Sixty Inches From Center is a worker-led organization and publishing platform that produces collaborative projects about artists, archival practice, art history, and culture in Chicago and the Midwest. We are a collective of arts workers, writers, editors, artists, curators, librarians, and archivists who promote and prioritize the preservation of culture within Indigenous, diasporic, queer, and disability communities of our region.
We believe that the stories of artists, cultural workers, archivists, organizers, memory workers, and writers within Indigenous, diasporic, queer, and disability communities are essential to understanding history and creating inclusive future canons that align with the more liberated and just worlds that reflect our dreams and realities. Our stories need to be preserved and promoted simultaneously, so we work with local and national archives while providing platforms and capsules for the cultural practices of our people.
Sixty Inches From Center is a collectively-run, non-hierarchical 501(c)(3) organization. We officially launched on October 30, 2010. Check out photos from our day-long art ride from Hyde Park Art Center to Chicago Urban Arts Society, Elastic Arts Foundation, and South Side Community Art Center here.
OUR TEAM
For general inquiries, announcements, press releases, tips, or to send us love notes, reach out to us at
info@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Chenoa Baker
Editor, Writer
Writing
Ireashia M. Bennett
Visuals Editor, Writer
ireashia@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Bio | Website | Writing
McKenzie Birmingham
Senior Editor
Bio
Luz Magdaleno Flores
Bi-Lingual Editor, Translator
luz@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Bio | Writing | Website
Katia Perez Fuentes
Community Caretaker + Facilitator
katia@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Website
Tempestt Hazel
Co-founder, Operations + Revenue Lead, Special Projects, Writer
tempestt.hazel@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Website | Writing
Tim Hoff
Senior Editor
Bio
Nadia John
Sixty Lit Editor, Writer
Writing
River Ian Kerstetter
Communications Lead, Writer
river@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Website | Writing
Christina Nafziger
Managing Editor + Special Projects
christina@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Bio | Website | Writing
Annette LePique
Editor, Writer
Bio | Writing
Livy Snyder
Editor, Writer
Bio | Writing
Jen Torwudzo-Stroh
Editor, Writer
Bio | Writing
Kate Hadley Toftness
Chicago Archives + Artists Project Director
kate@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Bio | CA+AP Website
Riley Yaxley
Revenue + Fundraising Coordinator, Editor
Bio | Writing
ARCHIVISTS
WRITERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS + ILLUSTRATORS
Ireashia M. Bennett
Photographer
Website | Writings
Sarah Joyce
Photographer
Website | Photography
Hannah Siegfried
Photographer
Website
Michael Sullivan
Photographer
Website | Writings
Kiki Dupont
Illustrator
Website | Illustrations
Edvetté Wilson-Jones
Photographer
Writings
Ry Thiel
Photographer
Website | Photography
Kristie Kahns
Photographer
Website | Photography
Joshua Johnson
Photographer
Website | Photography
Teshika Silver
Illustrator
Website | Illustrations
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We welcome and accept nominations to our Board of Directors on a rolling basis. If you’re interested in learning more, click here.
Tempestt Hazel
Curator, Writer, Co-Founder at Sixty Inches From Center
Britt Julious
Journalist, Editor and Music Critic for the Chicago Tribune
Annette LePique
Writer, Editor at Sixty Inches From Center
Dawn Rose
Director of Planning & Human Capital,
Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Medicine
Ad Hoc Board Members
Tracy Drake
Archivist at Reed College, Founding Member of The Blackivists
Erin Glasco
Independent Archivist, Founding Member of The Blackivists
Contact
info@sixtyinchesfromcenter.org
Sixty Inches From Center NFP is located at the Bronzeville Artists Lofts, a mixed-use commercial and residential space created with support from the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development.
Sixty Inches From Center
436 E. 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60653
(312)612-9050