Three Annenberg Doctoral Candidates Receive 2025 Sachs Program Grants
Lucila Rozas Urrunaga, Farrah Rahaman, and Azsaneé Truss were all awarded funding for creative projects from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania has announced that Annenberg School doctoral candidates Lucila Rozas Urrunaga, Farrah Rahaman, and Azsaneé Truss are among the awardees of its 2025 Student Grants.
These grants support students' creative pursuits and promote broader access to the arts, while empowering students to create ambitious projects, from performances and exhibitions to collaborative events.
Lucila Rozas Urrunaga
“Contra-Archivx” — a transnational initiative that documents and amplifies the practices and narratives of trans/feminist resistance across Latin America.
Farrah Rahaman
“Palimpsest” — a short speculative film recounting the moment on the brink of deportation, in which visionary cultural organizer and writer Claudia Jones sets fire to her entire personal archive.
Azsaneé Truss
“What World?” — a curated group exhibition at The Arts League of West Philadelphia that reveals how artists (and society) are experiencing a surreal global political moment.
The Sachs Program will have a celebration on Monday, April 28 for all Sachs Program 2025 Grant Awards at the Arts Lounge at the Annenberg Center.
