Family Saturday

Known for her vibrant illustrations that are both striking and relatable, Keturah A. Bobo is passionate about creating art that inspires, uplifts, and advocates for her community. Bobo graduated with a BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design and lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her family of entrepreneurs. Learn more on the artist’s website.

Ife Oluwamuyide is a Nigerian American visual artist and filmmaker based in both Columbus, Ohio, and Brooklyn, New York. She is a student at Pratt Institute, studying fine arts with a minor in community art and design education. As a Black female artist, she writes her own narrative, exploring the complexities and beauty of Black womanhood while learning to embrace, love, and cherish every aspect of it. Through her work she hopes to provide access to the otherwise exclusive medium of visual art.

Claudia Owusu is a writer and filmmaker based in Columbus who writes to make sense of her identities as a Ghanaian American woman. She believes in the beauty of community and the intimate stories we share when we think no one is listening. Her work engages the spaces that Black women and girls occupy, namely their relationships with safety, carefreeness, and self-ownership. Her writing has appeared in Vogue Magazine, Clockhouse, and Brittle Paper, and her short films have screened on Nowness and at Urbanworld Film Festival, Film Africa, and Indie Memphis Film Festival. She is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Ohio State, specializing in nonfiction.