FAI is honored to hold space for the Black American Music Summit: What’s Next, a multi-day gathering for Black delegates at FAI.  Attendees will learn from key speakers about navigating the folk music world, and all of its potential offshoots, from both creative and business perspectives.

The goal of the summit is to foster a sense of community and belonging amongst Black artists to broaden their presence in the folk music ecology. Representation matters, as does a safe space for folks to gather and collectively identify pathways to success and candidly discuss faced obstacles.

This convening will make space for Black artists and industry alike to offer each other guidance, tools, and empowerment, where the guiding question will be “how do we lift our gaze, make our presence stronger in the folk music industry, and empower our careers and our community?”