At First Person Arts, we believe that we all have a story to tell and that the art of storytelling has the power to change lives.
With #Us: 5 People, 1 Moment, we explore 1 unique moment in contemporary American life through the shared experiences of 5 storytellers.
Each podcast episode enables us to dive deeper and find meaningful connections through the art and power of storytelling. We bring together multiple cultural and personal perspectives to bridge differences and build stronger communities.
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Five People. One Moment: Flags of America – Matthew Skic
Matthew Skic is Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. A native of New Jersey, Matthew studied history as an undergraduate at American University in Washington, DC, and in 2016 he graduated with his M.A. from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture at the […]
Five People. One Moment: Flags of America – Emily Ethridge
Emily shares her story about growing up in an area where the confederate flag was a common symbol. She discusses how her understanding of how the weight of the symbol has changed and how removing the flag is a step in the right direction but there is more work to […]
Five People. One Moment: Flags of America – Amber Hikes
Amber was the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs when they introduced the More Colors, More Pride Flag, a flag which added a black and brown stripe to the rainbow flag. They discuss the huge amount of backlash and hatred that came from that announcement and […]
Five People. One Moment: Flags of America – Simon Joseph
Simon is the creator of the Vexillology Podcast a subreddit devoted to flags. He shares his story of falling in love with flags, creating an online community where other people could connect over flags and flag design, and the meaning behind some of his favorite flags related to the U.S. […]
Five People. One Moment: Flags of America – Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg
Suzanne is a visual artist who had an exhibition on the National Mall in September of 2021. The art installation was comprised of white flags, each one representing one life that was lost to COVID-19 in the United States. She shares who the exhibition started, what it means to her, […]