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Art Girl-in-Residence is a collective for art girls globally to connect and engage with visual artists, content, events, career opportunities, and pop culture founded by curator and creative director Zindzi Harley, Art Girl-in-Residence is an extension of her creative agency and magazine that aims to increase access and inclusivity for women in the creative market through curated brand strategy.
These are the tools you will be offered to support your residency:
  • Curated newsletter
  • Engaging social media channels
  • Art-centric events & programming
  • Acces to a network of likeminded
creative women
  • Content like playlists, book
recommendations, etc.
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Art Girl-in-Residence Events

  • Pink invitation flyer for an 'Art Girl In-Residence' 'Invite Only Day Party' by Shakira Hunt, featuring tropical plants against a vivid, colorful background. The event is scheduled for November 9th from 11 am to 2 pm, with details about a music and art-centric social concept.

    In Residence

    11.9.24 11:00AM-2:00PM

    You’re invited to In Residence! In Residence is a music and art-centric social concept by AGiR bringing women together for an artful sonic experience. This event will feature a lineup of femme DJs, creative women, self-care vendors, and mini shoots by Shakirahunt Creative Studio all aimed at manifesting our art girl dreams 🙋🏾‍♀️💖💅🏾

  • Event poster titled 'The Art of Protection: Exploring Beauty & Resilience in Black Design,' with details about the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia event on Saturday, October 19th, from 2 to 6 PM, against a pink background, featuring a black square icon with gold floral and rope designs.

    ICA: The Art of Protection

    10.19.24 3:00-6:00PM

    Calling all my art girls 💖 for a day-long program in celebration of ICA Philadelphia’s current installation, Entryways: Nonstikelelo Mututi. Designed by artist and designer Nonstikelelo Mutiti, this installation and her work explore concepts of beauty, labor, and protection while highlighting the relationship between modern design and its roots in African diasporic visual culture.

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    Frist Art Museum: Behold

    11.14.24 5:30-7:30PM

    Join us for a private tour with the artist Maria Magdalena Campos Pons for a tour of her exhibition Behold. This exhibition includes over three decades of the artist’s work in photography, installation, video, painting, and performance. The meetup will be hosted by Founder of Art Girl-in-Residence, Zindzi Harley ✨

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    CTRL + CURATE

    6.14.25 12:00-1:00PM

    The girlies have been asking and ya’ll know I don’t gatekeep! 💅🏾👩🏾‍💻 introducing CTRL + CURATE my first jumpstart course for the curator in all of us, designed for emerging curators, cultural producers, and visionary creatives. You don’t need an institution to affirm your curatorial voice. You already have what you need—CTRL + CURATE is a 90-minute virtual workshop for crafting your own curatorial identity and path—on your own terms. Whether you’re dreaming of working in museums, organizing community-rooted shows, or launching your own platform, this space is for you.

    This workshop will cover:

    ✨ How to Build a Curatorial Practice

    ✨ Academia + Professional Advice

    ✨ Branding as a Curator

    ✨ Q&A: Real-time feedback and personalized guidance

    💖 Bonus: Attendees get access to custom resume & CV templates and curator friendly resources!

Join the Residency

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CURATE Masterclass

A masterclass for emerging Black women curators, cultural producers, and visionary creatives. This masterclass will take you through building your personal brand, digital engagement, editorial project management, curatorial development, and most importantly, how to jumpstart your creative vision and curatorial career. Let’s CURATE!

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AGIR Playlist

A soundtrack for the ones floating between SpringBreak and NADA afterparties, press pass swinging + tote full of zines. It’s giving soft critique, expensive taste, and late-night studio convos. Play this when you’re curating, collecting, or just catching light.