INTO THE FUTURE
MISSION
Uplift and Empower emerging culture bearers to carry on the traditions of Gullah Geechee culture into the future
VISION
Utilizing the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors and elders to build an enduring and sustainable future for Gullah Geechee communities and cultural sites throughout the Coastal South East.
PHILOSOPHY: HOW WE GET TO THE FUTURE
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Symbol of importance of learning from the past
Gullah Geechee Culture is deeply rooted in traditions. In order to build a future, we must look back to learn lessons from the past.
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Symbol of cooperation and interdependence
Building a future will require strategic partnerships. All of our work will be done with at least two partners to ensure cooperation is at the center of our work.
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Symbol of endurance and resourcefulness
Resourcefulness and sustainability will guide us as we acknowledge climate change and sea level rise and its affects on the coastal regions.
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Symbol of wisdom, creativity, and the complexities of life
Many of our cultural practices are preserved in folk and traditional arts. We seek to preserve and build upon those practices and evolve them into the future.
CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS & PROJECTS
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WE WERE FRIDAYS IMPACT LAB FELLOW
The VIA:LAB Fellows are visionary artist-scholars, arts researchers and/or creative producers who will serve as key through lines and thought leaders across each Impact Lab project - leading the research + development process and serving as core members of the project/artist producing team.
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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
The Mellon Foundation awarded Morehouse College with a grant to host the Campbell-Wright HBCU Gullah Geechee Internship.
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Seeking | Soaring: Gullah Geechee Resilience is a multimedia traveling museum exhibit that tells the stories of Gullah Geechee culture and history. This project is inspired by a South Carolina Arts Commission Art of Community Field School project focused on oral history collections.
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As the Program Manager for the Harriet Tubman Traveling Exhibition, we will develop interactive experiences to learn of General Harriet Tubman’s leadership during the Civil War.