RJS Leaders

Chelsea Farrar

Co-founder and co-director
cjfarrar@arizona.edu

As the Curator of Community Engagement at the University of Arizona Museum of Art, Chelsea Farrar cultivates strategic partnerships and initiates collaborations for on and off-site activities and initiatives between the museum, the community, faculty, and students. She writes and speaks on museum education and community programs. Farrar has over 10 years’ experience in teaching in museums, college, and K-12 classrooms. Her work with community engagement through the arts has included several award-winning community programs and exhibitions involving LGBTQ-youth, military families, and adults with disabilities, including Mapping Q.

 

Amelia (Amy) Kraehe, Ph.D.

Co-founder and co-director
akraehe@arizona.edu

Dr. Kraehe is the inaugural Associate Vice President for Equity in the Arts for Arizona Arts. She is also Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture Education in the School of Art and Faculty Affiliate in Human Rights Practice. She is recognized for her research on arts equity as well as her publications, workshops, podcasts, and public lectures that illuminate the roles race, racism, and anti-racism play in arts institutions and the education of arts professionals. She regularly consults for national arts councils, art museums, and state arts education agencies.

gloria j. wilson, ph.d.

Co-founder and co-director
gjwilson@arizona.edu

dr. wilson is Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture Education in the School of Art. her work as a public scholar and artist analyzes the cultural systems which work to produce race and racism, in general, and more specifically, examines constructions of racial representations across creative modalities. her creative works have been recognized and exhibited nationally and internationally highlighting the intersections of racial identity and arts participation.