IMAGE: Kevin J. Miyazaki
Wilson, a professor of art and art history at Columbia College Chicago, is an object and image maker whose work celebrates the Black imagination as a technology of resistance and self-determination. She is a co-founder and principal of blkHaUS studios, a socially focused design studio based in Chicago that uses design as an agent of change to uplift and transform marginalized communities.
“I am pleased Folayemi Wilson has agreed to join our leadership team in the College of Arts and Architecture,” said B. Stephen Carpenter II, dean of the College of Arts and Architecture. “As our inaugural associate dean for access and equity, her experience as a visual artist, educator, designer and administrator provides a powerful perspective from which she will lead us in questioning and addressing assumptions about diversity, inclusion, access and equity. Her efforts will lead us forward in response to our commitment to addressing social, cultural and institution
Leading Ladies Luncheon and Awards Ceremony Announced by Theatre Under The Stars
The honorees are: Carrie Woliver, Kristina Sullivan, Anneliese Kelly, Gia Ochsenbein, and Alyssa Sunew.by BWW News Desk
Theatre Under The Stars will host the Leading Ladies Luncheon on Friday, April 16 at 11 a.m. at Houston s renowned Tony s on Richmond Ave. This annual event honors outstanding Houstonians who champion the performing arts and arts education. After such a long time apart, we are delighted to join together and celebrate the amazing people in our community who make a tangible difference for Houstonians every day, said Hillary Hart, TUTS Executive Director. Through their passion and tireless service, this year s honorees demonstrate the power of the performing arts in transforming lives.