Haitian poet and spoken word artist Michaëlle Martial has shared her work in a variety of different spaces for over a decade in Utah, but she wanted a more permanent space for artists.
, which works to create safe spaces for Black, Indigenous and people of color who are members of the LGBTQ community.
For Martial, the event is a way to honor her late friend and mentor Benjamin Cabey. The Salt Lake musician, poet and painter was a pioneering force in advocating for the state's artists of color. Martial is dedicating Poetry on Main in Cabey's memory. "He usually had a cane that he was walking around with, but when he got ready to dance, he'd just throw away that cane on the side on the floor," she said. "He was a close to 70-year-old man. Knowing that his health was declining and he was so willing to give to others and showing that life is worth living. He was the life of the party with a smile on his face.
"It's hard for minority artists to have places where they can have an office to be more credible in what they're doing and also a space where they can collab with other artists, which is very important when you are a minority in a majority-white space, like Utah, and there are resources you don't have access to or you don't know about," said Nsabimana, adding that having an address at the coworking space will allow minority artists to apply for funding and grants.
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