Jeffreen M.H. Ash Steps Down from Leadership of Threewalls

Jeffreen M.H. Ash will depart from her role as executive director of the Chicago cultural nonprofit Threewalls on September 30. She has spent eleven years at the contemporary art organization, whose mission is to support Black artists through collaboration and community and within Black feminist and diasporic traditions. “It has been a privilege to create […]

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The Artist’s Room Is Not a Neutral Space

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