In partnership with Independent Sector, I curated a series of art exhibitions and film screenings designed to bring socially engaged art into institutional and policy-adjacent spaces. With a focus on themes like gentrification, immigration, and bodily autonomy, the goal was to give funders, policymakers, and nonprofit executives direct, humanizing encounters with the communities they often engage from a distance.

Working across mediums, film, photography, poetry, and live performance, I led artist collaboration, venue production, and stakeholder alignment to embed the work inside Independent Sector’s DC headquarters. I served as the key liaison between AOK Arts and the host institution, navigating approvals and designing the experience to fit a corporate space without compromising the emotional and political resonance of the art.

Each installation sparked dialogue about the lived realities behind abstract policy terms, whether through a performance series on home and displacement or a photographic tribute to immigrant motherhood. The project reflected my belief that art can move people faster than data can, especially when placed intentionally within spaces of influence.