This short documentary from Rodney Newton highlights the experiences of Owensboro's refugee community from Myanmar. As you watch, imagine being displaced from your home and how it would be to suddenly find yourself living in a place like Owensboro. What challenges would you face? How might we be a community that is more welcoming for people like these?
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Japanese Culture
This online exhibit on Japanese culture was provided by Owensboro's Seiko Koike.
AAUW
AAUW-Owensboro is a branch of the national organization American Association of University Women (AAUW). AAUW is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political.
At-Home Crafts
Here are several craft projects that you and your family can try at home. Be sure to take a photo of your finished work to post online and @OwensboroMulticulturalFestival on Facebook!
Video Profile: Leeza Dukes
Owensboro's Leeza Dukes uses the people she has encountered all over the world as the inspiration for her art. Check out this video profile, in which you will see the vibrant colors and rich textures that reflect the world's cultures.
Virtual Gallery: K.O. Lewis
K.O. Lewis of Lewis Acrylics is a proud Black artist here in Owensboro. He is originally from Louisville but found a new home in Owensboro when he attended college at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He is a contemporary expressionism portrait artist whose favorite subject matter is iconic Black leaders and other social justice activists. In the process of painting, he typically mixes acrylics and oils to create the final portrait. Adding the subject’s own words has become a signature touch in his work.
Human Relations Commission
In this video, Owensboro Human Relations Commission Interim Executive Director Jaklyn-Mahree Hill explains the work of the commission to make our city a more just and inclusive place.
This Is My Song Presbyterian Peacemaking Choir
The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), embarked on this project to bring together a global virtual choir of peacemakers, including past International Peacemakers and their hosts, participants in our Travel Study Seminars and Mosaic of Peace Conferences in Israel and Palestine, and friends and colleagues of our Program.
Cyprus Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves
A traditional Greek recipe from Thekla Panayi’s grandmother. This dish would have been served as part of a Sunday dinner.
Virtual Gallery: Dr. Barney Elliot
Owensboro artist Dr. Barney Elliot depicts people from many cultures in his paintings, many inspired by photographs. He uses vivid color and realistic depictions to express the human spirit that resides inside all of us, no matter our culture or geographic location.