named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Deep Water Literary Festival
Annual multi-day literary festival featuring author readings, panel discussions, art installations, and performances by nationally acclaimed and local writers and artists.
Independent Book Fair
Event showcasing independent publishers and small presses, providing a platform for diverse literary voices and alternative publishing models.
Memoir Writing Workshop
Interactive workshop guiding participants in transforming personal experiences into narrative memoir form, led by professional authors.
One Minute Portrait Project
Live art installation where artists create quick portraits of festival attendees, blending visual art with personal storytelling.
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Site-Specific Artistic Installations and Performances 1 activity
- Commissions and presents original performance and installation artCommissions and presents immersive, multidisciplinary artworks including live performances, film, and large-scale installations such as "20F," "Hot Corners," and "Correspondências," often integrating sound, light, and sculptural elements. These works are presented at the Deep Water Literary Festival and in collaboration with institutions such as MASS MoCA and the Contemporary Sculpture Museum in Portugal.
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Literary Events & Workshops 1 activity
- Organizes annual Deep Water Literary FestivalHosts an annual literary festival in Narrowsburg, NY, featuring author conversations, readings, multidisciplinary arts programming, and events centered on themes such as nonlinear time, storytelling, and cultural transformation. The festival includes nationally and internationally acclaimed authors, local writers, and artists, with many events offered free or by donation.
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Arts Professional Advocacy & Equity Initiatives 1 activity
- Supports underrepresented and diverse voices in literature and artActively promotes and supports the development of literature and art from underrepresented and diverse communities through festival programming, commissions, and collaborative events.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$81K
Contributions & grants$36K44%
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expenses
Total expenses$26K
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balance sheet
Total assets$84K
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Net assets$84K
3 years on record · 2022–2024 · YoY revenue +38.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 1
- Lucy Taylor — Director
relationships · 40
Who they work with
- Alexandra Auder Partner — Participating artist engaging with themes of memory and identity in memoir.
- Algis Kizys Partner — Collaborating composer and sound designer for the performance piece "20F"
- Amal El-Mohtar Partner — Participating author exploring visions of the future embedded in the present.
- Amy Yoes Partner — Local artist presenting a stop-motion animation installation at The 108 during the festival.
- Ben Fountain Partner — Participating author discussing American futures.
- Contemporary Sculpture Museum Partner — Hosted Amy Yoes's project Correspondências in Santo Tirso, Portugal
- D.J. Taylor Partner — Participated in a 2023 conversation on the biographer's art, focusing on George Orwell’s life and legacy.
- Fab 5 Freddy Partner — Featured speaker and participant in the Deep Water Literary Festival event
- Fab 5 Freddy Partner — Participating artist revisiting New York’s cultural evolution.
- Farm Arts Collective Partner — Collaborates with Deep Water Projects Inc to present "Scattered Seeds of Troy" at the festival.
- Francine Prose Partner — Featured participant in the Deep Water Literary Festival event "Stories Against Time."
- Francine Prose Partner — Participating author engaging in discussions on speculative history and literary trespass.
- George Packer Partner — Participating author examining futures emerging within the present.
- Hafizah Augustus Geter Partner — Featured participant in the Deep Water Literary Festival.
- Jad Abumrad Partner — Featured as the keynote performer at the Deep Water Literary Festival.
- Jad Abumrad Partner — Featured speaker delivering the opening keynote at the 2026 festival.
- Jamaica Kincaid Partner — Featured in a conversation about garden writing as a site of creativity and socio-political engagement at the 2024 festival.
- Jamie Hood Partner — Participating writer exploring memoir as an interplay between memory and self-invention.
- Joyce Carol Oates Partner — Participating author presenting a new collection of stories at the 2026 festival.
- La Fête Arts Partner — Collaborated with Deep Water Literary Festival on programming.
- Lenape Center Partner — Collaborated with Deep Water Literary Festival on programming.
- Lydia Millet Partner — Engaged in a conversation about the role of storytellers in inspiring environmental change at the 2024 festival.
- MASS MoCA Partner — Hosted Amy Yoes's large-scale installation Hot Corners from 2022 to 2025
- Marlon James Partner — Featured speaker and participant in the Deep Water Literary Festival event
- Marlon James Partner — Participating author reflecting on cultural transformation in New York City.
- Melisse Gelula Government — Advisor to the Deep Water Literary Festival and recipient of a NYSCA/Arts For Sullivan Literary Grant.
- Nghi Vo Partner — Featured participant in the Deep Water Literary Festival event "Stories Against Time."
- Nghi Vo Partner — Participating author exploring speculative history and literary trespass.
- Nicholas Boggs Partner — Featured speaker discussing James Baldwin at the Deep Water Literary Festival.
- Nicholas Boggs Partner — Participating scholar presenting on James Baldwin’s life and legacy.
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strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Engaged Storytelling for Social Cohesionmethodology: community-engaged_storytellingBy centering storytelling and literary arts, we build community cohesion and engagement because shared narrative experiences foster connection, mutual understanding, and collective identity.
- Immersive Narrative Environments to Deepen Engagementmethodology: immersive_narrativeBy integrating literary themes with immersive art installations and sensory environments, we deepen audience engagement because multi-sensory, spatial experiences make narrative more visceral and memorable.
- Interdisciplinary and Thematic Curation to Unify Diverse Expressionsmethodology: interdisciplinary_art_practiceBy integrating literary, artistic, scientific, and craft practices around unifying themes like nonlinear time, we create cohesive cultural experiences because thematic and interdisciplinary framing enables deeper resonance across diverse forms of expression.
- Speculative and Reimagined Narratives to Challenge Fixed Realitiesmethodology: speculative_historyBy using speculative fiction, reimagined histories, and literary exploration of nonlinear time, we enable audiences to reinterpret identity and societal realities because imaginative framing disrupts dominant narratives and opens space for alternative futures.