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About

Jaime Sharp (she/they) is a Black queer cultural ambassador merging the intersections of art, equity, and philanthropy. She resides on the stolen territory of the Three Fire Peoples, and members of the Kickapoo, Peoria, and Myaamia tribes, also known as Chicago. Jaime strives to evolve organizational culture by challenging structural exclusion and disrupting the pipeline to executive leadership through the instillment of knowledge and access to adequate resources and mutual aid. She stands firm in the belief that anti-racism is not possible without dismantling White supremacy culture and reaching Black liberation across all communities of the global majority. 

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. 

August 2024

Jaime serves as a panelist on "Leading Across Generations" at the Tessitura Conference

June 2024

Jaime will facilitate a session for the LGBTQIA+ Homeroom at Opera Conference

June 2024

Jaime begins her tenure with the 2024-2025 cohort of The Pride Network's Transformational Leadership Initiative

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