I Was Here, Inc.

I Was Here, Inc.

Visual Arts

2026 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Lexington) $10,000 to support an expansion of their Nation Builders Workshop Series with an emphasis on young women from underserved communities. The Nation Builders workshops invite participants to explore ancestry and civic identity through facilitated conversation and creative practice led by Marjorie Guyon and Roberta Davis in tandem with Junior Advisors from Operation Be You. This series will focus on the power of African American ancestry as young women create original spoken word and narrative works, contribute directly to public art installations, and present their work in public forums; transforming creative learning into lived civic leadership and engagement.