Nour Arafat (Chicago)

Nour is an artist, writer, designer, and community organizer focused on projects dedicated to future building that explore and advance more liberated ways of being.

As a designer, her work engages with creative community spaces in Chicago, Detroit, and beyond. She has been self-publishing zines and books of poetry since 2014 and recently published an art book, “Desire/Memory.” While pursuing her MSE in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, she started organizing and hosting events in Detroit.

After moving to Chicago in 2015 to work as an engineer, she helped co-found Aywa, a Chicago-based SWANA community Space. Since the organization’s inception, she has helped co-organize dance parties, film screenings, poetry nights open night’s and creative workshops. She is currently one of the facilitators for the Design Justice Network Chicago node.