Image by Farah Al Qasimi ︎



Hi, I’m Ariana︎



I’m a cultural worker interested in helping people organize to create change in their communities.



Currently


Director, Inclusion & Belonging
IDEO
Designing bold solutions aimed at increasing equity, inclusion, and belonging accross IDEO’s global creative workforce.

Core Organizer
Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, NYC
Harnessing data and digital storytelling to advocate for just housing futures with the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project.

Community Member
NEW INC
Blending art, design, and technology to uncover Black radical placemaking practices in the Central Valley as a member of NEW INC, the New Museum’s cultural incubator.



Previously


Fellow
Independent Curators International
Awarded a 2023 Curatorial Research Fellowship with Independent Curators International to research geographies of Black sovereignty and world-building in California.
Create Change Artist-in-Residence
The Laundromat Project
As an artist-in-residence with the Laundromat Project, created Staying Power, a print and online platform to amplify a people’s history of public housing.
Project Manager
The Center for Cultural Power
With the Center for Cultural Power, spearheaded an artist commission process for We, As Ourselves, a campaign that aims to reshape the narrative around sexual violence and its impact on Black survivors.
Senior Manager, Teen Programs & Neighborhood Engagement
 The International Center of Photography


Brought leadership to the International Center of Photography's Teen Academy program, supporting 600+ youth annually in developing and presenting their creative practice.

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