Library
Articles and Interviews
Kemi Ilesanmi, Curator of People, Looks Back at 10 Years at The Laundromat Project
Brooklyn Magazine, 2022
At The Laundromat Project, Artists are Ambassadors of Joy & Activism
New York Times, 2022
Interview with Kemi Ilesanmi; Art, Community & Social Changes
.art, 2021
The Observer, 2021
The Laundromat Project’s Kemi Ilesanmi Wants to Make Art a Necessity
Artsy, 2020
Video
Equity in the Arts: A Reckoning
Observer (Panel), 2021
Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, 2015
Kemi’s Writing
Substack, Launched 2025
Sweetie Adventures! (Travel Blog)
Substack, 2023 - 2024
The Laundromat Project Spin Cycle Blog, 2022
Black Abundance: Mutual Aid and Community Support, Then and Now
The Laundromat Project Spin Cycle Blog, 2020
What Should Art Institutions Do Now?
Paper Monument, 2018
Upcoming / Recent Events
Jandon Business of the Arts Distinguished Lecture, SUNY Purchase College
03.18.2026
Exploring African and Afro-diasporic art archives, Lagos, Nigeria 11.04.2025-11.05.2025
Curators in Conversation, Toronto, Canada 10.24.2025
Echoes of the Seed: The Laundromat Project at 20
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, USA 09.23.2025
Podcasts
The Art World: What if…?!? w/Charlotte Burns
Eleven36 Podcast w/Ayofemi Kirby
Leaving Well w/Naomi Hattaway