Appearances
Celebrated keynote speaker
Lewis is a sought-after public speaker whose mainstage TED Talk has garnered over three million views. She has delivered keynote commencement addresses at venues ranging from the UN General Assembly and the Edinburgh International Festival to World Business Forum and Yale University, as well as numerous universities and organizations across the United States and abroad.
Upcoming appearances
American Evaluation Association Conference, Keynote
The Westcott House 20th Anniversary Celebration, Keynote
Hutchins Center, Harvard University, Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985, Deborah Willis in conversation with Sarah Lewis
Filmed appearances
All appearances
Washington National Cathedral, Sacred Spaces: Racial Justice & Spirituality in Action Convening, Unit based on The Unseen Truth
Jane and Robert H. Weiner Lecture in the Fine Arts, Dickinson College
Cerebral Women, podcast interview for The Unseen Truth
New Books Network, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America
SXSW, Design as a Medium Within Visual Art
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, 2024 NCECA Conference
Aspen Ideas Festival, The Bigger Picture, Roundtable with Vincent Brown
Equal Justice Initiative’s Dedication of Freedom Monument Sculpture Park and the Legacy Sites, The Arts & Justice, Panel discussion with Hank Willis Thomas, Alison Saar, Sarah Lewis, and Kwame Akoto-Bamfo
Saint Louis Art Museum, Advancing Change: Centering Mentorship in Arts, Education, and Community, Keynote
Creative Commonwealth Convening, Keynote
Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, 2024 Women's Healthcare Event, Keynote
Howard Law School, Wiley Branton Symposium
Harvard University, Harvard Black Alumni Global Changemakers Conference
Harvard and The Legacy of Slavery Initiative’s 2024 Symposium: Reckoning with History, Shaping Our Future, Memorializing Through the Arts: Honoring Ancestral Legacies
Harvard Book Store & Cambridge Public Library, Sarah Lewis in Conversation with Imani Perry on The Unseen Truth
Harvard University, Women’s Philanthropy Initiative Summit, Vision & Justice, Keynote
Harvard IT Summit, Keynote, The Rise, Creativity and the Gift of Failure, Sanders Theater
Harvard Kennedy School, Culture of Change: Racial Equity in Art, Entertainment, & Sports, In conversation with Hank Willis Thomas
Harvardwood, In conversation with Franklin Leonard on The Unseen Truth