Art Preserving Culture

Hi, my name is Ramel J. Wallace and I have never left the town where I was born, San Diego California. Some people have to leave the nest and others have to preserve it. Preservation is at the core of my purpose and working with the African American Museum of Fine Art is a great reminder of that.

Art is the salt of the meat of any movement. Allowing future generations to taste the pasteurized past.

I have the hope of who I I would like to be

First Year of Creative Mornings

I celebrated my one year as host of Creative Mornings San Diego by having Angie Chandler speak on the theme of Freedom. Angie is from Brooklyn, the birth of Hip Hop. She is a spitting image of Hip Hop culture from her caribean back ground to her relationship to it’s birthplace. and brings her skills of strategy, poetry, history and art to the museum world. . From the way she displays her vulnerability.

understand that most celebrations come in different forms. But giving space to people is an end to itself. Philosopher Immanuel Kant said, “Rational human beings should be treated as an end in themselves and not as a means to something else. The fact that we are human has value in itself.” I write this and immediately thing of how much Angie would question me bringing Kant into blog written about her. Kant up with Angie to juxtapose a new enlightenment. The celebration of a year of host of Creative mornings was about the practice of being in someone else’s freedom. We become what we abcored and the freedom to change and transform is the new enlightenment that Angie allowed me to process.

is a meansEver since taking over this white creative space putting black women at the forefront has been key. This is a belated blog celebrating my 1.5 years as Creative Morning host. A goal that I have growing anxiety about. Crowns are beautiful but they are heavy. So I remind myself not to get in my own way, because when I do that I get in the way of the community. The entire purpose of myself putting aBefore moving forwar with this convLast month I received a message from Creative Mornings reading:

”We’re reaching out because...you’ve made it an entire year of hosting with CM! Wow!!! In just a little over a year you’ve brought in a performing artist, storyteller, TV host, facilitator, director, fashion designer, Project Runway winner, an award-winning chef, an R&B singer (and more!) to inspire your community! You pushed through the pandemic, consistently hosting and pioneering hybrid virtual events. You’re shining and we see you!”

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Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.