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Preserving Your History: A Conversation on How to Get Started
Local artist Aleesha Nash shares her interview with Kristen Newby during her Preserving Your History workshop.
As we enter the final week of my exhibition,
Women’s Work: An Interview with Alex McClay and Stephanie Berrie
Women’s Work reimagines the inherent meaning of femininity and power. Reclaiming the disparaging term, artists Alex McClay and Stephanie Berrie present the dichotomy of existing within…
"Ajanaé Dawkins: The Soul of a PoetTheologian" — CityPulse
"Few things have made this life worthwhile like the people who sit with me, stirred, tender, open and near spiritual encounters over what language can do. Over how the Black writers before us…
Ajanaé Dawkins addresses heavy questions in ‘No One Teaches Us How to Be Daughters’ — Matter News
"Four years ago, as part of this process, Dawkins brainstormed a series of questions that she wished she could ask all of the women in her family, dead or alive, including: What is your legacy?…
Columbus Makes Art Presents Ajanaé Dawkins on Beyoncé, Poetry and Lineage
Ajanaé Dawkins, Urban Arts Space’s current Community Artist-in-Residence, is a poet, performer and theologian based in Columbus. Her upcoming exhibition—No One Teaches Us How to…
Columbus ensemble brings overlooked queer composers to the fore
"When musicians Noah Demland and Sam Johnson first talked about collaborating, a number of their conversations centered on a series of questions: What makes music queer? And can you tell a person…
Liberation and joy share center stage in ‘Souls from the Well’ — Matter News
"'The show is to really acknowledge the intersection between Black and Palestinian liberation, and also as a reprieve for the amount of work that’s been done specifically in fighting for…
Exhibit explores past, present and future of the Black experience
"The two also described Afrofuturism as an evolving concept, with Black creators reinterpreting and reclaiming the past and present with an eye on building toward a more empowered future. 'What…
Grieving Landscapes: An Interview with Nico Lawson
This interview was conducted prior to Nico’s performances in January 2024. Please join us in reflecting on Nico’s work in Grieving Landscapes and their collaboration with the…