New Exhibit at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center

“We’re All Healing: Tending to the Wounds We Were Taught to Hide”

Image: Curator Zuri Ali (Courtesy of Kennedy Heights Arts Center)
Exhibit Runs: January 31st through April 11th, 2026

“New works by diverse artists explore vulnerability and rest as an act of resistance in this exhibition, part of the 6th annual Voices of Freedom in partnership with Juneteenth Cincinnati.

In a world that often demands our resilience before our rest, We’re All Healing invites vulnerability as an act of resistance. Where there is transparency, there is healing; where there is healing, we can continue to blossom.

This exhibition is an authentic conversation through visual storytelling, examining the harmful ideologies surrounding mental health in Black and marginalized communities. It holds space for what is often considered taboo, softened, hidden, or dismissed. We recognize that within our communities, the language for pain has not always been taught, yet the expectation to pack it away persists as our collection of unspoken pain continues to grow.

We’re All Healing is not simply about what hurts — it is about what happens after the silence breaks. The journey is not meant to be linear, but it must begin. Allow this to be a place that reminds us it’s okay to feel, to name, and to start again.

Exhibiting artists: Jamaal Durr, Tobi Ewing, Trudy Gaba, Erin Smith Glenn, Ciara LeRoy, Gift Mayambi, Romain Mayambi, James Pate, Dave Scott, Kimberly Wilfong Sigman.

We’re All Healing is part of the 6th Annual Voices of Freedom co-presented by Juneteenth Cincinnati. It features ten commissioned works by diverse regional artists. Curated by Zuri Ali.” - Kennedy Heights Arts Center