For art inquiries please contact Imani at Imani@shanklinhall.com

Shanklin Hall is thrilled to announce the launch of our Creative-in-Residence program, a unique three-month initiative designed to elevate and celebrate Black artistry and creativity. This program offers a dynamic space for creatives to collaborate, create, and meaningfully engage with the Shanklin Hall community.

This is an exciting opportunity to support and showcase the incredible diversity of Black talent.

What’s in store for the Creative-in-Residence?

  • A 3-month-long dedicated wall for the Creative-In-Residence to curate. 

  • Opportunities to engage with our community through events, their exhibition, and bespoke workshops.

  • A platform to share their work and vision with a broader audience.

We are passionate about nurturing the creative voices that shape our culture and look forward to welcoming creatives and curators who expand the mission and energy of Shanklin Hall.

Applications are open now! If you’re a creative interested in this opportunity or know someone who would be, please contact us at imani@shanklinhall.com.

We can’t wait to bring this vision to life with you!

Jamilla Okubo

Jamilla Okubo is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the intricacies of belonging to an American, Kenyan, and Trinidadian identity. Through combining figurative painting, pattern design, and fashion, Jamilla Okubo(b. Clinton, NC) uses the body as both a narrative instrument and primary tool of communication. Her layered experience as a North Carolina-born, Washington, D.C. bred, being a daughter of the Diaspora informs her practice, as does her background in Fashion and Design, which she began exploring at Parsons School of Design where she received her BFA. She is deliberate and articulate in her compositions referring to an emotional language, influenced by memories, lived experience, and the desire to stage the figures in meaningful moments to evoke a sense of nostalgia and intimate recollection of memory. The development of Okubo's work has grown gradually out of an unparalleled devotion to color, the black figure, space, and the creation of harmony.

Starting February 5, 2025, we invite Jamilla Okubo a talented mid-career artist to join us for three months. Jamila will have the opportunity to showcase her work, host a workshop, sell a limited edition SH x Jamila Okubo print, and create connections within our vibrant community.