For Immediate Release
November 2, 2023
Contact:
Office of Corporate Communications and Media Relations
(678) 920-0857
Hartsfield-Jackson Exhibit Focuses on Native American Identity and Experience
Airport to showcase works of 26 contemporary Native American artists
POST-SECURITY EVENT – MEDIA, PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson will highlight the Native American personal and collective relationships with their ancestral lands through “This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands.” The exhibit opens Nov. 6, 2023, along the gallery space on Concourse T across from Gate T14.
The 60-piece exhibit, part of the ATL Airport Art program, is presented by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church in collaboration with the church’s Native American Comprehensive Plan. The initiative supports and amplifies Indigenous voices to promote increased public understanding of contemporary Native American identity and experience.
WHO: Michael Smith, Sr. Deputy Gen. Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
LaChandra Burks, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, City of Atlanta
Roland Fernandes, General Secretary, Global Ministries, United Methodist Committee on Relief
The Reverend Chebon Kernell, Executive Director, Native American Comprehensive Plan
WHAT: Media Conference — This Land Calls Us Home Exhibition
WHEN: Monday, November 6, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Concourse T (across from Gate T14)
6000 N. Terminal Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30320
NOTE TO MEDIA:
Journalists must RSVP with full name and date of birth of each attending member to media@atl.com by noon, Friday, Nov. 3. Media must arrive by 10:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, for TSA screening and be in place by 10:45 a.m. No exceptions.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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