Burnaway is excited to announce our new Artistic Advisory Committee, a group composed of artists, writers, and culture workers who offer guidance about the programmatic and artistic direction of Burnaway in order to support our mission of developing and connecting creative communities in the American South and Caribbean. Find more information about the AAC at the link in bio. Joining the inaugural Artistic Advisory Committee is Wassan Al-Khudhairi (@wassan16). As a leader in global contemporary art Wassan Al-Khudhairi’s curatorial achievements include prestigious international exhibitions including the 2025 Hawaii Triennial, the 2017 Asian Art Biennial, and the 2012 Gwangju Biennial. Her expertise extends to significant museum roles as the founding director of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar, Chief Curator at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and Curator at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Al-Khudhairi is Partner at The Curatorial Office and Artistic Director for Art Basel Qatar 2027. Joining the inaugural Artistic Advisory Committee is Roger May (@walkyourcamera), a photographer and writer based in southern West Virginia. He was born in the Tug River Valley on the West Virginia and Kentucky border, in the heart of Hatfield and McCoy country. His work explores the complicated history of place, faith, and identity in the coalfields. In 2014, he founded the crowdsourced Seeing Appalachia (formerly Looking at Appalachia) project.