Raise Every Voice 2025
Raise Every Voice is an evening of inspired learning: accomplished artists from diverse backgrounds will engage in a conversation on equity in the arts and art education. This event serves as a platform for discussing inclusivity and how to foster communities where everyone can express themselves and grow through art.
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Kwadwo Adae is a New Haven based, Ghanian-American visual artist and muralist. After earning his Masters Degree in painting from New York University, he founded the Adae Fine Art Academy. Adae experiments through multiple genres of visual language; from figurative and floral works created from live observation, to purely non-objective works of art that push the boundaries of painting and sculpture in thickly textured artworks that echo the high vibrancy of cultural aesthetics from the Ashanti tribe of Ghana. 
Faustin Adeniran is a contemporary artist from Lagos, Nigeria working in New Haven. For the past ten years, his work has been to re-imagine materials that would otherwise be considered trash or recyclable. Through extensive historical research and deep observation of cultural trends, his work takes a critical view of social and political issues. Faustin's art series reflect elements of the communities he encounters. His vision is to encourage, educate, and inspire positive social impact through his artworks. 
Jasmine Nikole is an award-winning artist whose vivid, emotionally-charged paintings are more than just works of art—they are powerful stories of identity healing, and empowerment. Through her bold use of color and intimate portraits of Black women, Jasmine creates art that speaks to the deepest parts of the soul. Each piece serves as a reflection of the resilience, beauty, and complexity of the Black experience. Jasmine graduated from the Foote School and is currently Horizons at Foote’s art teacher. 
nico w. okoro, our moderator, is an independent arts consultant, curator, educator, and writer based in New Haven, CT. An advocate for artists of the global majority, she works across sectors to build equitable representation within the canons of modern and contemporary art, and nurture reciprocity between artists, communities, and cultural institutions.