Sarah Ayers, Principal
Sarah Ayers was born in Dowagiac, Michigan. After attending Andrews University, she moved to New York City. In New York City she worked as a Curatorial Fellow at Bard Graduate Center and Gallery Director at Zabriskie Gallery. Upon returning to Michigan, Ayers was employed in the Public Programming Department of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Her exhibitions have been reviewed in The New Yorker and the New York Times.
Sarah holds a Master’s Degree in Art History and Visual Culture (MA) and her Bachelor’s in the Business of Art & Design (BSc). She is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Transart Institute/Liverpool John Moores University exploring Rural Community-Led Art Organizations: Knowledge Sharing, Curatorial Practice, and the Art of Participation. A Comparative Analysis through a United States-based Lens. Ayers also has additional certification in Strategic Corporate Research from Cornell University, Labor Studies from CUNY: Murphy Institute, and Collections Management in Costume and Textiles from California State University: Long Beach.
Ayers is currently the Executive Director of Signal-Return, Detroit.
Activities & Affiliations
Founding Member of Flyover Art
Cultural Advocacy Network of Michigan, Secretary
Michigan Municipal League: Economic Development & Land Use Committee
Co-Founder of Patch & Remington: an experimental rural art space located in Marcellus, MI (pop. 1067)
College Art Association Member
Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE)
American Art Museum Curators Member
Previous Economic Development Director, Marcellus, MI