Young Curators 2021

Curator Jasmine Wahi Is a Warrior for the Arts

Jasmine Wahi, Holly Block Social Justice Curator, Bronx Museum.
Jasmine Wahi, Holly Block Social Justice Curator, Bronx Museum.

Jasmine Wahi lives and works between the Bronx (Museum), Newark (Project for Empty Space), Chelsea (School of Visual Arts) and Brooklyn (home). Her introduction to the art world was through an internship at Christie’s during her senior year of college, and she’s one of a few of her peers to stick with making a living working as an arts advisor and curator. She graduated from college right before the recession, and when the gallery she had been working for as an associate director downsized and then folded, she found herself consistently curating and collaborating on projects with friends. After working extensively on freelance projects and teaching, she decided to co-found Project for Empty Space, a large exhibition, studio and residency space in Newark, New Jersey, which focuses on “creating safe and equitable spaces for audiences and artists alike.” She and her friends involved in setting up the project were living off of unemployment at the time and decided they wanted to engage in something more meaningful, so they implemented programming that could engage the community, which grew into Project for Empty Space.

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