Award & Film Labs plan events

The Micheaux Award & Film Labs will hold Nurture the Narrative, a podcast lab for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Multimedia Communication students on Friday, and a social on Saturday for students and the community. The social will feature a short film screening by UAPB alumna Neba Evans focused on nurturing the narrative of the city, according to a news release.

The Nurture the Narrative student podcast lab will be held Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at UAPB. Students who register will take part in an intensive program focused on podcast creation.

On Saturday 5:30-9 p.m., the networking social and documentary screening of A Song of the Bluff will be held at the ARTSpace on Main, 623 S. Main St.

“The Micheaux Award & Film Labs initiative is determined to build a sustainable success for creatives of color in Arkansas,” Airic Hughes, MAFL chairman. “One of our most powerful assets is our own community narratives. MAFL is honored to partner with the Pine Bluff community with its wealth of historical context and current resources to cultivate the next generations of storytellers and provide them with space to shape new narratives for the city. We are grateful to our partners and invite the entire state to join us in celebrating our creatives of color.”

Friday’s event is for multimedia students only. The program’s department chair has the access code for those students.

Tickets are free, however registration is required for the Saturday screening and social. Details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/micheauxawardfilmlabs/1032737.

The Micheaux Award & Film Labs strives to create spaces for artists and creatives of color to learn and grow together. Through direct funding, environments, and experiences curated for strategic alignment and organic mentorship generation, the program vision is to focus resources and accelerate the capacity for creative communities of color throughout Arkansas, according to a news release.