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Press - Healing Generational Trauma conference unites Wilmington community and the arts The Healing Generational Trauma: A Community Arts Experience conference held on Saturday, April 17, focused on the trauma Black Americans face over multiple generations and the use of art as means of expressing this trauma. The conference was created under the Artivism For Social Change initiative fostered by the Office of the Arts and is available to view on the Arts at UNCW website. During the conference, the works created by student artists Jacobi Loyd and J.T. Smith were presented. The students were mentored by community artists Chapman and Nelson, under the Arts Equity Fellowship program. Their poetry focused on the beauty of Black culture and their unique identities within their artistic expression. Chapman characterizes his role as that of a facilitator. “[Loyd and Smith] already knew what they wanted to do…and let’s just figure out how we can package and present [their art] in this way that can help with their artists’ journey in the long-term,” said Chapman. Article: Caroline Straubel, Contributing Writer at The Seahawk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1644236803767-D2QKC6KPG2HIOL7PVPEL/Screen+Shot+2022-02-07+at+7.19.37+AM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1644238662853-YPY54W82FNAUQEUVN5QC/CPA_TheCommons_IndividualArtists_Chapman_1080x1080_TOGO.jpg Portfolio - Press - CONCERT REVIEW: Shining a Light on North Carolina's Dark Past 4/5 Stars Johnny Lee Chapman, III's Southern (Dis)Comfort is chock-full of North Carolina facts and history, presented in a most artistic and poetic way. As the title suggests, the piece highlights all of the charms in a respectful--almost loving--way, while also shedding light on North Carolina's dark past, which can be uncomfortable to discuss. Chapman's unique twist on storytelling--marrying his folk artist air with thorough research--will have adventure seekers near and far wanting to make their way to North Carolina to discover its rich history and attractions. But more importantly, I want to hear more of what he has to say. Article: Benaiah Barnes for Chatham Life & Style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1644239502836-MBYM7SVBWJ344F599J6Q/CPA_TheCommons_ArtistAnnouncement_1080x1080_TOGO.jpg Portfolio - Press - The Commons Crit: The Golden Moment of Poet Johnny Lee Chapman, III Meet Johnny Lee Chapman, III. Recently, Chapman took some time last week to talk with me about his process, the meaning of “The Golden Moment, his influences, and his new project which will be part of the Digital Commons Festival at Carolina Performing Arts this winter. Also being a poet and playwright, I am always interested in what inspires other writers. What is the spark that ignites the flame? For Chapman, that spark often begins internally with a thought, an idea, “Something I’ve experienced that I’m trying to make sense of,” he says. Nature and history are also powerful triggers for his creativity. “I am asking myself, what can I do with this information, how can I repurpose it for the next stage. It’s not a matter of just gaining it and keeping it in my head. I want to pass it along, pass it on…one person to one hundred, storytelling.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1644239795961-ZV20GLSUPA9DYOKHS9TR/original%2810%29.jpg Portfolio - Press - A New Generation of NC Artists “New Faces of Tradition: Documenting North Carolina’s Young Artists” features photographs taken by Duke students and alumni of young artists across North Carolina. Since 1977, the Folklife Program of the North Carolina Arts Council has identified traditional artists and their communities in order to provide them with professional support. Traditional artists practice arts that emerge from shared experiences of work, play, worship, and place. Artists are “traditional” because they are active participants in maintaining and creating the culture of their communities. In 2016, the Folklife Program established the Millennial Traditional Artists Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. As staff interviewed and surveyed over one-hundred artists across the state to learn how to best serve their needs, professional self-representation emerged as a common problem. Johnny Lee Chapman III (MTA) posing with photographer Dalvin Nichols II in front of photograph of Chapman captured by Nichols for gallery. Image: Duke Arts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1593444746966-951FK32FGNFHL0ZP99UU/Speech+Shot.jpg Portfolio - Press - Unique Commencement Celebrations with Office Of Diversity and Inclusion Umoja Commencement Event The keynote was delivered by 2014 graduate Johnny Lee Chapman III, who traced his odyssey from graduation to early failure, self-discovery, and, ultimately, success. Chapman, now a registered dental hygienist, photographer, slam poet and local soccer star, had sage advice for the graduates seated before him. Sharing from experience, he instructed them to (among other things) support their mental health; have hope as well as faith; take a social media hiatus and focus on decompression during their transition to the workforce; be disciplined, and perhaps most important, not to be afraid of failure, because it is the very foundation of dreams… Article: Adrianne Gibilisco for UNC Office of Diversity and Inclusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1644240638462-UK5T3PSCLQCJCOX209DO/DSCF4279.jpeg Portfolio - Press - Review: Photography Exhibition ‘Don’t Wait Till It’s Cool’ a Document of N.C. Culture THE TITLE of the photography exhibition Don't Wait Till It's Cool has a particular resonance in Charlotte, where the city’s inherent “coolness” is debated more often than how its systems can strengthen culture. This exhibition from North Carolina Always shows that this city—and further, the entire state—has an existing community and vibrancy that hasn’t waited for everyone else to take notice. The photographs traverse the hip-hop scenes in both portraiture and shots from packed venues in the Triangle region of the state. Image: Chris Charles Photography Article: Andy Smith, Executive Editor for Charlotte Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5df6778934dec8152c90b9a9/1593445900730-4V6IOS8J3EIR9X7DQ3OY/9F052C31-.jpg Portfolio - Press - Myron B. Pitts: Art show in downtown Fayetteville provokes, inspires If you go to the exhibit, be sure to visit a side gallery off the main room to see the video, “Free Market,” which plays on a loop. In it, Jonny Lee Chapman III delivers a spoken-word poem and Anthony Otto Nelson Jr. dances; the setting is the Market House in Fayetteville’s downtown. The poem talks about the structure’s past, which includes the auction of enslaved black Americans. “Although this is our history, it does not have to be our story,” Chapman says in the poem, in which he interweaves stories of accomplished African Americans from Fayetteville history, including educator E.E. Smith, minister Henry Evans and the black mason who supervised construction of the Market House. “Tell me,” Chapman says, “How much are we worth?” Article: Myron B. 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