2025 eros artist fellow

Fullamusu Bangura | Hoochie Mane

about

Musu Bangura is an artist originally from Washington, D.C. and currently residing in Chicago, Illinois. They are the author of the essay-book “…Considers Lil’ Kim’s Hard Core.” Their work has been published in New Delta Review, Apogee Journal, Southeast Review, and more. In 2020, they were selected as a 2020 Best of the Net Poetry finalist. Musu is a teaching artist at the Chicago Poetry Center, and has served as a judge for three years at Poetry Out Loud’s City and Metro Regionals. Musu began taking classes at HOTL in 2022 and performing as Hoochie Mane. Musu can be found gazing at Lake Michigan or under a weighted blanket.

Musu / Hoochie will be using this fellowship time to complete their first book of poetry, incorporating burlesque and movement-themed poems into the manuscript-in-process. They will also be developing workshops combining their true loves: poetry, zines, and dancing.

Meet Jamila Kekulah

our past 2024 fellow

learn more about jamila

Jamila Kekulah is ever evolving in this space time continuum. Jamila is the creator of The Moving Soul, a holistic somatic movement practice that bridges the gap between soma, psyche and soul.
They cultivate practices of awareness, sensing and feeling the potency of the bodymind connection. Their studies as a dancer, dance/movement therapist, Gyrokinesis teacher, zen shiatsu, and mindfulness guide ground their work.

Jamila received their MA from Columbia College Chicago and BFA from Kent State University.

As a movement artist, Jamila creates performances rooted in spirit, exploring the inner landscape of self, others, and nature. They are
currently a 23/24 Co-MISSION artist in residence at Links Hall. In 2023 they were a New Works artist with Synapse Arts. It is their mission to guide folks into relationship with themselves and to be at home in their body. They envision a world where folks live, love, and relate with each other from an embodied and mindful place.

During Jamila's fellowship from February - July 2024 Jamila intends to focus on the next iteration of their work Lay your Burdens Down. They plan to refine and reexamine the wip to work with calling in sacred support through prayer requests. Stay tuned for announcements and public offerings.