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Roselyn Lewis 2022 Ebon Dooley Honoree Bridge Builder https://www.urbanharp.org/bio Roselyn Lewis’ decades as a music educator has built bridges for Black children in Atlanta Public Schools by introducing them to the harp, opera, handbells, and other musical fields in which they are traditionally underrepresented. As co-founder and executive director of the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble , which was founded in 2000 during her years as a choral music teacher at Brown Middle School, her encouragement has inspired career paths for now-professional musicians, such as Mason Morton, one of her first harp students, who is now on tour as a member of “America’s Got Talent” runners-up Sons of Serendip . Lewis retired as choral music teacher in APS after a stellar career spanning 40 years. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Theresa Davis ArtsXchange Literary Program Director Studio Artist theresa@artsxchange.org https://www.artisttheresadavis.com 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. As a slam poet, Theresa has competed individually and on teams for over a decade and in 2011 won the Women of the World Poetry Slam. In May 2013, her first full collection of poems entitled “After This We Go Dark” was published by Sibling Rivalry Press. “After This We Go Dark” became an American Library Association Honoree, and the book can now be checked out in local and college libraries around the world. Her latest poetry collection “Drowned: A Mermaid’s Manifesto”, released with Sibling Rivalry Press, in fall of 2016 received the award“Ten Books All Georgians Should Read”. In addition to being a teaching artist and outreach poetry coordinator for Georgia Tech for 6 years, Theresa hosts and participates in many of the lit events around Atlanta. Her one-woman show “Then They’ll Tell You it’s all in Your Head” Made its debut as a part of 7 Stages Home Brew series in fall of 2017. Artist Statement The nature of my work and my aesthetic philosophy I have been called a poet, slam poet, and performance artist. All three are appropriate and underscore that the voice, the word, the story are my primary artistic tools. My work has evolved over the years from the intimately personal to work that resounds with social and cultural truths that transcend my ethnicity and sexual identity. The ability to create and share my work is very dear to me. My art is my second skin. It allows me to connect with others in a personal way even though in most cases we have just met. Poetry is the portal to initiate dialogue. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Carlton Mackey 2022 Ebon Dooley Honoree Social Justice Champion https://blackmensmile.com Carlton Mackey is the new assistant director of education with a focus on community engagement and dialogue at the High Museum of Art. An artist and scholar, he is also the creator of BLACK MEN SMILE ® , a viral social media platform and empowerment movement for Black men to “celebrate the way we see ourselves,” and author of “50 Shades of Black: Sexuality and Skin Tone in the Formation of Identity.” OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Thanks to Our Funders The Southeast Community Cultural Center d/b/a the ArtsXchange is supported by business donors, annual members, and individuals like you. We are thankful for the support from the Threshold Foundation, Fulton County Arts & Culture under the guidance of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Fidelity Charitable, The Community Corps, Georgia Council for the Arts under the guidance of the State of Georgia Legislators and support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Our Environmental Justice Accelerator work is funded by Partnership for Southern Equity with funding from The Greening of America’s Cities, and Shades of Green Permaculture. Our literary programs are presented in partnership with South Fulton Arts. The Official Accommodation Provider is Holiday Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport North. We encourage you to become a donor or member today! We are grateful for the friends, members and partners who generously give in support of our vision. They assist in making our programs possible. We ask you to engage with us as we continue to expand our mission. Please donate today. Interested in becoming a Sponsor/ Funder please contact us director@artsxchange.org

Moving in the Spirit 2024 Ebon Dooley Honoree Change Maker Contact https://movinginthespirit.org Moving in the Spirit began in 1986 as the hopeful vision of Leah Mann, Genene Stewart and Dana Marie Lupton who believed they could unite their love for dance with their commitment to social justice and serving youth. What began as a dance class for a small group of girls at Stewart Avenue Women and Children’s Shelter has blossomed into a large and diverse organization with dedicated alumni, a world class theater, the Beam, and is a beacon of hope, a destination for dance, and a portal for change that reaches over 350 children every week across Atlanta. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Frankie Mulinix (Vandellous) Studio Artist contact@vibrancecentre.com https://frankiemulinix.com “At times let art be a balm; at other, a bomb” - Vandellous Frankie Mulinix (Vandellous) is a queer, nonbinary, disabled, and neurodivergent performer, emcee, producer, dramaturge, choreographer, director, voice teacher, performance educator, mental health worker, and intimacy choreographer and coordinator. Through these various roles, their work is focused on the body as the site of liberation, the voice as action, the revolutionary capacity of community, and the healing potential of unflinching art. As Vibrance: Centre for Voice and Movement, Frankie supports creatives seeking to work with their physiology to build their skills, develop their practice, reclaim their autonomy, and learn how presence, pleasure, and play aid in auto-organization to overcome freeze/survival states, trauma, and other barriers to artistic expression. Their theatre company Burning Bones Physical Theatre, is dedicated to engaging with the local community and expanding the possibilities of live performance in daring and imaginative ways through butoh dance, Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and Organic Intelligence®. As a solo performer, Frankie creates butoh-, burlesque-, fire-, and text-based work with performer and producer credits spanning Canada, Australia, and the United States. They are the founder of Forbidden Fascinations and artistic associate of Celestial Cabaret. Recent notable performances include Art on the Atlanta Beltline, Beltline After Dark, the DANCEATL alumni showcase, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, and the dance film Construct: ATL which has been selected for UNFIX NYC and Dance Camera Istanbul. Frankie holds a BFA in Physical Theatre Performance through Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, with a focus on writing, dramaturgy, directing, and multidisciplinary performance, and a Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of Queensland, specializing in LGBTIQ+ occupational justice, mental health, chronic pain, and neurology. Frankie is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and a certified Organic Intelligence® coach. They hold an Associate Performer Diploma (ATCL) with Trinity College, London, UK, and are