ROOTS & RHYTHM
Black Environmental
Stories of Dallas
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
Roots & Rhythms is a free, 8-week community arts residency that brings together creativity, culture, and environmental justice in Black communities across Dallas.
Led by artists Myca Williamson and Nitashia Johnson, this in-person program explores our ancestral connections to the earth while addressing real issues like food access, air quality, climate change, and neighborhood health.
Through poetry, journaling, collage, photography, film, and hands-on planting, participants will create art, learn from local organizations and city leaders, and document their own stories. Each session includes creative activities using recycled materials, conversations with guest speakers, and take-home items like journals, seeds, or art pieces.
No prior art experience is needed. All ages are welcome. This is a space to learn, create, reflect, and imagine more sustainable futures together.
Join us for the opening session of Roots & Rhythms: Black Environmental Futures in Dallas: an eight-session community residency exploring the intersections of Black culture, environmental justice, and creative expression.
What to expect in Session 3:
Group viewing and discussion of the films Cancer Alley and The Faces That Face
Community filming activity to practice documenting and interviewing about environmental justice
This session is free and open to the community.
Sign up for a session.
Roots & Rhythms is a free, 8-session community series at Mill City Teaching Farm exploring Black culture, land, and environmental justice through art and storytelling.
Each session has its own theme and activity, so join us whenever you can. Just register for the date(s) you plan to attend so we can save your spot.
All sessions are free and open to the community.