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Literary Program The ArtsXchange Literary Program is a vibrant and inclusive platform that reflects our unwavering dedication to community engagement and literacy. We endeavor to cultivate a thriving literary community that nurtures creativity and fosters a love for the arts in all its forms. Events & Classes Literary News Program Director Our intergenerational approach to literacy bridges generations and cultures through reading, writing, and spoken word. Our 55+ writing workshops support ongoing creative work while fostering mental well-being. Monthly Xchange Open Mic/Slams offer inclusive platforms for expression. Playing Our Words engages families with storytelling and poetry through word games, while our Scrabble Club encourages strategic language play. Coloring Conversations merges art and dialogue to promote connection across divides. Collectively, these programs enhance literacy, build confidence, and attract a diverse, intergenerational audience. EVENTS & CLASSES Oct 10, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDT October XChange Open Mic and Slam 10-10-25 / GET TICKETS Oct 10, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDT The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 in advance / $15 at the door - Join us for the monthly Open Mic and Slam at the ArtsXchange. This event is a celebration of creativity, sharing and community. We start with the open mic and end with the slam. Hosted by Theresa Davis. Share 1 day to the event Oct 11, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Saturday Writers Workshop 10-11-25 / GET TICKETS Oct 11, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 - Monthly Writing Workshop Series at the ArtsXchange. Hosted by Literary Director, Theresa Davis. Engage in interactive sessions using thought-provoking prompts and ekphrasis. Experience a variety of writing styles and genres as we feature guest facilitators who are experts in their fields. Share 5 days to the event Oct 15, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Coloring Conversations 10-15-25 / GET TICKETS Oct 15, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE | PAY WHAT YOU CAN | Let’s color outside the lines and explore ways to support, uplift, and empower each other. From health care and self-care to activism and beyond, these conversations are led by passionate members of our community and local organizations. Share Multiple Dates 8 days to the event Oct 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Scrabble Club / RSVP Oct 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The ArtsXchange - Riley Library, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE Event | RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us! - Scrabble Club!!! All ages and skill levels welcome. Scrabble Club is a fun and engaging way to enhance literacy, spelling skills, problem-solving, and conversation. Let’s make it a game to remember! Host- Theresa Davis Share 15 days to the event Oct 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT Saturday Writers Workshop 10-25-25 / GET TICKETS Oct 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 - Monthly Writing Workshop Series at the ArtsXchange. Hosted by Literary Director, Theresa Davis. Engage in interactive sessions using thought-provoking prompts and ekphrasis. Experience a variety of writing styles and genres as we feature guest facilitators who are experts in their fields. Share 15 days to the event Oct 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Playing With Our Words 10-25-25 / GET TICKETS Oct 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE Event | Hosted by Theresa Davis. Following the game, participants transition into the creative phase of the workshop. Armed with the words played during Scrabble, they use them as building blocks for crafting original poems or short stories. RSVP to let us know you are coming! Share 29 days to the event Nov 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST Saturday Writers Workshop 11-8-25 / GET TICKETS Nov 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 - Monthly Writing Workshop Series at the ArtsXchange. Hosted by Literary Director, Theresa Davis. Engage in interactive sessions using thought-provoking prompts and ekphrasis. Experience a variety of writing styles and genres as we feature guest facilitators who are experts in their fields. Share 35 days to the event Nov 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM EST November XChange Open Mic and Slam 11-14-25 / GET TICKETS Nov 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM EST The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 in advance / $15 at the door - Join us for the monthly Open Mic and Slam at the ArtsXchange. This event is a celebration of creativity, sharing and community. We start with the open mic and end with the slam. Hosted by Theresa Davis. Share Multiple Dates 36 days to the event Nov 15, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Scrabble Club / RSVP Nov 15, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The ArtsXchange - Riley Library, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE Event | RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us! - Scrabble Club!!! All ages and skill levels welcome. Scrabble Club is a fun and engaging way to enhance literacy, spelling skills, problem-solving, and conversation. Let’s make it a game to remember! Host- Theresa Davis Share 43 days to the event Nov 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Saturday Writers Workshop 11-22-25 / GET TICKETS Nov 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 - Monthly Writing Workshop Series at the ArtsXchange. Hosted by Literary