Curation, Archival Project Management, & Public History Work
Khaleelah I. L. Harris' curatorial experience as lead curator of visual art and history exhibitions along the east cost positions her as an excellent source in the next archival project or exhibition for your social organizations, educational, cultural, and religious institution. Her clients include Sidwell Friends School, Yale Divinity School, Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., The SNCC Legacy Project, The Washington, D.C. Chapter of The Girl Friends, Inc. With a deep passion for social impact and community development, Harris' research based consultations, programming model, and archival focus j.
Lecturing & Public Speaking
Harris believes that public intellectualism and community education are integral to the cultural advancement and edification of individual communities and society at large. Her lectures and talks critically engage narratives and practices related to arts & culture. Her educational speaking engagements are designed for varying age groups to ensure that all individuals can receive knowledge and experience transformation. She has provided lectures, moderated conversations, and art tours for The Society, Inc. @ The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Black Girls In Art Spaces, Yale University's School of Divinity, Kasini House, The DC History Center, Mehari Sequar Gallery, and more!
Social Entrepreneurship
Harris is the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer,
The Beauty of Our Wellness (2024),
a Washington, D. C. based charitable non-profit focused on raising awareness of uterine health disparities through visual arts and wellness themed charitable events. In its first year, the organization launched The Beauty of Our Wellness Medical Fund with just under $15,000 to provide micro-grants to underinsured and disproportionately impacted groups with medical bills related to uterine fibroid procedures.
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She is deeply influenced by the precedent for sisterhood, advocacy, and mutual aid set by the National Association of Colored Women during the African American Clubwomen's Movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Harris hopes to preserve that legacy and evolve this practice to serve the present day needs of her community.
