Bluer Sky Advocates

We recognize ourselves in stories, dance, visual art, film, and every form of human expression, and we can also see our potential.

The work that Bluer Sky Advocates chooses to showcase and support in particular shines a light on the most effective ways for all people to move through and past the harms that have been done to us toward love and connection with others and with ourselves.

The funds we distribute are the funds you give. Please support the work of creative people and projects that make the world more whole.

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1443 East Washington Blvd. Suite 153
Pasadena, CA 91104

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Terms

Bluer Sky Advocates provides direct cash grants to creators of all types, grants earmarked for supplies or equipment, and support for events and presentations such as readings or workshops for theatrical works. Support for the presentation of work may include publishing books, sponsoring or co-sponsoring displays of visual art, and co-producing theatrical works or other performances.

Promotional support will include sharing information about new works on social media and on the organization’s website, and defraying the costs of marketing and promotion, including hiring expert consultants in these areas if necessary and agreed upon by the board of directors. Promotion is both essential in a world where there is an abundance of creative work, and an activity which requires a different skill set and is distinct from the work of creating art of any kind.

Creators will be required to acknowledge the support of Bluer Sky Advocates, for example, in the indicia of a published work, in the liner notes of an album, in the program of a live performance, in the credits of a film, or in the description of a video posted on a platform such as Vimeo or YouTube. Bluer Sky will have the right to premiere work supported by the organization, for example as a live performance or in an exclusive stream (for a limited time) on the organization’s website. Non-premiere presentations of work supported by the organization can be made by Bluer Sky with the agreement of creators.

Bluer Sky will have the right to excerpt works created with the support of the organization on our website, and display the name and likeness of supported artists and other information about the works.

Creators supported by Bluer Sky will retain copyright of all their materials.

Selection criteria for grantees will include the technical and storytelling ability of the applicant as seen in their portfolio, and the extent to which their work or proposed work depicts and conveys trauma healing, symbolically or in narrative.

Members of Bluer Sky Advocates board of directors

Daphne Cates works as a manager of her family’s business. She is also a serious equestrian who has spent years riding and studying the art of dressage. Daphne is a strong proponent of the healing power of the harmonious relationship between horse and rider, which can be established using balance and symmetry as the building blocks of communication. 

Miriam Eusebio is a director and performer in New York. She has directed classic works of theater and musicals, and worked with both adult professional actors and young people. An associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, she has been involved with the development of several new works.

Tara Gilmaher is a body-mind focused psychotherapist with a focus in integrative therapies. She has practiced as a clinical hypnotherapist and has multiple credentials, including in modalities effective in healing trauma. Based in the Los Angeles area, she previously worked as a doula and had a 20-year career in theater and film.

Emma Gray is a painter, curator, mentor, and writer, as well as a meditation practitioner and teacher. Her Los Angeles gallery space, Five Car Garage, has featured the work of diverse artists since 2013 and has been widely covered in the local and national press.  

Liz Schiller is a songwriter and the book and lyrics writer for the musical Look For Me. She has more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a manager and more than 30 years of experience as a volunteer and board member. Based in the Los Angeles area, she continues to learn about trauma, PTSD, and addiction.