She/ Her

Favorite place:
the woods

Blake Beckham

Consultant

For over 20 years, Blake has worked in Atlanta as an artist, educator, cultural producer, and non-profit executive. Seeking to uplift the culture-makers of our time, Blake's passion is supporting artists and justice workers as they embody their missions and propel change.

Her other interests include poetry, somatic study and the plant kingdom.

Blake has worked with: T. Lang Dance, Dashboard, Second Helpings Atlanta, Wylde Center, and HumanitiesDC.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English & Dance Movement Studies

  • Master of Fine Arts in Dance

Skills

  • Grant writing

  • Federal grants

  • Board session facilitations

  • Strategic planning

  • Cultural planning

  • Project management

 

System skills: Quickbooks, Squarespace, Salesforce, Mailchimp

Memberships & Volunteer Service

  • The Lucky Penny Board of Directors

  • Gardenhouse Dance Board of Directors

 

Accolades

  • Fellow, Hambidge Center, 2021

  • Luminary Award, ArtsATL, 2017

  • Creative Impact Award, Center for Civic Innovation, 2015

  • SEED Fund Grant Recipient, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, 2013-2015

  • Tanne Foundation Award for artistic excellence, 2013

  • Community Impact Award, Emory Center for Creativity and Arts, 2012