By Mike Templeton Being urban Appalachian has never kept us out of the woods. Many of us are avid hikers, campers, and hunters, and maintain links with homeplaces in the Appalachian region that remain wilderness areas. This is one reason why the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition pays close attention to the ways land and the […] The post The 3000-Acre Gift of Joy Valley Nature Preserve appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
by Mike Templeton Writing about urban Appalachian culture for the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition has given me the opportunity to speak with people all over the country, from New York City, rural Alabama, Florida, and of course, right here at home. The point is that Appalachians currently live across the nation and beyond in both […] The post The Implications of an Appalachian Diaspora appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton The storyteller is a central figure in Appalachian folklife, one that remains alive to this day. There are a few people within the orbit of the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition who are storytellers in the old sense of the term, which is to say a person whose primary gift is to preserve […] The post The Enduring and Enchanting World of Jack appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Pauletta Hansel We are excited to announce that our partner organization, the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, will host the Urban Appalachian Kith and Kin Exhibit, October-December 2025, at the Catherine C. and Thomas E. Huenefeld Story Center, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati. Perceptions of Home: The Urban Appalachian Experience will be displayed in […] The post UACC’s Kith and Kin Exhibits featured Fall 2025 at the CHPL Main Library Huenefeld Story Center appeared firs...| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton A primary way that the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition carries the message about the role and centrality of urban Appalachians in our local culture is through the arts. Poets, writers of all kinds, and visual artists are often able to reach people in ways that direct statements simply cannot. It is that […] The post Woven Branches’ “Land Matters” at Roebling Books & Coffee appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton While the poetry of urban Appalachians often evokes ideas and images that are distinctly Appalachian, both urban and rural, our poets also speak from the full range of what makes us human. Jackie Ison Kalbli is an urban Appalachian poet whose work and creative process emerges at the intersection of family history […] The post Poetry Night at Sitwell’s to be Taken Over by Appalachian Poets with Jackie Ison Kalbli and Barbara Marie Minney appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
BY Mike Templeton The Central Appalachian region has a disproportionately high incarceration rate, and it is also an area with some of the highest concentrations of prisons. Economic conditions drive both of these facts, and education is known to be the pathway for most people toward a better life. In the Appalachian region, there is […] The post Appalachian Literacy and Reading Programs for Prison Inmates appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
The Appalachian Trail suffered major damage from Hurricane Helene, with over 430 miles impacted. Urban Appalachian writer Michael Templeton explores the trail’s significance, the ongoing restoration efforts, and how the community can support its recovery. The post Restoring the Appalachian Trail After Hurricane Helene appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton Part of telling the story of urban Appalachians involves remaining acutely aware of how Appalachia is represented by contemporary photographers. Our story is complex, and some of the best Appalachian photographers know how to present this complexity. This is one of many reasons why the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition is so supportive […] The post The Kentucky Folk Center Features a New Exhibit of Photographs of Appalachian Kentucky appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton People in Eastern Kentucky and other parts of the Appalachian region are still digging out, rebuilding, and trying to make sense after the devastating floods of 2022 which will leave its impact on the region forever. Indeed, the very geography of Eastern Kentucky was altered by these floods. The flood touched the […] The post “Magenta,” The Appalshop Archives after the Thousand Year Flood appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton The Over-the-Rhine Museum has put out a call for stories & artifacts to help shape “In These Hills” – A New Exhibition on Urban Appalachian Life in Over-the-Rhine. This exhibition will focus on the lives of the Appalachian migrants who settled and lived in Over-the-Rhine. Younger people and those who are new […] The post “In These Hills,” A New Exhibition on Urban Appalachian Life at the Over-the-Rhine Museum appeared first on Welcome to UACC.| Welcome to UACC
By Mike Templeton On Saturday, July 26 from 2-4 pm at the Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum, you will have a rare opportunity to hone your writing and poetic craft with two of urban Appalachia and greater Cincinnati’s finest writers. You are invited to participate in the Home Shores Creative Writing Workshop which will include […] The post Home Shores Creative Writing Workshop with Cincinnati Poet Laureate Richard Hague and Carnegie Artist in Residence Sherry Cook Stanforth appeared fi...| Welcome to UACC
The Urban Appalachian Community Coalition (UACC) is an alliance of individuals and organizations committed to the well-being of Appalachian people, communities and cultural expression in the greater Cincinnati area. UACC’s mission is to provide an organizational structure through which urban Appalachians in the Cincinnati region can build mutual support, promote awareness of urban Appalachian people’s […]| Welcome to UACC
The very notion of an “urban Appalachian” begins with movement and migration, and these are at the core of the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition. We urban Appalachians are a people who exist and find our sense of self at least in part from movement, and the origins of much of what we have historically called […]| Welcome to UACC
