Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought (Rivers) is a cultural non-profit for artists of the global diaspora. Based in New Orleans, a city whose history and future are predicated upon and consigned to displacement, Rivers commits to migrational imaginations. Our program is built with sensitivity to forms that evolve from past, present and future experiences of dislocation, translation, longing, and reconstitution—among other tools and conditions of diasporic living.
You can also follow us on Instagram @followriversinstitute.
Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought is a manifestation of the care, curiosity, and commitment of our staff, our partners, our board of directors, and our supporters.
Staff & Board of Directors
Andrea Andersson
Founding Director & Chief Curator
Jennifer Francino
Deputy Director of Administration
Jordan Amirkhani
Curator; Head of Program Research and Development
Jade Flint
Amistad-Rivers Assistant Curator
Laurel Brown
Communications and Development Associate
Scott Ponik
Print & Web Graphic Designer
Nazli Ercan
Web Graphic Designer
Eric Li
Web Graphic Designer and Programmer
Elliott Cost
Web Graphic Designer and Programmer
Adam Hawf
Chairperson
Julia Vlock
Treasurer
Ayesha Williams
Secretary
Katherine Lauricella Ainsley
Stefan Benchoam
Marcia Mahoney
Ben Sontheimer
Gardy St. Fleur
Seth Stolbun
Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste
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