Posts by Melisa Laelan
Wa Kuk Wa Jimor (Canoe of One Community)

October 15th marked the opening ceremony of the Tarmeto (Navigating) Project, a collaborative partnership between ACOM, Crystal Bridges and the artist Kholoud Sawef as part of the Arts + Social Impact Accelerator Program (ASAP). The ASAP program partnerships call for collaborators to work to use arts to elevate social issues in the community.  Carving a canoe and connecting the cultural significance of the canoe to the stories of the Marshallese community navigating their lives in Northwest Arkansas is the objective of this project and partnership.  

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Melisa Laelan