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.
Princeton Atelier, Sites of Memory: Gender, Performance, and the Law
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Opening Artist Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, and Isaac Julien
Marquette University, Excellence in Leadership Program Annual Banquet, Keynote
University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Convocation of Arts and Architecture, Keynote
32nd Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora, Howard University, Opening Keynote
Capital Community College, Pennington Lecture, Keynote
Columbia University, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Bettman Lecture Series, Keynote
Harley-Davidson, Black History Month: Inclusion & Belonging, Keynote
African-American Community Service Agency, Black History Month Kick-off, Keynote
Washington National Cathedral, Light in the Darkness: When Monuments Attack, Panel Discussion
Harley-Davidson, The Role of Culture in Justice, Keynote
Museum of Modern Art, LaToya Ruby Frazier Scholar’s Day, Roundtable Discussion
Forrester, B2B Summit North America, Keynote
Civil War History Journal, A Roundtable with Cheryl Finley, Matthew Fox-Amato, Sarah Lewis, Nell Painter, Anne M. Shumard, and Deborah Willis, moderated by Jim Downs, discussing The Black Civil War Soldier
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape our Stories, Places and Future, Panel Discussion
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Black History Month: A REAL Discussion with Sarah Lewis
RBC Wealth Management, Women’s Association of Financial Advisors Conference, Keynote
Prada, Experimental Design Lab Awardees Announcement, Panel Discussion
Prada Mode x Frieze, Sarah Lewis in conversation with Martine Syms
APA Eastern Division Meeting, APA Committee Session: Danto/ASA Prize Lecture
U.S. Attorneys Conference, Keynote
Seekonk Public Schools, Professional Development Day, Keynote
University of Southern Mississippi, Honors Forum Lecture Series
The Curb Center for Art Enterprise and Public Policy, Vanderbilt University, Keynote