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Narratio is a global platform for youth empowerment through creative expression, publishing content from over 18 countries across three continents.
2022 Narratio Fellowship
In 2022, Narratio welcomed its largest class of Narratio Fellows (22) by successfully expanding the program to Richmond, Virginia. The expansion included new partnerships with local organizations such as ReEstablish Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Commonwealth Catholic Charities, and the International Rescue Committee.
In addition to Richmond, the 2022 program continued its operation in Syracuse, New York,and Richmond, Virginia. The Syracuse cohort was focused on photo-poetry and was co-led by two artists-in-residence, Pakistani-American poet Maleeha Bhadki and Chinese photographer Wendy Wang. The Richmond cohort was led by Colombian-American artist Alfonso Pererz Acosta.
Photo-Poetry Cohort
Syracuse, New York
Finan Amare, Yamikani Vitusi, Maryam Murqus, Reshma Bista, Khadra Habseme, Hayat Muhammed, Bashal Abdi, Mohammad Sharif Jafari, John Dalisto, Florence Tamari
Visual Art Cohort
Richmond, Virginia
Florence Tamari, Gladis Cazun Mejia, Jean Pierre, Maryam Hashimi, Lama Ahmed, Valeska Belloza Guevara, Nazira Mohammadi, Fabrice Niyitanga, Hassina Farhat, Sobia Abed, Frohinda Farhat, Sharokh Sahibzada
Fellow Finan Amare performs their poem at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Facilitator Justo Triana at the Bronx Documentary Center
Metropolitan Museum staff across the Education, Object Conservation, and Ancient Near East departments held sessions with the Narratio Fellows centered on storytelling and caretaking around objects.
Staff include Sarah Graff and Kim Benzel (Ancient Near East), Anne Grady (Object Conservation), Darcy-Tell Morales (Education) Anna Serotta (Object Conservation), Emily Blumenthal (Education), and J-F Laperouse (Object Conservation).
Narratio Fellows from Richmond and Syracuse met for the first time during the annual trip to New York City. Fellows held a performance and took part in a seal rolling workshop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and presented their visual art installation at the Palitz Gallery.
Fellow Florence Tamari reads her poem at the entrance of the Ancient Near-East Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fellow Nazira Mohammadi speaks on the impact of the Fellowship at the Palitz Gallery performance and reception
Fellows and program staff at the Palitz Gallery after presenting the visual art cohort group project
I AM BECAUSE WE ARE.
Founder & Poet Ahmed Badr introduces the Narratio Fellowship at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Individual works from the visual arts cohort combined into a larger installation
Fellows visit the Bronx Documentary Center, New York and are guided through its exhibits, photography darkroom, the Tim Hetherington library and more. Right: Portraits made of the Fellows by the BDC’s Ricardo Jesus Partida
The Northside Learning Center’s Mark Cass enjoys the view from The Edge
Fellows visit The Edge
2022 saw the addition of four Fellowship alumni to the program team, in addition to three new artists-in-residence, and five facilitators across both Fellowship sites in Syracuse, NY, and Richmond, VA.
Robert and Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Near East, Education, & Object Conservation Departments
Virginia Office of New Americans
North Side Learning Center
ReEstablish Richmond
SU Newhouse CODE^SHIFT
The Narratio Fellowship is made possible through the generosity of Bob & Margaret Patricelli, ReEstablish Richmond, Syracuse University College of Arts & Sciences, and the North Side Learning Center.
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