who we are...
Higher Ground is a community arts organization based in Harlan County, Kentucky. Now in its 15th year, Higher Ground has worked with community members and visiting artists to create photography exhibits, tile mosaics, and plays. Each of these projects rely heavily on oral histories collected by Harlan Countians and about Harlan Countians. Higher Ground is a project of the Appalachian Program at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College.
Higher Ground staff...Robert Gipe
Appalachian Program- Director Higher Ground- Executive Producer Southeast Kentucky Revitalization Project- Project Director Alexia Ault Southeast Kentucky Revitalization Project- Project Coordinator Higher Ground- Staff Ron Walker Higher Ground- Stage Manager Cynthia Parker Allison Higher Ground- Director Marsha Griffey Higher Ground- staff Mona Lisa Floyd Higher Ground- staff |
Black and white photographs courtesy of Maranda DeBusk, lighting designer for Find a Way.