Director, Theresa Davis. Engage in interactive sessions using thought-provoking prompts and ekphrasis. Experience a variety of writing styles and genres as we feature guest facilitators who are experts in their fields. Share 43 days to the event Nov 22, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Playing With Our Words 11-22-25 / GET TICKETS Nov 22, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE Event | Hosted by Theresa Davis. Following the game, participants transition into the creative phase of the workshop. Armed with the words played during Scrabble, they use them as building blocks for crafting original poems or short stories. RSVP to let us know you are coming! Share 61 days to the event Dec 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Coloring Conversations 12-10-25 / GET TICKETS Dec 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE | PAY WHAT YOU CAN | Let’s color outside the lines and explore ways to support, uplift, and empower each other. From health care and self-care to activism and beyond, these conversations are led by passionate members of our community and local organizations. Share 63 days to the event Dec 12, 2025, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM EST December XChange Open Mic and Slam 12-12-25 / GET TICKETS Dec 12, 2025, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM EST The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 in advance / $15 at the door - Join us for the monthly Open Mic and Slam at the ArtsXchange. This event is a celebration of creativity, sharing and community. We start with the open mic and end with the slam. Hosted by Theresa Davis. Share 64 days to the event Dec 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST Saturday Writers Workshop 12-13-25 / GET TICKETS Dec 13, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA $10 - Monthly Writing Workshop Series at the ArtsXchange. Hosted by Literary Director, Theresa Davis. Engage in interactive sessions using thought-provoking prompts and ekphrasis. Experience a variety of writing styles and genres as we feature guest facilitators who are experts in their fields. Share Multiple Dates 71 days to the event Dec 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Scrabble Club / RSVP Dec 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The ArtsXchange - Riley Library, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA FREE Event | RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us! - Scrabble Club!!! All ages and skill levels welcome. Scrabble Club is a fun and engaging way to enhance literacy, spelling skills, problem-solving, and conversation. Let’s make it a game to remember! Host- Theresa Davis Share All AX events & classes Theresa Davis Literary Program Director Theresa Davis is an educator, storyteller, poet, author, poetry slam champion and the host of the award winning open mic Java Speaks. She has performed on stages across the nation as a poet and keynote speaker. She was a classroom teacher for over 25 years, specializing in cross curricular education. Learn more

Ebon Dooley (1942 - 2006) ArtsXchange Founder https://www.artsxchange.org/ebon-dooley Ebon Dooley (1942-2006) was a caring, creative, brilliant, insightful, progressive, proactive, and delightfully charismatic community activist who established the ArtsXchange in 1983. A long-time advocate for the fair distribution of wealth, Ebon brought the spirit of grassroots collectivity to all of his efforts to achieve freedom, dignity, and equality for all people. He understood that these interconnected cornerstones of humanity provide the opportunity for creative expression, community building, and empowerment. The ArtsXchange is proud to present the annual Ebon Dooley Arts & Justice Awards in recognition of individuals and organizations that, like Ebon, work to improve the lives and futures of the communities they serve. Ebon was born Leo Thomas Hale in the small farming community of Milan, Tennessee, and went to Fisk University in Nashville after the 10th grade on a scholarship. His activism began with his work as managing editor of the Fisk literary magazine and newspaper (where poet Nikki Giovanni also worked as a freshman reporter). He entered Columbia Law School on a full scholarship in 1963. In New York, he saw two very different sides of the larger world: as a law school management trainee at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and as a member of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council and volunteer for a community action project in Harlem. He attended the first Black Power Conference in Newark in 1967 and was so impressed by the Chicago delegation that, after graduating from Columbia, he turned down a job on Wall Street to go work in Chicago as a VISTA legal volunteer. Ebon was active in Chicago’s OBAC (Organization for Black American Culture), and, in 1968, Third World Press published his book Revelation; a poem, which cemented his reputation as a talented poet and dedicated agent for justice. That same year Ebon moved to Atlanta, arriving at a pivotal time in the city’s evolution as a center for social justice movements under the Civil Rights banner. For many years Ebon owned a bookstore, Timbuktu Market of New Africa, which became a hub not only for political activists but also for Atlanta’s burgeoning community of progressive cultural workers. Ebon’s political and intellectual clarity and his calm and friendly demeanor quickly made him a sought after member of the city’s social change community. He served on the board of the Southern Education Program, worked for Atlanta Legal Aid, and was an early organizer of WRFG community radio. He joined the staff at Atlanta’s historic Neighborhood