In this episode Heather Andolina (MHA Board President) talks to organizers Simone El Bey, Joanna Henry, and Brooke Gibbons about an all new exhibit called “Generations: An Indigenous Exhibit,” a collaboration exhibit with The Cain Center for the Arts, the Melungeon Heritage Association, the Catawba Cultural Center, and others, in bringing this unique exhibit to the public from November 12th, 2024 through January 11th, 2025.

For information visit www.cainarts.org or follow their social media accounts using the handle @caincenterforthearts to learn more.

SIMONE EL BEY serves as the Visual Arts and Education Director at Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius, North Carolina. As part of her role, Simone curates two gallery spaces, oversees a multitude of adult and youth education programs, and leads the center’s community impact initiatives.  

JOANNA HENRY is an ArtPop Street Gallery alum and the Artist Development Specialist for the Catawba Indian Nation. Her work analyzes Afro Caribbean and African American culture, its connections, and the positioning of a black woman as the author, reclaiming the narrative through her compositions in the process.

Visit www.jhenrystudios.com⁠ and ⁠www.catawbaculture.org⁠ or follow her on social media under @jhenrystudio and @catawbaculture handles.

BROOKE GIBBONS is currently the Director of Impact and Sustainability at ArtPop Street Gallery and serves as an advisor for The Organization for the Democratization of the Visual Arts, a Berlin-based group, working on the framework for the Certification of Equality and Diversity for Art Institutions.

Follow her on social media @brookeisfarout to learn more.

Hosted by: Heather Andolina (MHA Board President)

Produced by: Lis Malone (Lis Malone Media)

Presented by: The Melungeon Heritage Association

For more information visit them on the web at www.melungeon.org