MAKEDA SCHOOL

The Makeda School for Art, Media, and Humanities, founded in 2022, is a speculative and alternative learning space rooted in Black studies, Black feminist theory, and queer theory, offering courses and workshops to a diverse group of individuals. 
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Image: Freedmen's Bureau School, Rippavilla Plantation. Spring Hill, TN, 2021. Photo credit: Katherine Cheairs
  • It was a great experience to have a remote space overviewing the essentials of filmmaking. It was also really exciting to have the push and encouragement to creating something for the sake of practice and learning.
    Self-Portrait Experimental Video (Fall 2022)
    Workshop Participant
  • Kat is an incredibly skilled and kind facilitator. The space you cultivate is the right balance of thoughtful and kind but critical and meditative. I always leave sessions wishing for more time with everyone, and Makeda seminars have always left a lasting impression on me.
    From Margin to Center (Spring 2024)
    Seminar Participant
  • The seminar was thoughtfully and heartfully curated. We went through the material at a pace that allowed for deep reflection.
    Frederick Douglass (Fall 2022)
    Seminar Participant