ACCELERATOR Artist Profile: Emma Irene Olson
“Clown has taken a lot of pressure off my own work, and it made me less afraid of how I’ll be received and more willing to take risks without needing things to feel polished.”
ACCELERATOR Artist Profile: Teila Theisen
“It can be isolating and disheartening to be the only person of color in a room, especially in spaces dominated by older white men who hold the keys to the city. What helps is knowing that many women of color are doing this work all over the world, even if we don’t always see each other.”
ACCELERATOR Artist Profile: Scottie Harvey
“I’m the person who texts someone at 1 a.m. with an idea I just had. Writing the novel put me in a more intimate space with language. No bodies, no logistics, just words. It’s lonely, but I like that too. With theatre, I’m always thinking about the audience. With the novel, I’m just asking, how can I make myself laugh?”
ACCELERATOR Artist Profile: Sharon Chohi Kim
“We are porous and interconnected, made of the same matter as the environment around us. I do not see humans as superior to other forms of life.”
ACCELERATOR Cohort Announced
LAPP is proud to announce the 12 interdisciplinary artists that comprise our 2025-2026 ACCELERATOR cohort. And they’re amazing, if we do say so ourselves.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR ACCELERATOR 2025
Applications are now open for ACCELERATOR 2025. Accelerate your creative life with a nine-month intensive. Applications due October 10, 2025.