Arts Center in 1975 as a writer-in-residence and later served for nearly a year as the center’s acting director. As writer-in-residence, Ebon edited the regional magazine Potlikker and helped to organize the Southern Collective of African American Writers with author Toni Cade Bambara. He was involved in the establishment of the Dunbar Center, the Atlanta Center for Black Arts, and, in 1983, drew up the incorporation papers for the Southeast Community Cultural Center, giving birth to The ArtsXchange. When the ArtsXchange opened, it reshaped the landscape of metropolitan Atlanta’s arts scene. It was the first fully integrated center of its kind—multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, and inter-generational. Over the years it has maintained its place as a hub of artistic expression for emerging and established artists who push boundaries, blend genres, and foster future generations of creative talent as well as a gathering place for community planning, activism, and events. The ArtsXchange is proud to pay homage to its founder, Ebon Dooley, and to other progressive visionaries, Revolutionary organizers, and cultural activists who carry forward Ebon’s quest for human dignity for everyone everywhere. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Courtney Brooks 2023 Ebon Dooley Honoree Jack Sinclair Visual Artist Alumni - Jack Sinclair Gallery Curator https://www.facebook.com/cbrooksart Courtney Brooks is an Atlanta based visual artist, art instructor and independent curator. Originally from Denver, Colorado, she rekindled her passion for painting by encouraging creativity and connecting communities through the arts. An avid supporter for all creatives, Courtney is proud to be a visual artist first and is not afraid to experiment with various mediums like, watercolor, acrylic, oils and photography. Through personal experiences, traveling aboard, whether teaching art classes, painting on canvas or walls, her love for art and building relationships have led to a journey of curating. Since 2014, she developed professional skills that have provided a platform for her peers through creative direction,team building, private and community fundraising events, solo shows and group exhibitions. The significance of the work Courtney has contributed thus far has opened many opportunities. She is the former a Gallery Director and curator of the Southeast Community Cultural Center, known as the ArtsXchange’s Jack Sinclair Gallery. In addition, the first woman of color Curator- in- Residence for Art the Atlanta BeltLine, where she will have the freedom to transform a public art space. Brooks has a gift to work with a wide range of entrepreneurs, small businesses, grass root based organizations and collaborates with emerging to established visual artists of multiple disciplines, cultures and backgrounds. Along with assisting artists/ muralist as a curator, she focuses on understanding the creative process and undiscovered narratives that provides a sense of urgency. Her goal is to help maximize artists’ potential and expand the visibility in their careers. She understands that being curator carries a role with great expectations and It is a privilege to share work from private collections, establish studio visits and handle concepts with care. Image Credits @timberhousefilms @stevewest @truththecreative OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Stephanie Smith 2024 Ebon Dooley Honoree - Jack Sinclair Visual Artist stephanie_smith2@comcast.net https://stephaniesmithart.com/home.html Stephanie Smith is an Atlanta-based artist, printmaker and educator creating expressive woodcuts and linocuts of narrative and symbolic images. A passion for the medium of printmaking and the loss of long standing and influential Atlanta art entities, inspired her to co-found the non-profit arts organization, the Atlanta Printmakers Studio in 2005. After serving for five years as president of the board of directors, she continues to serve on the board and volunteers her time at the studio. A senior lecturer at the University of West Georgia, Stephanie teaches printmaking and foundations. She has curated numerous exhibitions and uses these experiences to make connections for audience and artists and to provide significant experiential learning opportunities for students. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Rozina Shiraz Gilani 2019 Ebon Dooley Honoree Emerging Leader https://www.instagram.com/poochsters/ Rozina Shiraz Gilani (she/her) is a visual and performing artist, choreographer and the Founder and Director of ATL Radical Art. She is a first-generation American whose work uplifts testimony through movement and utilizes the narrative tools of Indian Classical Dance to challenge viewers with a "radical disruption" of normative thought. She is inspired by representations of identity, collective memory and most specifically post-trauma as represented in motif production. Drawn to the power of testimony of the human condition and righteous fights to live with freedom and dignity, she creates multi-media visual and movement compositions that seek to challenge and activate her audiences. Over the past 14 years, she has worked on solo and collaborative dance projects, productions & workshops internationally– in the U.S., Hungary, Palestine, and Lebanon. After returning to Atlanta in 2016, Gilani was in search for a revolutionary art space, and subsequently founded Atlanta’s Radical Art Community in 2018. ATL Radical Art (ARA) is a collective of local Atlanta artists committed to the creation of a radical and artistic counterculture in response to the social and political climate of our time. The collective's artists engage in performances/experiments that shed light on topics of intersectional struggle, liberation, and protest from around the globe. ARA's vision is to create spaces and works that thrive independent of institutional funding, finding its strength in community support. This community is primarily for people of color, women, queer & trans artists across multiple disciplines as well as accomplices who are working jointly with us towards similar goals and prioritize the visibility of said communities in Atlanta’s art scene. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

