Adriane V. Jefferson

Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta GA

Akeem Flavors

PhD candidate in Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University

Allison Glenn

Artistic Director, The Shepherd; Curator, 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art

Photo credit: Grace Roselli

Amanda Swope

Director, Tribal Policy & Partnerships, City of Tulsa

Asha Salim

MFA candidate, Temple University; writer and researcher

Ashanti Chaplin

Director, Office of Public Art and Community Partnerships, City of Tulsa

Photo credit: Jesse Garrett

Barbara Krauthamer

Dean, Emory College of Arts & Sciences; Charles Howard Candler Professor of History, Emory University

Bayeté Ross Smith

Professor, New York University

Photo credit: Christopher Michel

Cheryl Finley

Walton Endowed Professor, Spelman College; Director, Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective

Photo credit: Gediyon Kifle

Destinee Filmore

Assistant Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art

M. Florine Démosthène

Artist

Jennifer Harley

PhD candidate in Art History & Archeology, Columbia University

Photo credit: Jeannette Rodríguez Píneda

Kalia Brooks

Program Officer, Fundamental Philanthropy

Photo credit: John Dennis

Kalup Linzy

Founder & Director, Queen Rose Art House, Tulsa OK

Photo credit: Melissa Lukenbaugh and Tulsa Artist Fellowship

Katharen Wiese

Community-Engaged Teaching Fellow, University of New Haven; Artist in Residence, Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop

Photo credit: Andy Melien

Kessie Alexandre

Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University

Krystal Reyes

Deputy Mayor, City of Tulsa

Le’Andra LeSeur

Tulsa Artist Fellow

Photo credit: Melissa Lukenbaugh and Tulsa Artist Fellowship

Noura Finley

Rising senior, Paideia School, Atlanta GA

Quraysh Ali Lansana

Applied Professor of English, Creative Writing & Media Studies, University of Tulsa

Photo credit: Jamie Glisson, ImpressOK Studio

Ron Tarver

Associate Professor of Art, Swarthmore College

Rose DeSiano

Professor, Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

Wendel A. White

Distinguished Professor of Art & American Studies, Stockton University

Photo credit: Carmela Colón-White

Yancey Red Corn

Actor, producer, & storyteller

Photo credit: Getty Images