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The Future Is Female: Meet the Dope Black Women Behind Brooklyn’s Local Creative Space | Refinery 29

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The Future Is Female: Meet the Dope Black Women Behind Brooklyn’s Local Creative Space | Refinery 29

For Symone Wong, Jarryn Mercer, and Melissa Sutherland, Brooklyn’s sk.ArtSpace is more than a gallery space — it’s a safe space for creatives of color to express themselves in an environment that understands and works to preserve the integrity of their craft.

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“As a creative, sharing yourself and your work is very challenging. A lot of creatives do not know where to begin, what kind of dialogues to have, or even how to get their work into shows,” the ladies, who have been friends for 14 years, share. “Typically, the local creatives in our community have access to exhibits that are held at local bars and establishments that took away from the experience of artists.”

That was the motivating behind opening the doors of sk.ArtSpace in 2018 — just two years after deciding it was something they wanted to create.