Interview with Beyond the Clock Storyteller + Illustrator-in-Residence: Nhatt Nichols
Nhatt Nichols is a poet and graphic journalist living on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. She uses drawing, poetry, and comics to explore human/animal relationships and how they fit into bigger political and environmental issues. You can find her work in High Country News, Edible Magazine, Civil Eats, and The Daily Yonder. Nhatt is a 2023 Literary GAP Grant recipient. Her first book, This Party of the Soft Things (Bored Wolves, 2022), is in its second printing, and Morels, an illustrated novella, is forthcoming from Bored Woles.
Interview with Erika Nelson: Artist and Educator
Erika Nelson is an independent artist and educator, exploring contemporary art forms in the public realm. She investigates the nooks and crannies of the United States seeking out the odd and unusual, gathering stories of people who build immersive elaborate art environments, as well as roadside vernacular architecture known as World’s Largest Things.
Interview with Rae Garringer: Founder of Country Queers
Rae Garringer (they/them) is a writer, oral historian, and audio producer who grew up on a sheep farm in southeastern West Virginia, and now lives a few counties away on S’atsoyaha (Yuchi) and Šaawanwaki (Shawnee) lands. They are the founder of Country Queers, a multimedia oral history project documenting rural and small town LGBTQIA2S+ experiences since 2013.
Interview with Melissa Peña: Archivist at the Museum of South Texas History
In this conversation with Melissa, we explored themes of archiving the stories of one's community and the trust and reciprocity required to do so, considering questions like: in rural communities, where humility often reigns, how do we invite humble leaders to document their stories and archive their own journeys?
Interview with Donna Neuwirth: Co-founder and Executive Director of Wormfarm Institute
Donna Neuwirth is the co-founder and executive director of Wormfarm Institute in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin, a nonprofit dedicated to integrating culture and agriculture through public programs and artist-led initiatives.
"Best Effing Small Town” to Watch the Eclipse
And, we were reminded, yet again, no matter where you are, if you pause the rush of life to be present (and stick around for a bit after the “main event!”), you’ll likely find cosmic magic with the people that call that place home.
Interview with Savannah Barrett: Exchange Director for Art of the Rural and co-founder of the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange
Savannah works as the Exchange Director for Art of the Rural and co-founder of the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange. She has two decades of experience in cultural organizing and arts administration, beginning with a local arts agency she helped to found in high school, and, more recently, as National Programs Director at the Rural Policy Research Institute.
Beyond the Clock Spotify Playlist!
We have compiled these tunes into a BTC Spotify Playlist for your listening pleasure! Come with us on a musical journey! Be transported through the songs inspiring rural practitioners, which are as diverse, moving, and vibrant as the landscape itself.
Interview with Ne-Dah-Ness Rose Greene: social justice activist and photographer from the Leech Lake Reservation
Ne-Dah-Ness Rose Greene was a featured Rural Rockstar guest for the November 2023 Beyond the Clock online event. Beyond the Clock is a monthly digital learning exchange and happy hour for rural connectors and cultural workers hosted by Department of Public Transformation and Voices for Rural Resilience, in partnership with the Rural Assembly.
Interview with Tim Lampkin of Higher Purpose, Co.!
Earlier this month, DoPT visited the Mississippi Delta, along with our partners at the Center for Rural Strategies. During this time, we visited with Tim Lampkin, Founder of Higher Purpose, Co. in Clarksdale, MS! Tim is the October Beyond the Clock Guest and he will be sharing a bit about the work of Higher Purpose, whose mission is to build community wealth with Black residents in Mississippi by supporting the ownership of financial, cultural, and political power through solutions based organizing. Check out this brief interview with Tim!