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Activating Creativity: Introducing Our Partnership with Austin Hill Shaw

Creativity is often treated as something reserved for a select few, but Austin Hill Shaw is working to change that. His work reframes creativity as a core part of being human, offering a new way to think about how we live, work, and connect.

The Power of Untold Stories: Why Representation Matters in Media

Stories shape how we see the world, and how we see each other. From film and television to books, podcasts, and digital media, the narratives we encounter influence our understanding of identity, history, and belonging. When certain voices are consistently excluded or misrepresented, the result is detrimental to storytelling and to understanding.

Client Spotlight: Hillsborough Cooks

In Hillsborough, North Carolina, history is not only preserved through buildings and archives–it’s passed down through recipes, shared tables, and generations of community gathering. That spirit is what inspired Our Community Cooks: Hillsborough Church Recipes Through the Years, a project that brings together food, memory, and community to tell a deeper story about place and belonging.

Client Spotlight: The Well Collective

At Blue Ridge Collaborative, we’re drawn to partners whose work is rooted in care, courage, and community. The Well Collective is exactly that kind of orgaization–one committed to transforming well-being through connection, healing, and possibility. Based in Richmond, Virginia, The Well Collective is building a future where holistic well-being is not a privilege, but a universal right.

DJ NABS: From Walltown to the World Stage—and Back Home

A boy from Durham’s Walltown community, learned music at Bible Way Church, marched the sidelines at Durham High, and grew up to become the only hip-hop DJ in history to tour the world with Michael Jackson. His name is DJ NABS — and after 30 years away, he came home.

Our Philosophy: Empathy, Creativity, and Change

Meaningful change happens when we push beyond the expected. At Blue Ridge Collaborative, our philosophy is based on empathy, creativity, and change. This belief guides how we partner, produce, and serve.

Client Spotlight: Stephen Jenkins

Dying to Tell is a deeply human and multi-faceted creative project by Stephen Jenkins. It serves as a reflective exploration of significant themes, including awakening, renewal, loss, identity, and otherness. At Blue Ridge Collaborative, we are drawn to projects like this–stories that embrace complexity and create space for connection through vulnerability and truth.

Client Spotlight: Restorative Farms

At Blue Ridge Collaborative, we are drawn to projects that center on reshaping systems and expanding opportunity. Restorative Farms is a perfect example–a pioneering agricultural initiative that replaces food insecurity with professional possibility and community resilience.

BRC Announces Indigenous Memories as Fiscal Sponsor

Blue Ridge Collaborative (BRC) is proud to announce Indigenous Memories (IM) as our official fiscal sponsor. Indigenous Memories is a North Carolina–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to safeguarding sacred land, preserving buried histories, and elevating narratives that have long been marginalized or excluded.

The Hidden Cost of Silence: What Happens When Stories Go Untold

Not every story makes it into textbooks, museum galleries, or the cultural memory we pass on from generation to generation. But when a story goes untold, the loss echoes across communities, shaping what we remember, how we understand one another, and who we believe deserves to be represented. At Blue Ridge Collaborative (BRC), we know that the absence of certain narratives isn’t accidental. It’s a pattern with real-world consequences, and it’s one we’re committed to changing.

BRC Elects Inaugural Board Officers and Executive Committee Positions

Blue Ridge Collaborative (BRC) is proud to announce the election of its first board officers following our inaugural board meeting on November 5, 2025. This marks a major milestone in shaping the future of our growing organization.

BRC Launches Blue Ridge Conversations Web Series