Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham’s advocacy aligns with Museum Hue, an organization she co-founded and serves as Executive Director, supporting Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color. She built the first online directory and mapping of BIPOC museums across the United States. It is an invaluable resource that deepens public knowledge and understanding of art, history, and culture. Stephanie is currently working on a larger Cultural Mapping project specific to New York City with support from NYC’s Department of Cultural Affairs. As a United Nations Human Rights fellow centering arts and culture, she applies the UN’s ratification of cultural rights to her work to call for greater recognition and representation in the arts ecosystem. Stephanie also received the Americans for the Arts 2019 American Express Emerging Leader Award for her work. She also hosted and produced On Display, a show for WNET’s ALL ARTS Network that focuses on ways museums are addressing societal issues that resulted from intersecting histories and connects to contemporary life. Each episode covers various topics from immigration, mass incarceration, transportation, and preservation of Black cultural spaces.

 

 

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Museum Hue

Race Forward Fellowship in the Arts

Andrea Achi, Curator at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colored Girls Museum

Brooklyn Museum

MANY

Hampton University Museum

Kehinde Wiley, The Studio Museum in Harlem

NYC Cultural Mapping Project

 

 

Keywords: Museum, BIPOC museums, culturally responsive museums, cultural mapping, executive director, art, history, culture, New York City, societal issues, intersecting histories, advocacy, human rights