Legacy & Design at the Nina Simone Childhood Home (AACHAF Conversation Series)

The role of artists as stewards and caretakers of Black history has never been more critical. Join Brent Leggs for a conversation with artist and Action Fund partner Adam Pendleton alongside acclaimed landscape architect Thomas Woltz and preservation leader Melissa Jest for a discussion about the Nina Simone Childhood Home project, the art auction & gala, and the process of designing and stewarding a new historic site.

Speakers: Moderator: Brent Leggs, Executive Director, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and Senior Vice President, National Trust for Historic Preservation; Panelists: Adam Pendleton, artist and co-owner, Nina Simone Childhood Home, Tryon, North Carolina; Thomas Woltz, architect and owner, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects; Melissa Jest, Senior Manager for Preservation Projects, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

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