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The Art Island launched in August 2014. Beth Ferraro is a curator, art connector, photographer, socially engaged artist, and creative facilitator with a focus on community impact and engagement. She has a BFA in Photography and Design from RIT and has worked in journalism as a Photo Editor for several publications, including Newsweek and Flaunt magazines. Following her time in New York City and Australia, she was the Creative Director at Honfleur Gallery and Vivid Solutions Gallery in Historic Anacostia, in Washington, DC, for seven years.

Ferraro has managed residency programs, artists' studios, pop-up spaces, and creative placemaking projects in partnership with communities and artists. Since spring 2019, she has served as the Curator of Gallery Y, which she launched in partnership with the YMCA Anthony Bowen. For over a decade, Ferraro has supported the National Museum of Women in the Arts as a contractor with their events and programs team. She has worked with numerous other organizations on site-specific public art initiatives, art installations, public programs, and community events, including Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, Martha's Table, Building Bridges Across the River at THEARC, National Museum of Asian Art, Southwest Business Improvement District, Van Alen Institute, City First Foundation, Project Create, and Washington Project for the Arts. Starting in January 2026, she will be the new curatorial partner for The Silva x The Art Island, a public gallery in Adams Morgan housed within a residential building.

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Beth's work as a liaison between artists and collectors offers consultation services, art installation, and curation. Art in the community sphere is the other core tenet of what she does by initiating creative programming, workshops, and public art installations. Ferraro's focus is on how to increase conversations and connections using stories, art, and shared spaces. Her work is rooted in activism, strong partnerships, and holding space for each other with compassion. With her background in both photojournalism and yoga, she brings a holistic approach and understanding of how art can be a catalyst to change the world for the better. 

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Ferraro has lived in the District of Columbia since 2004 and values supporting local artists. She is also a yoga teacher for seniors, a swimmer, surfer, paddleboarder, novice gardener, and avid bicyclist.