The Black Art and Culture Podcast Returns: A New Chapter in Creative Dialogue
Rhonda Sewell - Black Art & Culture Podcast
The Rhonda Sewell Episode Releases
DECEMBER 11, 2025
After a highly anticipated pause, The Black Art & Culture Podcast is officially back—refreshed, refocused, and ready to amplify the voices and visions shaping the Black creative landscape across the nation. The relaunch marks a renewed commitment to celebrating the intersection of art, heritage, innovation, and community through conversations with cultural leaders, curators, creatives, and visionaries who are redefining the world around us.
About the Podcast
The Black Art & Culture Podcast is where Black creativity meets cultural insight. Each episode opens a window into the people, movements, and institutions forging new pathways across the arts ecosystem—gallery life, museum culture, entrepreneurship, storytelling, design, and beyond. The podcast centers dialogue that elevates expression, honors legacy, and spotlights the creative forces influencing modern culture.
Why This Season Matters
The return of The Black Art & Culture Podcast arrives at a time when conversations about cultural stewardship, representation, and creative entrepreneurship are more critical than ever. This new season will deepen its focus on the people who are transforming museums, galleries, creative industries, and cultural ecosystems—offering listeners not just insight, but inspiration.
Stay tuned. Stay engaged. And welcome back to a space where Black culture speaks boldly, beautifully, and unapologetically.
Season Relaunch Guest:
Rhonda Sewell of the Toledo Museum of Art
To kick off the return of the podcast, we are honored to welcome Rhonda Sewell, a nationally respected cultural strategist, policy advocate, and arts administrator currently serving as Director of Belonging & Community Engagement at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA).
Rhonda Sewell is a transformative arts leader whose work sits at the intersection of cultural equity, storytelling, and institutional change. As Director of Belonging & Community Engagement at the Toledo Museum of Art, she leads strategic initiatives that expand access, strengthen community partnerships, and embed inclusive practices into the museum’s core values and operations. Her work has positioned TMA as a national model for museums seeking to redefine what belonging looks like in contemporary arts spaces.
Before joining the museum sector, Sewell spent more than two decades as an award-winning journalist and cultural writer, amplifying the stories of creatives, communities, and changemakers across the Midwest. Her career also includes impactful roles in public policy, where she advanced legislative priorities centered on arts access, education, and cultural representation.
Widely recognized for her insight on cultural stewardship, creative economy growth, and community-centered museum practices, Sewell is a sought-after speaker and advisor to arts institutions nationwide. Her commitment to equity, inclusion, and authentic community collaboration continues to shape the future of the field.
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