Our Team

Our Staff

Asiyah Kurtz

ADMINISTRATION

Asiyah is an applied anthropologist and researcher in the field of cultural sustainability.  A self-taught quilter, she is accustomed to taking seemingly disparate items and weaving them together to identify solutions that address macro-issues.

She leads Camden FireWorks using a lens that centers the Camden artistic community as one with agency, talent, and the ability to create their cultural future on their own terms.

JAZLYNE SABREE

PROGRAMS

Jazlyne is a teaching artist in New Jersey. She has had a love for the arts and education since childhood. She received a Bachelor’s in Art from the prestigious HBCU, Clark Atlanta University and a Master’s in Art Education from Boston University.

In addition to managing her own career as a professional artist, she has taught both English and Spanish speaking students Visual Art, with the majority of her teaching experience in Camden, NJ. She currently serves as the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Liaison for the National Art Educators Association and Art Educators of New Jersey, as well as the Youth Art Month chair for Camden and Burlington County. 

jennica washington

EXHIBITIONS

Born in Woodbury, NJ, Jennica is a passionate artist who recently graduated from Rutgers University – Camden with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. For her senior thesis, she presented a series of works in Rutgers’ Stedman Gallery and received two academic awards.

Jennica is looking to further her education in a graduate program so that she can eventually teach college level courses. She hopes to educate others in the importance of artistic expression, creative freedom, and experimentation.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Askia Ahmad, Treasurer

Mark Frombach, Vice President

Pat Saltman

Dr. Susan Stukes, President

Melissa Thompson, Secretary

Dr. Nathaniel Wright