Aleta Brown MA ’18

Aleta Brown’s Reframe: Art + Race is a video blog and a consulting firm that invites artists to share stories about their racial experiences in the arts and uses those stories to learn how we can create a more equitable art world. Her goal is not simply to share stories; she is using them to generate social movement that matters.

Reframe is dedicated to creating more equitable arts spaces through storytelling and critical reimagining of current arts organizations structures and frameworks. It provides an online space for people in the arts to share their racial experiences and contribute to the conversation about what is working, what is not working, and how collective action can be taken to make lasting change. Reframe exists to address and respond to current events, and the current needs of artists.

In the short term, Reframe is focusing on building a strong audience and online following. Once that has been established, the focus will shift to maintaining that fan base and launch the main long-term project: Reframe: Art + Race Consulting.

Reframe is:

• A Video Blog where artists tell the stories of how they navigate the racial dynamics of the art world
• A Solidarity Network where artists stand together and reach out for support and offer advice on our website.
• A Call to Action urging artists and art institutions, across disciplines and races, to engage with one another in anti-racism work and work with us in creating more equitable structures and frameworks for art organizations.

In a nutshell, Reframe is a community. It is a vlog, a blog, and a space for creatives to address the racial and social dynamics in spaces they create. Most importantly, it is a place to listen, learn, and take collective action towards creating a more equitable arts world.