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A woman with a dark skin-tone and a shaved hairstyle lays on her side upon a table covered in craft paper. Around her, students draw her figure on easels before them.
Sarah Robbins reading while modeling in Tomashi Jackson’s "Studio Foundation for Drawing" class, MassArt, 2016. This first-semester studio invited students and guests to model, read, and draw from life, building on Jackson’s "Talk/Draw" model for collective learning. Courtesy of the artist

Pedagogy Study Hall: Talk-Draw Session

October 11, 2025 1PM–4PM

CADVC

With Nia K. Evans, Michael Hunt, Tomashi Jackson, and Cristina Duncan Evans, Teacher Chair of the Baltimore Teachers Union. DJ: M’Balou Camara

Join a discussion on investment and disinvestment in the arts and humanities as reflections of broader civic and economic structures with invited guests. Participants will be invited to draw in response to the conversation, and leave their drawings on exhibit in the gallery. 

About the Participants

Rev. Michael A. Hunt, an advocate, educator, and administrator from Baltimore, is committed to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in institutions. He holds a bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from UMBC and a Master of Divinity from Emory University. Michael’s career includes university administration, math instruction, and musical performance. He is known for his dedication to social justice education, helping students and institutions aim for a more equitable future.

As Director of the UMBC McNair Scholars Program, he works to increase opportunities for underrepresented students pursuing research-based doctoral degrees. Michael also co-founded A&M Hunt Consulting, LLC with his wife, Ariel, to transform institutions through DEI principles. They are proud parents of Imani Brielle.

Michael’s research aims to bridge spirituality and education, providing culturally relevant resources that foster self-esteem and holistic critical mentoring. Dedicated to making a positive impact, Michael believes in the importance of purposeful living.

A portrait of a man with a dark skin-tone smiling for the camera. He wears a black beret, a black suit jacket, a red button-down shirt, and a red patterned tie. He clasps his hands together in front of his chest.

Cristina Duncan Evans is a Baltimore City educator and union leader who serves as Teacher Chapter Chair in the Baltimore Teachers Union. In this role, she works to ensure that educators’ voices are central in every conversation about public education. She leads with transparency, builds power through organizing, and advocates for fair contracts, improved working conditions, and respect for the teaching profession. Cristina prioritizes member engagement through school visits, one-on-one conversations, and growing political participation across the district.

A portrait of a woman with a dark skin-tone with shoulder-length curly hair smiling at the camera. She wears an ornate gold necklace tucked into the collar of a light blue button-down shirt.

M’Balou Camara is Program Coordinator for the Shriver Peaceworker Fellows Program at UMBC and a contracting grant writer at Benvenuti Arts. With a background in public policy, international development, and arts consulting, she’s worked with organizations ike the African Development Bank, the Cook Center for Social Equity, and Elements Urban Arts Collective. Beyond her academic and consulting work, M’Balou is a DJ, storyteller, and artistic researcher who enjoys poetry, time in nature, and building creative community.

A woman with a dark skin-tone stands on a a silver ladder facing the camera. She is wearing a khaki-colored apron and pink pants. Behind her on a white wall are text decals in the midst of being installed. To her left is a taller red ladder.

Learn more about Tomashi Jackson and Nia K. Evans: Pedagogy Study Hall

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