About
Jaime Sharp (she/they) is a Black queer cultural ambassador merging the intersections of art, equity, and philanthropy. Residing in Chicago, historically the stolen territory of the Three Fire Peoples, and members of the Kickapoo, Peoria, and Myaamia tribes, Jaime strives to transform organizational culture by challenging structural exclusion and disrupting the leadership pipeline through the provision of knowledge, resources, and intergenerational collaboration.
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Visual Description: Jaime is a light-skinned Black feminine person in her 20s with brown eyes and shoulder-length and dark curly hair. They have freckles on their nose and a gold nose ring and septum ring.
As a 2023 Turn the Spotlight Fellow, CultivArt founding director Jaime Sharp was tasked with curating a project to support equity within the arts. With the guidance of her mentors, Afa Dworkin, and Melissa Wegner, the three brought the idea of an online resource hub for arts leaders of color to fruition. Over the past year, Jaime has collected, organized, and disseminated information on the knowledge instilled in them as an emerging professional and information to help reinforce a triumphant career in arts leadership. Jaime was also a recipient of the 2024 Sphinx MPower Artist Grant for this initiative.
