Commissioned Artists

Candace Hunter (b. 1955 Chicago, Il) is a visual storyteller whose work spans collage, painting, installation, and performance.

Faheem Majeed (b. 1976) is an artist, curator, educator, and non-profit administrator whose work focuses on institutional critique and centers collaboration as a tool to engage communities in meaningful dialogue.

Erika Allen (she/her) is the Co-Founder & CEO of Programs and Development Strategy  for Urban Growers Collective and the President of Green ERA Educational NFP and Co-Owner of Green Era Sustainability Partners.

Juarez Hawkins (b. 1962) is an educator, artist, and curator whose work examines the evolution of identity, spirituality, and the body. A member of the Sapphire and Crystals collective, Hawkins’s work has been exhibited at the South Side Community Art Center, the Stony Island Arts Bank, the Hyde Park Art Center, Woman Made Gallery, and the Logan Center for the Arts. She received her BA from Northwestern University in Computer Studies with a concentration in art, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Hawkins has been awarded the Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, the Oppenheimer Teacher Incentive Grant, and the Chicago Artists Coalition Spark Microgrant.