Cultural Exchange:: Still Moving

Immigrants and refugees make vast contributions and have a broad impact across the Greater Cincinnati region. Still Moving showcases the unique stories of community leaders who are drivers of innovation, growth, and creativity. Specifically, this work is a platform for immigrant and refugee communities to explore how their own complex histories have driven them to lead others. Individuals provide counter-narratives to harmful myths of the model minority and forever foreigner, balancing the intimacy of one’s migratory story as a core driver of action but refusing to be limited by that story.

Led by the Cincinnati Compass Community Council, immigrant leaders of community-based organizations, University of Cincinnati researchers, and artists Michelle D’Cruz and HATSUE collaborate using participatory research and design strategies to create the content of Still Moving. The resulting exhibition leverages narrative, photography, and printmaking to create immersive vignettes that celebrate the assets, strengths, and visions that immigrants contribute to the community.

Artists: Michelle D’Cruz and HATSUE

Curator: Michelle D’Cruz, Founder and Creative Strategist at MDC Design Studio