Reservoir
Learn about the apprenticeship project with Singleton’s Paint & Body Shop
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Last summer, at the time of “conNECKted: Imaginings for Truth and Reconciliation”, the USDAC (United States Department of Arts and Culture) exposed us to the concept of Cultural Impact.
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A MANDALA project at James Simons School led by Pamella GIBBS with artist-in-residence Sonia OSIO. The GLOBAL MANDALA is a way to bring many pieces in a large vision of community gathering and connections for a purpose. The inspiration came at a conversation with my 15 year old grandson, who is very worried about the state of the world.
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In my role as Minority Business Enterprise Manager for the City of Charleston I encountered a significant number of business owners having problems with access to capital. In my present role as Tiny Business Coordinator in the conNECKtedTOO project of The Charleston Rhizome Collective I have seen that “Tiny Businesses” also referred to as mom & pop operations, are not comparable to enterprises classified as small businesses by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in that they have less than 250 employees and make much less than 750,000 in average annual receipts.
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Dr. King’s links to Charleston are more than folklore. During his 1967 speech at Charleston County Hall on King Street he was quoted saying, “I come here not as an outsider but as an insider with real associations and connections in the state of South Carolina and in Charleston.”
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“Creating Place: The Art of Equitable Community Building” is a multimedia collection of explorations, reflections, challenges, and offerings to the national dialogue around creative placemaking, created by ROOTS members. You may download the Creating Place Digital Book. In it, you’ll find an excerpt or overview of each Creating Place article, film, and podcast, as well as links to […]
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The Charleston Rhizome Collective as part of the 2018 MOJA ARTS FestivalOctober 3 participated in an experience featuring performing artists OneBeat that brought together sounds and emotions symbolic of the collective’s Tiny Business Initiative at Redux Contemporary Art Center on King Street in Charleston.
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