Background
The kiki ballroom scene has shaped global culture for decades. Its movement, aesthetics, and community structures live in fashion runways, production studios, vision boards, and stages around the world. The community that shapes it deserves more than influence. It requires the infrastructure to sustain it.
The Kiki Arts Collaborative exists to build it.
Founded in New York City by Colby “Reign” King, KAC develops, supports, and platforms LGBTQ+ young adult artists and creative professionals of color from the kiki scene. Through the Career Catalyst Fellowship, artist residencies, paid performance and exhibition opportunities, career services support, and a growing network of institutional partnerships, KAC connects talent with the creative industries that have long drawn from kiki scene culture without giving back.
Mission
KAC develops, funds, and amplifies the artists and creators of the kiki scene to build bridges into New York City’s creative industries.
We envision a world where kiki scene talent thrives on their own terms, the culture they built is safeguarded as it takes its place on the world stage, and Black and brown LGBTQ+ people are recognized as the architects and innovators of the creative economy.
Vision
Photo by Dumebi Malaika Menakaya / @malaika.menakaya
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