DPI Prof. Bayeté Ross Smith Named First Artist-in-Residence @ Columbia Law

Columbia Law School announced that Harlem-based photographer, artist, and educator Bayeté Ross Smith has been named artist-in-residence for the 2021–2022 academic year. Columbia Law established this new program as a way to examine and broaden how the institution honors its history and values, while also celebrating its vibrant and diverse community.

Please join us at DPI in congratulating our colleague on this great announcement! 

Introduced by Michelle Coffey. Through practices like artistic activism, data visualization, writing workshops, interactive websites, and community development, artists working in these socially-engaged projects are advancing crucial issues and movements to construct a better, more equitable world.