✨ SMITAH 2025 — That’s a Wrap! ✨ SMITAH 2025 has officially come to a close, and we are filled with gratitude for everyone who made this year unforgettable. First, a huge shout out to our incredible cohort: 🎓 Amelia C. — Lincoln University 🎓 Andrew N. — University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 🎓 Gillian J. — Howard University 🎓 Olyssa M. — Gateway Community College 🎓 Nichole N. — Morgan State University (Graduate) 🎓 Nylah S. — Fisk University 🎓 Robert K. III — Tuskegee University & University of Pennsylvania(Graduate) From the MET Museum in NYC to Yale’s West Campus, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Yale Center for British Art, Sterling Memorial Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, and the Amistad Schooner—you embraced every learning moment and so many more adventures. Special thanks to our TA Alexis B. (SMITAH 2023) — Spelman College, Columbia University, and University of Glasgow — for your guidance and energy throughout the program. And to our dedicated mentors: 📚 Prof. Kathryn Coney-Ali — Co-Director, Howard University Art Gallery 📚 Dr. Michael Wilson — Professor of Art History, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 📚 Dr. Iris Barnes — Director & Curator, Lillie Jackson Carroll Civil Rights Museum, Morgan State University 📚 Tony Bounds — Chief Archivist, Tougaloo College Thank you for sharing your expertise, passion, and time with our scholars. Here’s to another year of building knowledge, connections, and history together! 💫 #SMITAH2025 #BlackHistory #ArtHistory #MuseumStudies #ArchivalWork #Preservation #StudentSpotlight
