The 2024–2025 Public Programs and Engagement Series of Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice (EADJ) at Vanderbilt University is organized around the thematic north star — Somewhere We Are Human — a collective vision for a time and space where no one’s humanity is ever in question.
The series looks at the city of Nashville and the American South through a lens of migration, exploring the ways immigrant communities have shaped the region’s history and are envisioning its future through art and activism. Via exhibitions, conversations, community meals, film screenings, readings, research, and education programs, Somewhere We Are Human gathers local and global artists, curators, writers, filmmakers, educators, scholars, chefs, and community leaders invested in being catalysts for equity, democracy, and justice.
Somewhere We Are Human is conceived and organized by Curator Grace Aneiza Ali with the leadership of Dr. María Magdalena Campos-Pons, EADJ Founder and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art and support of the EADJ Team, Danielle Myers, Program Manager, and Simon Tatum, Program Coordinator.
Somewhere We Are Human takes its title from the anthology gathering voices on migration, survival, and new beginnings, edited by Reyna Grande and Sonia Guiñansaca.