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Oronike Odeleye 2020 Ebon Dooley Honoree Change Maker Oronike Odeleye is a freelance Arts & Entertainment consultant who has worked with a range of clients including ONE Musicfest, The National Black Arts Festival, The Annie B Casey Foundation, American Express, The Atlanta Hawks, and The City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office. In 2017 she co-founded the #MuteRKelly campaign to advocate for the black community's divestment from accused serial sexual abuser, R. Kelly. Through her work over the past 2 years, the #MuteRKelly campaign has gotten 16 concerts canceled in the US and abroad, held protest rallies in 8 cities, had his music downgraded from streaming platforms and banned from radio stations across the nation, gotten RCA to end his recording contract, and has seen charges brought against him by the FBI and Chicago PD, and investigations launched in Atlanta, GA and Detroit, Michigan. Most importantly, her work has sparked conversations around the nation about sexual abuse in the #MeToo era, childhood sexual abuse in the Black community, and the politics of race, wealth and fame in bringing abusers to justice. Oronike was featured in the explosive Lifetime docu-series, Surviving R Kelly, and has been interviewed on-air and in print by publications worldwide including The New York Times, The Roland Martin Show, NPR, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Rolling Stone, BBC, and The Root, as well as on countless radio stations and podcasts. She has lectured nationwide about the #MuteRKelly campaign, social media activism, rape culture, race and gender politics in intersectional feminisim, childhood sexual abuse in the Black Community, and modern ideas around female sexuality at Morehouse College, Norfolk State University, Princeton University, and Syracuse University. In 2019, Oronike was honored as one of OkayAfrica's 100 Women, celebrating women from Africa and the Diaspora disrupting the status quo. In April 2019 she was honored with the Activist Impact Award at the Breakthrough Inspiration Awards in NYC. In May of the same year she received the Visionary Champions award at Resilience's Evening of Impact in Chicago, IL. Most recently she was named the #5 Most Influential African American 25-45 years old on the Root 100 2019 list which honors the innovators, the leaders, the public figures and game changers whose work from the past year is breaking down barriers and paving the way for the next generation. Oronike graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 with a B.A in Film Studies. She resides in Atlanta, GA. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

b3e737f4-d6a1-4c79-9388-2e219e0d853d PRESS Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective to perform at ArtsXchange June 4, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAUSIKI SCALES & THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE Concert: June 24, 8 p.m., $20 Community Workshop: June 25, 3 p.m., Free Paul Robeson Theater at ArtsXchange More info & RSVP Mausiki Scales & the Common Ground Collective to perform at ArtsXchange Renowned group to bring signature sound & workshop in honor of Black Music Month EAST POINT, Ga. — Celebrate Black Music Month with an authentic rendering of the pulsating African rhythm fused with jazz and R&B that is the hallmark of Afrobeat. Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective — a local band with international reach — will play a concert at 8 p.m. June 24 in the Paul Robeson Theater at the ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St. in East Point. The collective will return to offer their free community workshop, “Blues People: The Music and Culture of African Americans,” open to all ages from 3-5 p.m. on June 25. In this free masterclass, Mausiki Scales and his guests will guide participants through an exploration of the intellectual and social origins of African American music — Black Folk music, Blues, Jazz, popular, religious and others — from its beginnings in Africa to its enculturation into the music of the Americas. Founded and led by Mausiki Scales, the Common Ground Collective, is a group of Atlanta-based musicians who have been working together since 1999. The band explores genres that reflect Africa and the African Diaspora including Afrobeat, Funk, Jazz, Soul, Blues and Hip Hop. With a commitment to performing that expands beyond mere entertainment, the band claims community healing as core to its mission. Mausiki Scales & Common Ground's sound concerns itself with the African ancestral musical arts, while being fully present in addressing contemporary experiences. They approach creativity with a high regard for music and they also act as active agents in maintaining an integral part of the sacred Black Music Tradition. For more information or to purchase tickets, see artsxchange.org/ebon-dooley . The ArtsXchange, d/b/a the Southeast Community Cultural Center, was incorporated in 1983 and opened The Arts Exchange In 1984 in Grant Park, reshaping the landscape of Metro Atlanta’s arts scene. In East Point since 2017, the ArtsXchange empowers artists, social justice activists, and creative entrepreneurs to engage communities with innovative artistic learning experiences and cultural exchange. Our programming is designed to be inclusive, diverse, and to encourage positive change as participants come to a better understanding of themselves and others. Our art is our activism. DOWNLOAD THE PDF Press Contact Angela Oliver media@artsXchange.org She/Her

