Production

As an independent artist, long-form projects like this are built through a combination of grants, institutional support, and community belief. This summer is the critical window. Your support makes it possible.

Travel + Transportation
Lodging + Field Expenses
Photography Production
Print Publication Development
Contributors + Collaborators

Fundraising Goal

$10,000

To complete production by August 2026 · America's 250th

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