Full article by Catherine Chapman

“This is an ideal place for us,” [Simone Leigh] tells Creators. “Houston has a long history with community organizing. They’re on a next level and I grew up in Chicago during Operation PUSH.”

Social justice and racial discrepancies in art are an inherent factor in BWA for BLM’s formation, as are the qualities that art possesses in pushing forward social change and grassroots gatherings. “The histories of Black Women’s presence, or lack of presence, is unique in these different cities,” she says. “Even the geography of the cities. The way LA is totally spread out, for instance, sort of effects the way we know each other. Even the work is different—there’s lots of filmmakers in LA and a lot of painters and sculptures in New York.”