Mission

Sugawater Collextive, Inc.® is a 501(c)(3) community and art-centric nonprofit activator and accelerator multidisciplinary art institute dedicated to advancing and empowering BIPOC from all facets of art-related career pathways by uprooting barriers to funding, professional development opportunities, networks, and resources through education and community.

Additionally, Sugawater Collextive is committed to forging symbolic and meaningful links amongst BIPOC-owned institutions, organizations, businesses, and educational institutions (HBCUs and TCUs) through partnerships, resources, and art-related programs. We believe that this connection between them by artistic reciprocity will innovate a new Art-age world.

Meet the Team

  • Traka Lopez-White

    Co-Founder, Executive Director, Sustainability Officer

  • Suheid Cisneros

    Co-Founder, Executive Director, Senior Curator & Community Liaison

  • Joshua McKnight

    Art & Innovation Development Director

  • Savannah Bryant

    Department Scholar Chair and Editor in Chief

  • Mintz Tan

    Mintz Tan

    Director of Digital Engagement