Achieving the Dream, Inc. is a national nonprofit that is dedicated to helping more community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree. Evidence-based, student-centered, and built on the values of equity and excellence, Achieving the Dream is closing achievement gaps and accelerating student success nationwide by:
Art & Soul started with the exchange of art between two friends - abstract paintings done in response to short poems. Sometimes the reverse would occur - the creation of an abstract watercolor or photograph prompted a new poem. This collaboration is known as ekphrasis, a very special partnership between the writer and artist. The process, which began so slowly, sped forward into a gentle, magical expression of love and trust among five creatives, all former community college colleagues. Art & Soul illustrates an intersection of words and images and a love for the ways in which art changes our lives.
Art & Soul
ISBN: 979-8-218-96480-1
Design & Artwork by M’Liss Runyon
Edited by Jane White
Artwork, Poetry & Photography by M'Liss Runyon
Poetry by Victoria L. Davis, Robin Havenick, J.D. Mackenzie and Jane White