People

This platform and inaugural issue were shaped in collaboration with curator Risa Puleo. Another Way highlights socially engaged practitioners working throughout the country.

Ari Wolff
A photograph of Ari, a white person standing and carefully holding the edge a white sheet with small, hand-drawn punctation marks printed on it. Ari wears a black mask with with one looking at the camera and one covered by the tapestry. She has gold hair pulled back and wears short black jean cut-off shorts and a black t-shirt. A brick wall and a chair on a light wood floor is behind her.
Artist | Educator
Queens, NY
Ashley Hunt
A black and white selfie photo of Ashley Hunt, a white person, pictured in front of a cork board with four photos of trees tacked onto it. He is wearing a hat with a butterfly on it and has a salt and pepper beard.
Artist | Writer | Educator
Los Angeles, CA
Avram Finkelstein
A black and white photo of Avram, a white person, sitting down looking straight at the camera. He has black hair, a salt and pepper beard and is wearing a flannel shirt over a black t-shirt.
Artist | Writer
New York, NY
Cassils
A photo of Cassils, a white person standing in front of a large projection of an artwork that depicts a masked figured engulfed in flames. Cassils is looking directly at the camera, they have short brown hair and are wearing a black leather jacket.
Visual Artist
Los Angeles, CA
Chloë Bass
A photo of Chloë, a mixed-race Black American, with her back to the camera. She is wearing black denim shorts and a blue denim jacket. Her black hair is up in a bun. She is standing on the back of an open-air flatbed truck. There are three large stone bench sculptures on the back of the truck as well, and Chloë is looking down at one of them. The background includes a glass apartment tower to the left, blue sky with wispy white clouds above, several small and leafy trees, and a sign in the background reading "Fort York National Historic Site."
Artist
Brooklyn, NY
Denise Shanté Brown
A photo of Denise Shanté, a black woman, sitting at a table writing in a garden. She is wearing glasses, has a septum hoop, and a sleeve of tattoos on her right arm. She is wearing a black tank top.
Multidimensional Designer | Creative Co-conspirator | Intuitive Writer
Baltimore, MD
Elisa Harkins
An Indigenous woman with braids wearing a jean jacket is making a two row wapum belt on a homemade loom.
Artist | Composer
Tulsa, OK
ENTRE
A Photo of three people standing in front of two artworks that together read "Free Palestine, From the River to the Sea." Monica stands in the center with her arms crossed. She has short black hair and is wearing a light brown t-shirt. Behind her stands Andres, his arms are crossed behind his back and he wears a black t-shirt. C. stands behind Monica, next to Andres, with their arms crossed behind their back as well. C. has short blonde hair and is wearing a white cropped t-shirt.
Co-Founders | Artists
Rio Grande Valley, TX
Gaye Chan
A horizontal photo of Gaye Chan sweeping at a building painted tan and gray, made of poured concrete and bricks. Chan is a human who would normatively be considered middle-aged, gendered 'female' and racialized as 'Asian.' Chan is cleaning up the location of a freestore and a free fridge. Items at the freestore include paint cans, screenprinting screens, a printer, an overhead projector, condiments, a hot pink paper bag, and other unidentifiable items. Chan is turned away from the camera, has blackish shoulder-length hair, wearing a black sleeveless shirt, long brown pants, and boots.
Conceptual Artist
Honolulu, HI
Kathie deNobriga
A photo of three people in the driveway of a brick house. They are gathered around a table covered with a white tablecloth decorated with colorful lights. On the table, there are two cakes, a bowl of oranges, and some disposable cups and plates. Kathie, a white person, is sitting at the table. She has gray hair and is wearing a purple shirt and black jacket. A friend stand behind her, smiling at the camera as they embrace Kathie. This friend is wearing a baseball cap, a black jacket, red and black scarf, and black pants with silver studs. On the other side of Kathie, another friend is opening a bottle of champagne. They have blonde hair and are wearing glasses, a blue jacket, and black pants.
Theater Maker | Organizational Consultant
Pine Lake, GA
LJ Roberts
A black and white photo of LJ Roberts. LJ, a White person with short dark hair, sits with their arms crossed, looking intently at the camera. They are wearing a black t-shirt.
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
Providence, RI
Mary Patten
Black-and-white newspaper photo of Mary Patten being arrested at Chicago’s City Hall in November, 1989. On Patten’s left side is a large police office holding Patten’s head in a choke-hold, with another cop right behind. Patten is wearing a winter coat and a keffiyeh (Palestinian scarf). Her left hand grasps one edge of the coat inside which was $1,000 of bail money. The civil disobedience action was in protest of AIDS policies and discrimination by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley and his administration. On the right side of the photo is an unidentified man holding a briefcase and folders under his arm, watching the scene.
Visual Artist | Video Maker | Writer | Educator | Curator | Political Activist
Chicago, IL
Mona Gazala
A photo of Mona, a blond-haired middle-eastern woman wearing eyeglasses, a black top and blue jeans. Mona is crouching on the grass in front of a red brick building. On the building are 3 square banners painted sky blue with dark brown lettering.
Artist
West Central Ohio
Risa Puleo
A photo of Risa, a medium-skinned brown woman with dark, shoulder-length curly hair stands in front of a brick wall. She wears a black t-shirt designed by Chicago-based artist Monica Trinidad with the words “defend our communities” written in white lettering. The outline of raised fists are drawn under the letters.
Curator
Chicago, IL
The Center for Artistic Activism
Two Photos side by side. The photo on the left depicts Stephen Dunbcombe. Steve is smiling at the camera while sitting outside. Steve is wearing a straw hat, wearing glasses and has a salt and pepper beard. On the right, Mauricio Delfin is pictured smiling with his head turned towards the side. Mauricio has short black hair, a black beard, and is wearing a brown leather jacket.
Research Partner
New York, NY