Juanita Sunday

Congrats Kim Weston!!

As Wábi Gallery Opens, Artists Weave Material, Memory & Migration On Court Street The gallery is open by appointment only through April 30; folks can email [email protected].

Pull up this Friday for "Glory in Black Printmaking", a pop-up event in partnership with Possible Futures that brings legendary printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr in collaboration with Deadby5am for a radical live printmaking session. Kicking off with a short convo between Amos and myself on using printing to express Black culture, the rest of the evening is a space for creating, community, and conversation. We'll be making some "Glory" themed prints!

Drinks & appetizers included for the evening.

Program supported by NXTHVN & the Yale Muslim Leadership Lab

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This event is part of Independent Bookstore Weekend where Amos in an artist-in-residence at Possible Futures. Check out the schedule of events for the weekend.

Friday 4.24 • 6pm
Glory in Black Printmaking

Saturday 4.25 • 10am - 4pm
Printmaking at Possible Futures

Saturday 4.25 • 2pm
Book Talk at Possible Futures

Sunday 4.26 • 10 - 12:30pm
May Day Protest Art Build Event at the People's Center

Cosplay is one of my creative hobbies. I get to design fun outfits, craft props, and become a new person. For Comics in Color: Boston I went as Poison Ivy and made crafted my staff. I also had the opportunity to moderate the Comics in Hollywood panel.

Last week I had the opportunity to co-host a community dinner discussion for the Yale School of Management Donald H. Ogilvie '78 Colloquium Supper Symposia series. The theme for this year's Colloquium is "A Community Coalesence" and this event drew inspiration from the Glory exhibition as well as the work of my co-host Arvia Walker and her project Reverence.

In this intimate space, we discussed "Family as Infrastructure for Community" using Glory as a lens for thinking about memory, care, and Black life. As well as Reverence as an act of resistance and documenting ourselves to be found in the future. Thinking about the legacy of collective gatherings rooted in Black movements and community.

Thank you Zanaiya Léon for the invitation and Arvia for being the best co-cost. And of course BLOOM for hosting us in this beautiful space.

📷 Giovanni-Marie Roper

Some questions to think about. Or join the conversation in the comments ⬇️

• What raised you, beyond your parents? Who are the people that are your family that aren't related to you by blood?

• What traditions have shaped your sense of belonging?

• Who held things together in your family?

• What labor often goes unseen in sustaining family and community?

Another panel discussion I'll be on. Don't miss this either. Packed with some amazing community leaders

The Voice Behind the Vision: Representation in Arts
📍Monday, April 27 from 5:30PM–7:30PM at Ives Main Library

Get ready for a dynamic community dialogue exploring representation in literature, media, and food culture, moderated by Shamain McAllister and Jennifer Heikkilä Díaz (JHD). The panel features Alexis Evans from Raw Juice Scape, a Black-owned fresh-pressed juicing company; Farmer D, founder of Root Life LLC, empowering Black and Brown communities through urban farming and food justice; Angel Dahfay, Liberian-born entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of Sweets & Sounds Entertainment LLC; Melissa Mathews, actor, model, and artist; Juanita Sunday, curator, producer, Afrofuturist, and designer, creating cultural experiences that honor Black memory and imagination; and Acadian Yale graduate students Yeabsera + Chef Caroline, sharing Cha Cha Butter and A Clear Butter. The Word, a local New Haven youth poetry organization, includes Slam Poet Champions Journey and Christian Herron, contributing to a segment of the conversation focused on literature and representation. Centered on The House on Mango Street, the event fosters dialogue on identity, equity, and storytelling, complemented by a food tasting celebrating culture and community connection.

🌐 RSVP to this FREE Event at https://www.artidea.org/event/2026/5848

Join me and some fellow curators for a meaningful conversation, and a day full of art, creativity and collective care. 💜

🌺 FRIENDS! Something meaningful is blooming.

Join us on Thursday, April 30th for our next Deeper Change Forum! We’d love to have you in the room.

Our forum’s theme is — The Art of Resistance: A Conversation on Power, Politics, and Community.

✨ Free event, registration @ CEIO.org
⏰ 10am-3pm, Doors @ 9:15am
🍽️ Breakfast and lunch available to all
📍 Whitneyville Cultural Commons

🌱 We’re co-creating a day shaped by artists, activists, curators, and cultural workers helping us reflect, connect, and move forward together.

With offerings from our panelists:
Arvia Walker, Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez, Juanita Sunday, Jasmin Agosto

Performances by:
🎤 New Haven poet laureate Yexandra Diaz
💃🏾 Bomba with Movimiento Cultural
🎶 Paul Bryant Hudson

And a live art installation by:
🎨 Kwadwo Adae

This forum invites us into conversation, creativity, and collective care.

🔥 In a time that asks more of us, we return to what sustains us: community, dialogue, and shared purpose.

Register now to save your place.

Visit CEIO.org for more!

With only a few seats left, there's still time to grab your ticket for The Black Table. DM us for a special discount code offer. 💫

This intimate afrofuturist dinner experience will feature performance sets by Arewà Basit, a Texas-born and singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and storyteller, weaving melodies and narratives inspired and shaped by the timeless grace of artists who inspire hope and change through legacy and freedom. With a voice that glides between softness and strength, their sound is a fusion of soul, nostalgia, and forward motion—an echo of the past, a pulse of the future.

Ticket sales close June 16th, so don't wait!
artidea.org/event/2025/5629

Join us for an evening of food, art, culture and community. The Black Table is a sensory exploration of what the future of food could look like through the lens of the African Diaspora; a celebration of Afro-Indigenous agricultural wisdom, cultural memory, and radical Black futures. Together, we ask: What will Black people be eating in a thriving, liberated tomorrow? How do we honor our traditional foods while innovating Afro-culinary for the future?

Guests will enjoy a thoughtfully curated six-course meal that reflects this vision, along with two complimentary drinks to enhance the experience. A cash bar will be available throughout the night, so you can continue to sip, connect, and reflect as the evening unfolds. The night will also feature live music by and an art exhibition curated by offering a rich, multi-sensory celebration of culture and creativity.

Get your seat at the table. Space is very limited. Link in bio 💫

Presented for the 30th Anniversary Festival, in partnership with

This is gonna be GOOD!