a certified Speech Arts Teacher with Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), Toronto, Canada. They are trained in Reiki (level 3), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Basic, Advanced, and ACT for Performance), Knight Thompson Speechwork, TIE’s Intimacy Choreography practices, and specialize in working with trans and nonbinary clients. They are a member of the Voice and Speech Trainer's Association (VASTA), a 2021 Hambidge Cross-Pollination Art Lab Fellow, and a Reiser Art Lab recipient (2022-2023). Frankie co-designed a performance and modified acrobatics pilot program for children with cerebral palsy through the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland. They formed United We Dance to educate and build support in the Brisbane community for marriage equality through dance and were invited guests at Brisbane’s Mental Health Day. Their work resulted in the Queensland branch of Occupational Therapy Australia issuing a public statement of unequivocal support for LGBTIQ+ folks, recognizing the health impacts of occupational injustices that uniquely impact the community. Frankie has emceed and produced several long-standing events such as Alchemy, Brisbane Square Library’s immensely successful monthly showcase of spoken word poetry, dance, circus, burlesque, and music; Bang on a Boa, the annual fundraiser for the acquired brain injury organization Synapse; Lost Movements, a bi-monthly “happening” of street art, music, burlesque, body art, and dance; and celebration of The Female Form, an annual art showcase co-organized with the painter Vanessa Swift. Frankie co-created the steering committee for and served as the first president of BLP, bringing art, entertainment, education, and community events centered around alternative lifestyles in Queensland. Frankie also trains and competes as a triathlete on Team USA, using all their creative somatic practice to support their athletic endeavors and their endurance sports experience to support their work in the arts. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Dr. Janice Liddell 2022 Ebon Dooley Honoree Change Maker Dr. Janice Liddell’s lifetime of work in theater has uplifted Black women, exploded myths about Black people, and reclaimed their histories. Moved by the reporting of the 50th anniversary of the Lena Baker execution, Liddell initially sent her play, “Who Will Sing for Lena?” to various theaters royalty-free if viewers would sign a petition for the posthumous pardon of Lena Baker. 2,500 signatures were sent to the Georgia State Board of Pardon and Paroles, which influenced the pardon in 2005. The play has since been performed at festivals, theaters and schools from Atlanta, Denver and NYC to Edinburgh, Belize City and Monaco. Liddell retired after serving in several capacities at Clark Atlanta University for more than 35 years, and as assistant vice president for academic affairs and coordinator of faculty development at Atlanta Metropolitan College until 2015. She is co-editor of a collection of literary criticism, an author of several published articles and poems, and has had several plays produced nationally and internationally. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Judy Conder 2020 Ebon Dooley Honoree Bridge Builder http://www.youtube.com/artemisthedrummer In 2006 when Judy Conder learned that the so-called “weapons of mass destruction” would likely lead to war, she bought a video camera, joined the anti-war movement, and began following the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition around, documenting their protests and activities. Soon she met Atlanta WAND, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, School of the Americas Watch, the International Action Center and though the years Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), Occupy Atlanta, Food Not Bombs, ATL Grandmothers for Peace, the Moral Monday Movement, Georgia Alliance for Social Justice, the Metro ATL Democratic Socialists of America, the Great Speckled Bird staff, Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion, and many more. Through her fourteen years as an Atlanta videographer, Judy has documented protests, die-in’s, sit-in’s, rallies, marches, press conferences, re-enactments, and acts of civil disobedience in the areas of social justice, racial equality, environment, healthcare, immigration, women’s rights, and gun control, etc. as well as having filmed local creative arts performances including dance, music, and poetry. Her fourteen-year body of work can be found on her Georgia Grassroots Video Youtube channel. Currently, during the time of covid, Judy works from home publishing a daily bulletin of local events, both political and cultural, which features videos and artistic works from younger videographers and creative artists. Her new objective is to form a local community media collective in which members can contribute political and artistic content. Georgia Grassroots Video (formerly Artemis Productions) is a local, independent, community based video production company specializing in political action events and featuring works of local creative artists and musicians. Go to: www.youtube.com/artemisthedrummer OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Jonathan Banks 2023 Ebon Dooley Honoree Emerging Leader contact@journeybrave.com https://www.journeybrave.com Jonathan Banks is a photographer who loves the art of storytelling. He has spent the last decade capturing and sharing storied images of the people and places within his various communities. His photography has been featured in international publications, and he has exhibited consistently since 2016. Influenced by the work of renowned photographers such as Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, Banks aims to connect with his community on a very intimate level. Life inspires him; he believes that everything and everyone has a story, and it is an honor for him to use his creativity to help tell those stories. Banks believes that the more individuals and communities learn how to coexist, the better the world will be. His work aims to introduce people to their communities in a positive way. The goal is to connect with the unfamiliar while honoring cultures that have existed for decades, and even centuries. He hopes that his projects can create dialogue that informs and bridges people who normally wouldn't engage with each other at all. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Tasnim Mosabber 2018 Ebon Dooley Honoree Emerging Leader https://www.facebook.com/aitazzy Tasnim Mosabber is a visual artist who has demonstrated a history of using her platform to amplify issues and bring visibility to communities striving for justice. She began her journey in activism as president of her high school chapter of Amnesty International, for which she organized a fundraiser to help people impacted by the 2008 earthquake in Haiti. In college she worked with Planned Parenthood Federation and Get Covered America in their joint campaign to ensure that immigrants and low income people of color have access to affordable health insurance. Tasnim is currently the outreach coordinator for Raksha, Inc., an organization that works with South Asian survivors of domestic, sexual, and other violent crimes. Her Goddess art series inspires and evokes the power and nobility that is carried within every woman. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES