“Work is love made visible.” - Kahlil Gibran
Welcome to the Covid Hotel
An exhibition, public programming, and ongoing archival project unveiling unexpected lessons about healthcare for the unhoused that emerged from LA County-run quarantine sites during the Covid crisis. An exhibition by the Los Angeles Poverty Department in collaboration with Dr. Jen Sudarsky, with Clancey Cornell contributing to curation, research, archival interviews, public programming, and panel moderation.
LA County Newsroom Exhibition Walkthrough
March 27: Adversity Generates Innovation.
April 11: Housing is Healthcare (Part 1)
May 22: Housing is Healthcare (Part 2)
Walk the Talk Online Archive
Clancey supports the Los Angeles Poverty Department in management of their online repository of interviews and performances which highlight individuals who live and work in Skid Row and have made lasting impact on neighborhood. The online archive is powered by Reduct and designed by Rob Ochshorn.
Sir Oliver Productions
Collaborator
Clancey has produced several community events with Sir Oliver, Skid Row’s resident vinyl DJ
Check out our community events
Past Projects
Community Arts Depot
Addressing the critical need for artwork storage and access amongst Skid Row neighborhood residents.
Currently the project provides storage support for Studio 526 artists + artwork from Rory White's collection of Skid Row artist work going back to 1999-2000.
Skid Row Arts Package
A multi-pronged initiative to connect artists in the Skid Row community to online programming through arts supplies distribution and tech support.
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Skid Row History Museum and Archive
Archivist, Archival Projects
A community archive that traces the dynamic history of Skid Row, L.A. through the voices of those who live and work there. The museum/archive is a project of the Los Angeles Poverty Department.
Walk the Talk Digital Archive – contains interviews of people who live and work in Skid Row and who have made it a place for solving the problems that other people have given up on.
Since 2020, we have invited community members, allies, academics, scholars, and activists to insert their voice into the archive by creating a video response.
Online archive is a long term project created with Reduct Video and Rob Ocshorn - L.A. Downtown News 2020.
Creative I Community Art Space
Founding Team Member
A group of artists and allies who come together to create more opportunities for art making in Skid Row Los Angeles.
Check out Hayk Makhmuryan’s newsletter Doodles without Borders for more Skid Row arts.
Skid Row Arts Map
An ongoing project that puts all accessible arts programming in Skid Row on the map.
Press:
Workshops with Women’s Voices Now
Youth Environmental
Justice Workshops 2020
Workshop Development and Facilitation
A Girl’s Voices Now workshop for high-school girls about environmental justice and community artivism held at the Skid Row History Museum in partnership with Amreen Karmali. Mixing film, art and activism, participants created pieces exploring the topic of environmental justice.
Creative Workshop at
the Midnight Mission 2018
Workshop Development and Facilitation
An eight-week artistic workshop exploring poetry, film, and self-expression held with women in the Crisis and Bridge Program at the Midnight Mission. Participants created visual artworks, some of which were displayed in the City Hall in Shifting Narratives: The Strength of Women Survivors, an exhibit curated by the Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women in March 2019.
Brasil Brasil Cultural Center
Executive Manager 2016 - 2018
Clancey worked as the Executive Manager of Brasil Brasil Cultural Center from 2016-2018. During the time of her involvement, she helped launch the Peaceful Warriors Initiative, a series of programs dedicated to creating space to have conversations about diversity and arts education.
