Join us Sunday, January 18th, 1pm — 4pm for a closing conversation with Julian Jamaal Jones and M. Pofahl on Jones’ exhibition Let Me Calm Down. The event is free and open to the public. Conversation begins around 2:00pm. The exhibition is on view November 14, 2025 — January 18, 2026 by event or appointment.

Julian Jamaal Jones [ b. 1992, Indianapolis, IN ] is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who memorializes Black culture through fresh perspectives and a commitment to creative freedom within traditional frameworks. Drawing from the historical language of African American quilting, Jones employs abstraction and vibrant color to both honor tradition and reframe it, bypassing preconceptions and opening conversations around his lived Black experience. 

M. Pofahl is a curator and artist based in the Midwest with roots in the Southeastern United States. They hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography + Film from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Over nearly a decade in Detroit, Pofahl worked with a range of arts institutions, including Forum Gallery, Science Gallery Detroit, Wayne State University, Project Art Detroit, Red Bull Arts, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, where they served as Assistant Curator. As Director and Curator of the Herron Galleries in Indianapolis, Pofahl harnesses the transformative power of art to cultivate spaces that inspire critical thought, challenge social constructs, foster inclusivity, and advance a more just and sustainable society.