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Art Belongs to Everyone: Giving Literature and Art a New Voice
Thursday, February 8, 2024
3:20 pm to 4:35 pm
The arts should belong to everyone. Lucky Jefferson is excited to present research from ongoing focus groups and the surveying of Black-identifying writers and artists residing in Chicago. With support from Illinois Humanities, this research is a step towards advancing creative communities of color by raising awareness about the harms that continue to exist in publishing. Participants will be able to learn, offer insight(s), and copartner with us to develop new communities of practice.
Participants
Morgan Christie is the author of Boolean Logic, the Howling Bird Press Nonfiction Prize winner; These Bodies (Tolsun Books, 2020), a Hurston Wright Legacy Award nominee; and four poetry chapbooks. She was awarded the 2022 Arc Poem of the Year prize and Digging Press's Chapbook Series Prize.
An emerging Black writer, and art collector, NaBeela Washington holds a Master's in creative writing and English from Southern New Hampshire University and Bachelor's in visual advertising from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is the founder of Lucky Jefferson.
Dorian H Nash—Writer, director, playwright, and internet TV Host. A lover of art, connection, and community involvement. Dorian leads the Public Practice department at the Smart Museum of Art. She believes in the transformational power of creativity and art on the lives of everyday people.
Mel Sherrer (She/Her) is a poet and performer. She received her BFA from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, and her MFA from Converse University in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mel teaches and conducts creative writing and performance literature workshops.
Daniella Olonilua
