08/03/2026
We're so incredibly grateful to share that the Ohio Arts Council has awarded us $17,183 through their ArtsNEXT program to support our Monument Project.
From the very beginning, we've known this work would require patience. It asks us to sit with difficult histories, to listen more than we speak, and to make sure the people whose stories we're entrusted with feel seen, respected, and represented with care.
Too often, communities are encouraged to move on before they've had the opportunity to remember honestly. We appreciate that the Ohio Arts Council recognizes the importance of projects that preserve lived experience rather than allowing it to disappear into collective erasure. That kind of support says something about the role the arts play in helping communities understand themselves more fully.
Our responsibility now is to be worthy of that trust.
Over the coming months, and perhaps even years, we'll continue listening, documenting, and working alongside our neighbors to ensure this project reflects the people and stories that belong here. Doing it well means it won't just become a monument, but it'll become a place where memory, truth, and humanity are held with dignity.
Thank you, Ohio Arts Council, for believing in this work and for making space for projects that ask communities to remember with honesty, compassion, and care.
We are deeply honored.
