Local historian, award-winning civic activist, community leader, and Arlington Historical Society Advisory Board member, Wilma Jones will discuss the history of her beloved Halls Hill/High View Park neighborhood at a talk during her son, Zane’s solo exhibition, “A Different Look From a Different View.” Zane’s artist journey was greatly influenced by his experiences growing up in the Washington metropolitan area during the period when many historically Black neighborhoods began to be greatly gentrified, including the Halls Hill community.
Wilma will talk about the evolution of the neighborhood and the stories of the community that are the basis of her historical memoir, “My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.” Zane will join his mom during the discussion to express his perspective about how growing up in this environment influenced his passion to use art to tell the stories of people from changing neighborhoods across the country.
Free and open to the public.
