On Practice: Pew Fellows in Conversation

González creates performances and time-based media that consider memory, duration, and site, employing dance as means for “worldbuilding” in locations such as museums, theaters, churches, gardens, parking lots, and street corners. As a scholar, they fuse rigorous research and historical excavation—particularly around Black cultural narratives—with elements of movement, sound, video, and text in immersive environments where artists and audiences can share moments of collective action. Photo by David Evan McDowell

Solomon seeks to document and reimagine the complex experiences of African communities undergoing transition through a combination of film, installation, and archival methods. Foregrounding personal narratives, her work explores culture and identity—as seen in projects like her 12-part documentary series for the Metropolitan Museum of Art highlighting major cultural landmarks across sub-Saharan Africa and the caretakers who preserve them. Photo by Argenis Apolinario

Tate uses food as a medium for storytelling and cultural preservation. His curated culinary experiences assert cooking as a fine art that can express complex narratives about identity, memory, and history. In his visual artworks, collaborations with other artists, and his Philadelphia restaurant Honeysuckle, Tate connects people with Black creative lineages and cuisine.

Claiborne is the Fleischner Family Vice President for Engagement at the Barnes, where he works to build and strengthen relationships with artistic and programmatic partners in Philadelphia and beyond. An experienced curator and educator, he oversees a wide variety of public, family, and community programs that support the Barnes’s progressive mission and invite diverse audiences to engage with its collection and educational programming.