Root & Rise creates space for healing and celebration as we move into the new moon in Taurus. The moon in the fixed earth sign of Taurus will help us get rooted, harness the energy of the spring equinox, and transform it into new artistic, spiritual, and creative pursuits. Drawing on spiritual and ancestral narratives, artist Zuri Washington will transform Roman Susan into an ephemeral sanctuary in which our physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies can coalesce. Jamila Kinney, of Moving Soul Wellness, will guide us on a new moon meditation, and the program will culminate in a euphoric dance party. All bodies and identities are welcome.

Co-curated with Courtney Cintron

Roman Susan
May 4. 2019

Sixty Inches from Center | Magic and Art: Celebrating the New Moon in Taurus

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Doing the Work is a conversation with Angelique Power and Tracie D. Hall moderated by Kamilah Rashied, who will discuss the role of arts administrators of color, intersectionality, sustainability and inclusion. These influential change agents in Chicago's non-profit art arena, will shine a light on navigating non-profit organizing and funding models, discuss barriers artists and arts administrators of color face within the canon, and shine light on strategies used to re-contextualize art spaces that center marginalized communities.

Co-Produced with Wisdom Baty and Israel Pate 

MacLean Ballroom, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
April 9, 2018

F-News Magazine: http://fnewsmagazine.com/2018/06/doing-the-work/

Columbia University professor Kellie Jones, an art historian, curator, and 2016 MacArthur Fellow, will speak about her new book, South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, and current projects, with SAIC professor Romi Crawford. This presentation will be followed by a book signing for South of Pico.

Co-Produced with the Art Institute of Chicago

Nichols Trustees Suite, Art Institute of Chicago
September 7, 2017

From Bisi Silva's descriptions of a scene that she knows intimately: independent art centers and initiatives across the region of West Africa, and black diasporic arts beyond. This conversation has been developed as a project to research global modes of arts organization and curatorial practice. It also interrogates the niche of working in global context with projects that create intercultural space and shared meaning. We will discuss the role of arts organizations in society, and visual cultures. Students are welcome and encouraged to bring questions and perspectives to share at this conversational event. 

Co-Produced with: Asha Iman and the Art Institute of Chicago

Stock Exchange Room, Art Institute of Chicago
April 11, 2017