About Grace’s Mahali

Grace’s Mahali is to be a place of support, creative blossoming, and commitment amidst a sea of ongoing and increasing challenges that we will see and feel inside collapse. In 2009, I wrote on a napkin what I needed and wanted. It was food, shelter, and a place to create.

Nadine's House to Grace's Mahali

Mahali is Swahili for Place, and I chose it because someone else has Grace Place. Can you believe that? The name change came from simply laying my mother to rest; a luxury Black women do not get to have. It’s my turn to carry on the legacy of nurture and love.

As I rebrand and get things in line with the overall mission for artists' sustainability, I am reminded of where I have come from. While teaching young adults life skills, I am building a residency program for artists to rest and a program that elevates my goal of celebration in creating space to learn the best way you can retain. More information is needed on the name change and how you can help. We seek to establish strong roots for the next generation through mentorship, hands-on experience, and craft. As I tend to this vision with my team, I am reminded of the tough road I traveled in pursuit of my musical career without these life-saving tools. I am proud and infusing the best of my love and guidance into this communal project for the future of radical hospitality and rest for the creative population.

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Mission Statement:

GRACE‘S MAHALI will give aspiring artists access to services, resources, and stability while maintaining dignity in an environment of opportunities without check marks.

Each individual ARTIST will be treated as a unique spirit, guided by rest, and motivated staff and volunteers to support and encourage them: Visual Art (including film, fine art, fashion, jewelry), Dance, Music, Creative Writing, and Culinary Arts. A successful Artist in residence will have developed creatively and practically to the point that they can pursue either higher education or regular employment in their chosen artistic field.

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Pulling from my own struggle to survive on the artistic path for 15 years, I am more committed than ever to creating opportunities, not obstacles, for other creatives and visionaries + especially for the youth.

I have a BA in Business Administration and a Master's in Art, and I look forward to bringing my fresh perspective into this curriculum and organization.