Co-lead of Curatorial and Curriculum Teams and Motherhood Support Group
Lauren Adelman is an artist and educator based in Beacon, NY. She is a co-founder of Artistic Noise, was the executive director for 16 years and currently serves on the board of directors. She has presented and published on social justice-based art education, as well as on the intersection of art and mass incarceration. Lauren worked as an educator at the Museum of Modern Art from 2006-2013. Lauren is also a licensed New York State Department of Education teacher and has taught art in many varied settings such as public schools, youth detention centers, and non-profit arts organizations both locally and internationally. Lauren’s own artistic practice explores environmental and social issues through printmaking, drawing, animation and other media.
Long before the pandemic, before Zoom was part of the vocabulary of so many, I Am Why existed in virtual space. Our work is rooted in in-person workshops where we partner with organizations focused on young people with lived experiences pushing for systemic change. In...