Saving history through public art

By Alex Corpuz On Juneteenth this year, I made a trip to Athens, Ohio, to see the unveiling of a mural depicting the history of the founding of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Now the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center, the former church is a prominent landmark for the Black community of Athens County. The mural—painted by community members and displayed … Read More

Invisible Ground Immersive Historic Markers Tour

Alex Corpuz

Mount Zion immersive historic marker

Invisible Ground will host a full tour of all eight of their Ground Immersive Historic Markers on Saturday, August 17th. Athens-based multimedia project Invisible Ground utilizes audio, augmented reality, visual elements, and place-based storytelling to engage people in the history of their communities. The project does this through its series of Immersive Historic Markers around Athens County, a documentary public … Read More

Marion Voices: CHAMP Community Workshops

Alex Corpuz

Marion Voices Folklife Oral History Local History

In 2024, Marion Voices is proud to be launching the Cultural Heritage Assets Mapping Project (CHAMP): a participatory, community effort to map & share our prizes cultural, arts, & heritage resources, to collectively write the blueprint for future culture-sector investments locally, & across the wider region. Join the South Marion session at Prospect Community Park on June 23rd! Marion Voices‘ … Read More

Marion Voices: CHAMP Community Workshops

Alex Corpuz

Marion Voices Folklife Oral History Local History

In 2024, Marion Voices is proud to be launching the Cultural Heritage Assets Mapping Project (CHAMP): a participatory, community effort to map & share our prizes cultural, arts, & heritage resources, to collectively write the blueprint for future culture-sector investments locally, & across the wider region. Join the East Marion session at Terradise Nature Center on June 22nd! Marion Voices‘ … Read More

Marion Voices: CHAMP Community Workshops

Alex Corpuz

Marion Voices Folklife Oral History Local History

In 2024, Marion Voices is proud to be launching the Cultural Heritage Assets Mapping Project (CHAMP): a participatory, community effort to map & share our prizes cultural, arts, & heritage resources, to collectively write the blueprint for future culture-sector investments locally, & across the wider region. Join the African American community session at MLK Park on June 16th! Marion Voices‘ … Read More

Marion Voices: CHAMP Community Workshops

Alex Corpuz

Marion Voices Folklife Oral History Local History

In 2024, Marion Voices is proud to be launching the Cultural Heritage Assets Mapping Project (CHAMP): a participatory, community effort to map & share our prizes cultural, arts, & heritage resources, to collectively write the blueprint for future culture-sector investments locally, & across the wider region. Join the LGBTQIA+ session at McKinley Park on June 15th! Marion Voices‘ Cultural Heritage … Read More

Marion Voices: CHAMP Community Workshops

Alex Corpuz

Marion Voices Folklife Oral History Local History

In 2024, Marion Voices is proud to be launching the Cultural Heritage Assets Mapping Project (CHAMP): a participatory, community effort to map & share our prizes cultural, arts, & heritage resources, to collectively write the blueprint for future culture-sector investments locally, & across the wider region. Join the Marion Cities and Suburbs session at McKinley Park on June 15th! Marion … Read More

Installation Of Faux Stained Glass Mural Panels @ Mount Zion Baptist

Alex Corpuz

Mount Zion Baptist Church Athens, Ohio

Muralist Keith Wilde will be installing the faux stained-glass panels created during the Faux Stained Glass Community Workshops, on to the plywood window plugs at the Mount Zion Black Culture Center. The faux stained-glass panels will be glued to the plywood plugs on all seven windows. This will be followed by the installation of the narrative panels of the Rose … Read More

Nina Siegal author of ‘The Diary Keepers’

Alex Corpuz

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Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Nina Siegal, author of The Diary Keepers! Based on select writings from a collection of more than two thousand Dutch diaries written during World War II, The Diary Keepers illuminates a part of history we haven’t seen in quite this way before, from the stories of a Nazi-sympathizing police officer … Read More