tenisio seanima Fresh Oasis Garden Manager Justice 40 Cohort Liaison Studio Artist freshoasis@artsxchange.org tenisio seanima, the inaugural Urban Agriculture Manager for East Point, GA possesses an unwavering passion for creating positive change, which earned him the reputation as a service-driven leader across the Southeastern United States. During the past two decades, he has cultivated extensive experience in the arena of cooperative development, food policy, agricultural sales, leadership, mass media, and social activism. tenisio began his career path in agriculture by serving as the owner of Nature's Candy Farms and the Sales Manager of Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture, respectively. He also spent the period between 2015 and 2019 serving as the Farmer Services Coordinator for Georgia Organics, Inc., the Procurement Associate for the Common Market Southeast, and as a Program Coordinator for HABESHA, Inc, all of which are notable agricultural organizations operating in the state of Georgia. In addition to a B.S. in Green and Sustainable Enterprise Management from the University of Phoenix, tenisio is Master Gardener Certified by HABESHA, Inc. and he’s certified on the USDA's National Organic Program rules for Produce and Livestock by the International Organic Inspector's Association. He is also a certified produce-safety trainer with the Produce Safety Alliance. In the near future, he aspires to revive his family’s farm, the August Long Estate, which has withstood the test of time since 1882. When he isn’t immersed in his multifaceted agriculture career, tenisio enjoys wild foraging, practicing Egyptian yoga, and even DJing. Above all, he loves his family and the quality time he gets to spend with them. tenisio is a loving husband and proud father of one spectacular daughter and two amazing sons. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Cleigaie Narcisse 2024 Jack Sinclair Gallery Assistant Cleigaie Narcisse is a Fine Arts Manager, detail-oriented independent curator, and Project Manager from the Bronx, NY. Her passion for creativity inspired her to pursue Graphic Design at Kennesaw State but her business acumen led her to receive a BS in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University. After an early career in Marketing introduced her to the world of curation. Cleigaie quickly became engaged with the Atlanta art scene, reinvigorating her passion for supporting the arts. Cleigaie worked as the Manager and Associate Curator of Future Gallery, a black artist-owned fine art gallery exhibiting the works of emerging contemporary artists. She also works as Project Manager of Future Dead Artists, an arts organization that aims to develop a thriving arts ecology for local artists. Possessing a deep interest in representation and cultural awareness within communities, Cleigaie is dedicated to the equity of funding and access to opportunities that develop a more inclusive arts ecology where true representation can thrive and inspire. She continues to work with artists as a manager and consultant. Cleigaie Narcisse, is an Atlanta-based Arts Administrator passionate about supporting artists and creatives. Hailing from Bronx, New York she was exposed to a plethora of experiences in the arts, from music, theater, dance, and graffiti street art to museum exhibits developing a deep affinity for the arts in all its forms early on. After studying Graphic Design at Kennesaw State University, she interned with Cartoon Network’s in-house production studio, Williams Street on projects for their Adult Swim programming block. With a professional background in Marketing, Creative Direction, Brand and Project Management, Cleigaie quickly acclimated to the Atlanta arts scene and nurtured her passion for supporting the arts. In 2018 she signed on as the Gallery Manager and Associate Curator of Future Gallery in East Point Atlanta and Project Manager of the artist collective Future Dead Artists. Going on to co-curate over 15 exhibitions, artist talks, and workshops featuring local, national, and international visual and performance artists. In 2019 she head curated “Dead Ringer Vol. III”, a Future Dead Artists’ annual juried group exhibition, featuring a unique concept of the creative inspiration processes between visual artists and Photographers. During the turn of the pandemic, in 2021 as a member of Future Dead Artists and in partnership with The Creatives Project TCP she co-curated a Juneteenth-inspired group exhibition “Self-Liberated”. This exhibit focused on celebrating local Black artists who were trailblazers, leaders in their own right, who did things their way and on their terms, embodying the spirit of Juneteenth. She has been published in both Visionary Artistry Magazine and Voyage ATL. As a passionate volunteer and curator, she has worked with various organizations such as; MOCA GA, Future Gallery, The Creatives Project TCP, The Lines Gallery, TILA Studios, The ArtsXchange, SOHO Art Group, and has built relationships with independent artists and arts administrators in and around Atlanta. Possessing a deep interest in representation and cultural awareness within communities Cleigaie is dedicated to representing and creating inclusive and equitable opportunities for local artists. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES